Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think we tried to focus on where there was a consensus among the parties, and there was a consensus that measures needed to be taken to make sure that the kids were not taken the way they are taken in some places now. That was an important element coming from all across the cou

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's in the preamble, as far as I remember.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's the discussion we're going to have to have with them. You mentioned the dollars for Jordan's principle. As you know, we have more than 200,000 cases that have been addressed under Jordan's principle. The budget is probably over $400 million per year now on the Jordan's princ

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, you're right to point it out. This is a discussion we have had with first nations leaders in Manitoba. The way it has sometimes been described to me is that we included first nations in the system; we didn't change the system in Manitoba, and the system continues as it is. A

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Can you answer the question on why it is in the bill, because you were part of the engagement session specifically?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I don't necessarily have any comments regarding the Algonquin communities. However, I want to remind you that there are already very concrete and positive examples in Quebec. We've heard indigenous groups, in particular the Atikamekw Nation, describe their positive relationship w

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'm very satisfied with our relations with all the provinces and territories.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I say we have authority under subsection 91(24), and we think it is also embedded in section 35 of the Constitution, but I would like Justice to answer that.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I will give you an example on this. We did add the term “minimum standards” in the legislation precisely because some provinces said that in some cases they may actually go over those standards and offer more. So, they didn't see it as necessarily.... There is also a system in th

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's the source of law.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The bill states that the first important component is the best interests of the child. The concept is well established and understood by the provinces and the people working in child welfare. We needed to ensure that the first component in the legislation was the best interests o

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Good morning. My name is Jean-François Tremblay; I'm also known as JF. I'm the deputy minister at Indigenous Services Canada.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's a very good question, and you're right. It doesn't start at the school; it starts before the school. There's a very big preoccupation with how you do that. There are different things that we're looking at. In terms of early childhood development, we have programs that we're

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I want to mention the new process with the new main estimates. Any dollar used in this department that is associated with programs uses the same terms and conditions that we use for all the money. We don't have a special fund where we use different norms and different standards t

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I need to check. We committed to be as transparent as possible and we will continue to do that. There's no change in our policy. If there's a mistake on the website.... Sometimes there's a delay, because it depends on when we get the information. That could happen, but it isn't