Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you. The work that needs to be done is not just with non-indigenous Canadians. Part of the work is with indigenous people as well, with indigenous families. As an example, it's only about four years now since I found out that some of my mother's relatives were in resident

Canadian Heritage committee  In the Northwest Territories, there are 40,000 people, and we split about a third of a million square miles. Originally we were one and a half million square miles, and then we divided and created Nunavut. The country is diverse, and we operate on a consensus system. Most electe

Canadian Heritage committee  Every year I watch and take part in Remembrance Day because my wife's family and some of my distant relatives did serve in the war. I understand world history and the terrible wars that the world has been in. I believe that we have to provide ceremonies and Remembrance Day activi

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you. These terms are a bit legal, I guess. If a legal definition of “holiday” constitutes a day set aside in Canada to do something special, then we have to hang on to the word “holiday”. I just don't like the connotation of it in layman's terms. It should be a memorial da

Canadian Heritage committee  Can I add something very briefly? Here in the Northwest Territories there are just public schools. We don't have any reserves. What's good for the settler Canadians has to be good for the Inuvialuit, the Métis and the Dene. A few years ago, we decided it was going to be mandato

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you. I should say good morning still. I join you today from the original land of the Dene. I'm a member of the governing circle of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. I've been fortunate enough to have had many leadership roles, including serving as premier