Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That's right.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  On March 31, 2010, the AHRDA agreements, as they are right now, will cease to exist. That will take the ability away from our communities to assist our people with ongoing training and educational opportunities. They are coming up with something called the ASETS, which, unless yo

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It was shortly after midnight.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's three years.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I would like to see the Indian Act amended, that we turn it into an aboriginal peoples act where all aboriginal people are given the opportunity to play on an even playing field.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, there is. I won two of those cases in New Brunswick. Harquail, Fowler, Lavigne, they're there. What has to happen is that these individuals in Quebec will probably have to go the same route as I did and spend thousands and thousands of dollars to prove it.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  You're quite right. There has been a study done. There are some reserves on the east coast that they're saying will be totally populated by non-status children by 2017. These are children like my son who, currently under section 6 of the Indian Act, is not entitled to registratio

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, unfortunately it will start with some of the smaller reserves on the east coast, because we have some reserves with a total of 25 people in some of the communities. Unfortunately, as aboriginal people, we're like any other Canadian citizens in that there are things we can co

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  You do have Métis in Quebec. The reality is that out west you have the Métis National Council, which we commonly refer to as the big-M Métis. In Ontario and eastward, because we've been under at least 400 years of contact, we call it the small-m métis, in the French connotation

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I would be in support of trying to increase national funding to any national organization that's off-reserve. As it is right now, we can barely provide the basic necessities to run an office.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I can use a personal situation. My father had prostate cancer. We reside off-reserve, and the health care was devolved to the band. We're registered against the Shubenacadie Band in Nova Scotia. My parents and grandparents were all born in the city of Saint John, New Brunswick.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Good afternoon, Chairperson Stanton, members of the standing committee, and fellow NAO leaders. It's an honour to be here today on the traditional and unceded land of the Algonquin people to present to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. I am