Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  This was never going to be easy. We're talking about hundreds of years of this dynamic. I look up at that painting of the Fathers of Confederation. It was an issue then; it was an issue 150 years before then. It can't go smoothly. There is no way to say this goes smoothly. We're

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  [Witness speaks in Inuktitut] Before I answer the question, I want to express my gratitude that we are able to be here today. Use of a wide variety of communications tools is really important to this work, as is reaching areas where there is no access to social media and you h

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Wow. When I received the call asking if I would take on this role, I did not think it was for this. To be blunt, I didn't see it coming from a mile away. It took a lot of thought and a lot of consideration. I have a little boy. He's going to be seven in a couple of weeks. The imp