Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  You need a long-term strategy of 5, 10, 15 years. There has to be a strategy in place. For example, I'm from Treaty 4. Where is the Treaty 4 process to get out of the Indian Act collectively? Where are the Treaty 6 processes? Where are the pre-Confederation treaties, the Robins

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No. No, I was not consulted on this bill. Just to make some comments generally, in light of the Prime Minister's commitment last year in December at the crown–first nations gathering, and in light of his commitment on January 11, to me this bill is very premature. He talks ab

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Honourable member, my position would be to scrap the entire bill and to establish the process the Prime Minister committed to and work from there. That would be more meaningful. There would be more acceptance and it would drive the process further collectively. If this bill proce

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Totally. I don't see the connection at all and that's why I'm questioning this. That's why my position would be to scrap this Bill C-428 and start fresh with the process that's been outlined. That's where we need to go, looking at new mechanisms with full support from the Prime M

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  On that particular section, again, any time you're off-loading responsibilities from the federal crown to the provincial crown, there are going to be issues. Provincial laws of general application applying on first nation lands are going to be very problematic. I've always talk

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No. I totally agree with that. Any time you're going to change any legislation or laws that affect indigenous peoples, that duty to consult and accommodate, that process, must be fully supported. Anything that's going to be effective has to be jointly done or done in concert. The

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Exactly.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Good morning. Today I'm appearing by video conference as the Chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, as the Saskatchewan regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations, for which I carry the national portfolio for treaties. I want