Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Very briefly, Mr. Chair, I would say the great advantage of mediation tools, which are not widely used in the treaty process or any aboriginal government negotiations, is that you can involve self-design in the processes, so some of the advantages that have been talked about by t

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think a modest amendment would be to go to a joint nomination process for the tribunal.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  If I may, I'd just like to comment on a matter of general policy. A former Deputy Minister of Indian Affairs, going back to the years of the Mulroney government, Mr. Harry Swain, has commented that one of the absurdities we have in public policy is that we have capped the costs o

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I speak as a private citizen with a long interest in treaty issues. I want to compliment the government on demonstrating the political will to proceed with this initiative, Bill C-30. I also want to compliment Minister Prentice and Minister Strahl on the