Canadian Heritage committee  There are two aspects to the historical claims our community is making on this front. One of them was, of course, the apology, and there was an aspect of redress. I think that when the ACE agreement was reached—and I go back to that because it's an agreement that did reach a co

Canadian Heritage committee  We represent the past.

Canadian Heritage committee  Perhaps I may add something. I'm not here to judge the qualities of the people who are on that committee, but notwithstanding that, the biggest problem was that in the midst of negotiations with the government, of meetings that were being held with ministers on a regular basis,

Canadian Heritage committee  From our perspective, it has been clear from the beginning. We believe and we are convinced that we have a foundation that is able to take in the funds. During the last general meeting of the National Congress of Italian Canadians, we voted in favour of a proposal to open the boa

Canadian Heritage committee  It is an advisory committee for the Community Historical Recognition Program. In fact, the Italian-Canadian Community Advisory Committee does not represent any organization.

Canadian Heritage committee  I believe Mr. Sciascia can demonstrate that fact.

Canadian Heritage committee  As you know, it is very easy to label people. Earlier on I gave the example of one Canadian, Mr. Capobianco, who was working for an MP and was nevertheless interned. Labelling people in that way is dangerous. We are talking about people, workers, retailers and professionals who w

Canadian Heritage committee  I wanted to add something and answer a question that Ms. Lavallée asked Mr. Pacetti earlier on. In fact, the question was who administers the funds, and I believe there is a connection to your question, Mr. Rodriguez. The National Congress of Italian Canadians made commitments

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for having us here. Mr. Chair, at the onset, I would like to state clearly that the National Congress of Italian Canadians is a non-partisan group. You will find within our group members of every political party in Canada. As such, we are not here today to play party p

Canadian Heritage committee  We didn't table the document. We have a document that is available for you, which is a report on this long journey. We hope this journey will culminate in the adoption of Bill C-302. The NCIC emphatically supports Bill C-302. The bill responds to the historical demands of our c