Environment committee  Yes, I believe so. It provides some certainty in some of the tools that are being used to apply CEPA, for things like determining toxic substances and gathering information with regard to these substances. There is a number of things where there are opportunities to apply tools,

Environment committee  One good example of that would be to understand from local indigenous groups if there are changes to things like wildlife migrations, or wildlife health, and what that means. One of the things I often hear from a number of traditional hunters is that they're seeing changes or ef

Environment committee  I would expand the definition of traditional knowledge within CEPA to include the development of a specific framework that provides some general principles on how to collect what you're collecting and some further definition.

Environment committee  I think it's a combination of a number of those factors that you've defined, things like not having an understanding of what the full breadth and depth of traditional knowledge is compared to what we have established with western science in terms of some of the science-based deci

Environment committee  I'm seeking a point of clarification on that. The examples of projects that I have spoken about in Tahltan territory changed the landscape, but one of the things we're also seeing is increases in health matters like instances of cancer and dementia. There are a number of good pr

Environment committee  That process would be very much site-specific or region-specific. One of the things we've been working with is looking at current standards for the collection of western science, and looking for opportunities to develop something similar for the collection of traditional knowledg

Environment committee  The initial piece was developed through a round of consultation. They did acquire information from a number of different sources to develop the summary that they put together. I believe that what was put together in that submission is still relevant today. From what they've ide

Environment committee  The credibility is limited—

Environment committee  The reason there is limited credibility is that the information being presented by the first nations gets limited consideration. When thinking about doing an effects assessment, the understanding of what the potential effects will be for first nations' values can only be determin

Environment committee  There are a number of good examples across Canada that demonstrate positive working relationships between industry and indigenous groups. One tool that's quite often used to help support or facilitate those is something like an impact-benefit type of agreement. As someone with a

Environment committee  You don't hear a lot of information about or awareness of CEPA, or the importance of that piece of legislation. Issuing warnings and holding workshops and those sorts of things will help us to start creating or bridging that awareness gap.

Environment committee  I would certainly take it into consideration, and yes, I do recommend that it be considered. I say that because, when you're implementing tools like risk assessment and risk management, quite often factors that are local and site specific or important to local indigenous populati

Environment committee  From my read, the review occurred in the early 2000s, and one of the things that was interesting about that review was their engagement and how they went about undertaking the review and summarizing the questions and concerns that they heard. An important aspect of being involve

Environment committee  Thank you.

Environment committee  Good morning, Madam Chair and members of Parliament. My name is Nalaine Morin. I am a member of the Tahltan nation and principal of ArrowBlade Consulting Services. I am pleased to make this presentation to you today summarizing my views relating the review of the Canadian Envir