Procedure and House Affairs committee  [Witness spoke in Inuktitut] I think you raised a really interesting point in terms of culture. That was one of the reasons I wanted to share when Inuit were able to vote starting in 1962, because Inuit were moved from the land to communities. Part of being moved from the land t

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I was just going to say I would prefer that we provide the information. We'll find out what the voter turnout was for the territorial election and municipal elections. I don't have that on hand.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think the first step in terms of Nunavut would be to contact Elections Nunavut, which conducts the elections for the territorial government and the municipalities, to see how their process works. I already indicated that I sent information about how our elections work in the

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  [Witness spoke in Inuktitut] [English] I was actually going to echo Commissioner Aariak's comments about Inuit expecting it to be on ballots. It's always been a given, particularly for Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated and the regional Inuit associations as organizations represent

Procedure and House Affairs committee  [Witness spoke in Inuktitut] [English] Each time there's an election, we contract people to provide the services to support our elections, to ensure there are individuals in each community who are able to conduct the election, and to ensure that the materials for candidates re

Procedure and House Affairs committee  [Witness spoke in Inuktitut] [English] Thank you for the question. As Mr. Vollant indicated, there are many factors why there is low voter turnout. I indicated in my remarks that the ability to vote is still something fairly new—since the 1960s—that we've been exercising. As C

Procedure and House Affairs committee  [Witness spoke in Inuktitut] Good morning, Chair, and members of the committee. I thank you for inviting me to present to you as you undertake a study on the inclusion of indigenous languages on federal election ballots. The topic today is very important. It is especially im

Public Safety committee  Matna. I think it signals very publicly the message that it's not a priority, despite the very public inquiry and the platitudes of how important it is and how the relationship with indigenous peoples is more important than other relationships. I liken it to a recent document

Public Safety committee  Qujannamiik, Natan. We know that the current way in which policing is delivered is not working. The excessive force and the number of Inuit who are dying at the hands of the RCMP is of concern. I think any consideration for us to look at how things can be done differently would

Public Safety committee  Similar to what I said in terms of the 25 communities in Nunavut, I think there's an opportunity to have the force work with our communities and employ people, whether they're officers or not, similar to the way in which we had special constables. I think that would help enrich t

Public Safety committee  I think that when the RCMP first came to our homelands, they relied heavily on special constables who were Inuit who were able to provide not only interpretation through language, but also cultural interpretation.

Public Safety committee  I think it has always been strained.

Public Safety committee  Systemic racism is rampant in Nunavut, and it's not limited solely to the RCMP.

Public Safety committee  In terms of the relationship, I spoke briefly to the historical context. When I look at the RCMP, I see it as just one aspect of a whole justice system. It's not enough for us to focus solely on the RCMP; we need to look at ways in which we're addressing the social ills of our co