Canadian Heritage committee  I'm going to tell you that I hope this starts a conversation with museums or associations that have indigenous artifacts but aren't even thinking about repatriation. Maybe some will think about it. There's no confiscation, but certainly encouragement to talk about it.

Canadian Heritage committee  Imagine.

Canadian Heritage committee  I think there were some Haida artifacts in the fire in Brazil, were there not?

Canadian Heritage committee  The only push-back we've had on it is whether it could be interpreted as confiscation. It was never meant to be confiscation. That's the only feedback we've had on it. They weren't opposed to it, but they had questions on it. If that has to be clarified, we should do it. There ne

Canadian Heritage committee  We talked to a lot of museum associations, and I mean dozens. We talked to the main one, the Canadian Museum Association, and they feel they could do this too, but when I talk to indigenous people, they feel that museums are competitors for the artifacts. It's two completely diff

Canadian Heritage committee  Coincidentally, I got an email from a chief there—

Canadian Heritage committee  I don't know how he heard about it or what, but this is filtering through everywhere.

Canadian Heritage committee  I just want to answer that question if I may. I have a vision of Genevieve, the aboriginal woman in Australia, coming to Millbrook and presenting the regalia to Heather. That picture will go around the world. That is indigenous person to indigenous person—indigenous woman to indi

Canadian Heritage committee  I think you can tell that I would like it to go a long way. This calls for that strategy. I'm calling for the strategy you're calling for, and that includes all of those things you listed and the resources that would be necessary. We're talking about a lot of different things.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you.

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm going to have to start wearing sunglasses.

Canadian Heritage committee  I was just sitting here thinking I'm going to celebrate the 30th anniversary of my first election in two months.

Canadian Heritage committee  Now, mind you, I've been thrown in, thrown out, and recycled. I've changed parties a few times, run as an independent, and I've been involved with some wonderful things. I had a private member's bill on brain tumour registries; it was really meaningful, but this is turning out to

Canadian Heritage committee  I do, but first of all we want to bring them back from Australia and other countries if we can. I live in Nova Scotia, but this robe is known to aboriginals in Nova Scotia, P.E.I., New Brunswick and Newfoundland. They know it well. This robe is something they talk about. It's p

Canadian Heritage committee  I'd like to respond to part of it. First of all, there's nothing in this about confiscation if you have a legally acquired artifact. The robe was legally acquired.