Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The bill's approach is to establish a minimum standard for the protection of children. Is this the right approach?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In your opinion, could any amendments be made to improve this bill?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I now have questions for Ms. O'Donnell and Ms. Pelletier. In your brief to the committee, you mentioned the need to amend the definition of “care provider” to exclude persons who receive compensation for caring for an Indigenous child. Can you elaborate on the consequences of t

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, not at all.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  My next question is for Ms. Omeniho. Minister O'Regan told the committee about the co-development process behind the bill, saying he held 65 meetings all over the country. He also talked about the fact that there were mixed feelings about the bill and even skepticism that it wo

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you very much.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you all for your presentations. My first questions are for Ms. Metallic. On Tuesday, when the committee last met, Laurie Sargent, from the Department of Justice, explained that this was a novel piece of legislation. It's one of the first to recognize the rights of indigen

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. Many parallels can be drawn between Bill C-92 and the Indian Child Welfare Act passed in the U.S. in 1978. According to Terri Libesman, the author of Decolinising Indigenous Child Welfare: Comparative Perspectives, the American law has made great strides by including

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Okay.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Of course.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for your presentation. My first question is for National Chief Robert Bertrand. In a new child and family services model, would you prefer that funding be set out in the bill in advance, or should funding be based on community needs and determined in coordination wit

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Okay.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes. Thank you. Ms. Blackstock, do the national minimum standards set out meet the needs of first nations, Inuit and Métis children in the child and family services system?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Senator Murray Sinclair described the co-development process surrounding this bill as a model for implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to action. Can you elaborate on the engagement with regard to this bill?