Canadian Heritage committee  Okay. I will turn to Ms. Ireland and Mr. Ireland. How do you see that this policy, this law, could support in particular your initiative of the Oneida Sign Language? How would you see it materialize specifically?

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Mrs. Ireland, I enjoyed your speech very much. It is the only time we have all had to put our smartphones down to listen to you.

Canadian Heritage committee  What I said, Martin—

Canadian Heritage committee  I will say it in English this time. We didn't need an iPhone when Madam Ireland was speaking because we had to really pay attention. That's certainly big progress for all of us. My questions are for Mrs. Herbert. What you are presenting to us is really a model of what we want

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely. Of course, we support the bill and the spirit of the bill. As my colleague said, we are fiscally conservative about it. We've been speaking of the past, but going forward, how do you see the promotion, the preservation of the Michif language? How can this bill help?

Canadian Heritage committee  I would like to ask one last question, if I may, Madam Chair. You have mentioned that it is important to feel recognized as a nation by the government, which is a representative of the Crown. Can you tell me about the importance of that bill in terms of recognition of the Métis

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you.

Canadian Heritage committee  Good evening, Mr. Chartier, and thanks for being with us via video conference. I was outside as you made your opening remarks. Can you tell me a little bit more about the Métis language. I believe you call it Michif. Can you tell me a little bit more about its origin? Is it stil

Canadian Heritage committee  It would be nice if you could provide us, if possible, with a breakdown of the amounts invested.

Canadian Heritage committee  There is a consensus on the spirit and purpose of the bill, but sometimes the devil is in the details, or in the lack of details. The minister talked about the project-based approach, which he did not seem to advocate for the larger envelope. However, again in a context of accou

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I appreciated the minister's appearance, but the number of unanswered questions he left us with is higher than I expected. My question is for Ms. Laurendeau or Ms. Théberge. In briefings, we were informed that $90 million over three years had been alloc

Canadian Heritage committee  That said, how can we ensure that we are inclusive? Given the witnesses that we will be hearing from, will you be open to amendments to the bill?

Canadian Heritage committee  Okay, you are talking about funding, Mr. Minister, and you talked about it in your speech. Let me ask you the million-dollar question, Mr. Minister: how much?

Canadian Heritage committee  We have been told that $30 million have been allocated in the current budget and that this amount will continue for the next two years. Are you able to tell us anything more about that?

Canadian Heritage committee  Are you telling us that, for this year and the next two years, the envelope will fit with the parameters of your bill and that you are going to continue it into the future? Could other amounts be added subsequently?