International Trade committee  Yes, I will.

International Trade committee  Canada could at least make the case for substantive amendments with a view to ratifying it in the future like New Zealand did, but Canada has specifically chosen not to. I don't know if at this point in time you're at a substantive amendment or a yes or no, and if it's just yes o

International Trade committee  The most important question you asked here today was whether there is consensus among first nations about the TPP. We're here to talk about the TPP. Canada would know that, had it consulted with first nations. That's evidence that Canada didn't consult with first nations. How is

International Trade committee  It's all on our own dime. All the research I did was on my own dime. Any of the other first nations, the few that have the time and resources to work on it, are working on it on their own dime because there's nothing to support them.

International Trade committee  I can't speak to the specifics of that case, but I can talk to it related to the TPP and other trade agreements whereby, whenever there's a dispute or there's arbitration, one of the biggest problems is that the majority of protections are with investors and not the states, and t

International Trade committee  At its very core, the Constitution protects aboriginal and treaty rights. The Supreme Court of Canada has interpreted that to mean, at a minimum, information, consultation, accommodation, and at times, consent. Canada now supports UNDRIP and the United Nations' position that UNDR

International Trade committee  No, of course not. First nations have been doing it a lot longer than Canadians have been, but it's not only the process. You can't undo the fact that we were excluded. It's the content of the TPP as well. Even if you had included us and this was the result, we would still be opp

International Trade committee  We wouldn't have come to this result had we been included.

International Trade committee  Yes.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  [Witness speaks in Mi'kmaq] Pam Palmater. I'm from the sovereign Mi'kmaq Nation on unceded territories in Mi’kma’ki. I want to thank you for allowing me to come today to speak to some of my concerns with Bill S-3. First, I think it's important to acknowledge that we're on Algon

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I agree that it needs to be amended. My caution is that it should be amended to make sure that men and women, married or not, and their descendants are equal pre-1985 under paragraph 6(1)(a) so that there's no hierarchy. However, this was attempted before, with McIvor in Bill C-3

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'd like to respond. Sorry, you wanted to.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I agree. This is the third time around now dealing with gender equality. Justice Canada and the minister testified in the Senate, in the other place, that in fact they know it doesn't deal with all gender discrimination. They testified otherwise, but they have since testified t

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I agree with with Ellen and Mary. I just throw it back to you and say that Canada's Minister of Justice has certified that this legislation is charter compliant, and you have heard consistently, as has the Senate, that it is very obviously not. It should concern all of us that we

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. Kwe, ni'n teluisi Pam Palmater. I am from the sovereign Mi'kmaq nation on the unceded territory of Mi’kma’ki. I want to thank you all for inviting me to speak to this issue today, and I first want to acknowledge that we're on the unceded territory of the Algonquin n