Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  For sure, without doubt. We believe we need to find a solution. We have the issue of missing and murdered women coming up again. It will come to Parliament very soon. There's an announcement coming up.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Just to give you a heads-up, our Métis government in Manitoba has committed a million dollars to this particular program to find missing families. The name we gave it is “Bring Me Home”. In Michif, it's called Pey Key Way Ta Hin. We're giving a voice to those lost souls who are b

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Again, we all have to take responsibility. I'm showing you from my government. We put up a million dollars. I'm walking the walk. I'm not just saying it.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The same process, Mr. Melillo, is this. When we have to get approval, we have to go through the Government of Canada, when it's a federal jurisdiction. We have to go to the provincial government for their approval and their decision as to how they are moving forward. The same thi

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think to answer your question...and it was “resistance” and not “rebellion”.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That's just in case. Anyway, from my perspective, I think if you look at the issue of racial discrimination, you'll see right now that our young population are out there screaming about police brutality. They're watching what's happening in the United States, and there is some

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In Manitoba, unfortunately we're in a very peculiar position, one that I've not seen in a long time, where the government is trying to avoid consultation. What's happening is that I'm filing matters in the courts, so I'm going to be holding up process and criticized for holding u

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, okay. I understand the question. I thank you for that. It's a good question. Yes, definitely there was. What, of course, took a lot of it away from all of us is COVID. COVID was restraining us from doing what we traditionally would do. As I said, one day you should come to

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Again, recognize that I saw this, from my eyes, and many of our cabinet and other people in the west see this, as being used as a tool to scare industry—that if we support this it will kill their future and their opportunity. That is not true. I guarantee that it's not true. Ho

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think you're hitting the nail on the head when you talk about why other governments are recognized in this country for free, prior and informed consent and not indigenous governments. Again, that is absolutely true. We are governments. I think it's very clear that if there's an

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There's a sad part about all this, when you look at the history of it and why we're where we are today in society: All that history is a reflection. My mom used to always teach me this. I speak fluent Saulteaux, and when I used to leave, my mom always told me: [Witness spoke in

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The government, just like you would.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  If you were sitting as a government, the government makes that decision. Everybody has opinions. If I'm the president of my government, my cabinet and my government will make that decision for all of us. To show our advanced thinking on it, Jamie...and this could be something pe

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  First, I was quite surprised that they're making amendments because I know how strongly Perry has been advocating for getting this thing to royal assent. It's his dream and his aspiration to get it there. By making amendments, you hold everything back, so I was taken a little aba