Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We can move on, thank you.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Moving it from that rights-based mentality is important. Métis people don't have, under our provincial legislation, a right of notice as first nations people do. That it's happening right in the heart of the Métis homeland is unbelievable. Educating judges is always a difficult

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes. We run the kinship care program, which involves supporting our related caregivers. We have a very large kinship care program. We're very proud of it. We receive no funding from the province to support those homes. Third party providers are funded to the point of one social w

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  If I may add, with the ancillary parts of the system, such as justice, we're still bringing families before European-based court processes rather than a reconciliation-type process. Judges are the ones who make decisions to have children stay in care.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I'd like to thank the committee for the opportunity to speak to you all today and for your work on this important topic and legislation. I'd also like to thank our indigenous elders, leaders and politicians who assisted in bringing forward the issues fa