Canadian Heritage committee  I understand the question. You're right. Our younger generation believes that June 21 is the day. The older generation believes that September 30 is the appropriate time. For us, the balance is having even our youth understand what the difference is between the two. Because of co

Canadian Heritage committee  We had this debate at our office, and we posted a survey on our social media with regard to this. The IRSSS page is national, as opposed to just provincial. People see it and know that they want the support. Overwhelmingly, people have said they would prefer September 30 but wo

Canadian Heritage committee  [Witness speaks in Hul'q'umin'um'] I don't speak my language, but I speak the best I can, and that's the impact of residential schools and colonialism. Our elders always tell us to speak what we're able to speak, and speak it with pride, so I try my best. What I basically said