International Trade committee  We have to look back to look forward. We can't forget about the past. Some people say the past is in the past, but quite frankly, it's not. Look at the reserves. Those were created 100 years ago, and they are still here. The reserves were designed to economically and politically

International Trade committee  From my perspective, I see inter-tribal trade as something that must be protected and enhanced. I see a system in which ideally a NAFTA chapter would have an inter-tribal trade option or a structure that allows, for example, for American Indians and Canadian first nations or Méti

International Trade committee  There's a core matter of concern with respect to this. Granted, Global Affairs is doing a great job of doing consultations with stakeholder groups and with rights holder groups as best they can, but there's a problem with the rights holder groups and the federal obligation. That

International Trade committee  Yes. I received a note on September 14 of this year from the National Congress of American Indians, drafted by their executive director, Jacqueline Pata. She wanted to let me know that their organization, a national organization for American Indians, supports the inclusion of an

International Trade committee  The problem with UNDRIP is that it's only a declaration, and as you all know, declarations are non-biding. It's the goodwill of each of the signatories to follow the declaration or choose not to, and the way they implement it or choose not to implement it is discretionary. Ther

International Trade committee  It would be enabling legislation for international inter-tribal trade to basically make right past wrongs concerning the principles underlying the pre-existing economic right of inter-tribal trade.

International Trade committee  I support Max's concept. Intellectual property must not be confused with traditional knowledge. Right now, we have no legislation protecting traditional knowledge and it's being confused with intellectual property. Here is a quick little synopsis of the difference. Intellectu

International Trade committee  Yes,. Thank you. My friend here is right in the sense that it's the spirit of the Jay Treaty because, as we all know, the Jay Treaty has no force or effect in Canada currently as a result of both judicial decisions saying Great Britain was a signatory and not Canada, and we've

International Trade committee  Good afternoon. Bonjour. Tanisi. I'd like to acknowledge that we've gathered on the traditional territory of the Algonquin peoples. I am chair of what we call IITIO. My core recommendation for you today as legislators is to enable enabling legislation for international inter-tr