Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I wanted to tell you that we have taken note of the amendment you suggest. As regards the type of amendment we consider necessary, it seems important to us, if we want to take action on the judgment, that the amendment ensure consistency in the act and that it isn't a literal res

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  May I take advantage of that question to draw your attention to one element that struck us, but that I did not focus on? There is a long history of discrimination against women, and it is set down in the Indian Act. The judgment of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia retrac

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for this opportunity to respond and to go back over this extremely important issue. Very briefly, it must be recalled that, in 1978, when the Canadian Human Rights Act was passed, section 67 was adopted in order to rule out any recourse against the federal government un

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I would say two and a half minutes.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The Barreau wonders about all the situations contemplated by the bill. Does the government want to resolve situations existing at the time the bill is adopted or is it providing for future situations as well? The present wording of subparagraph 6(1)(c.1)(iv) seems to indicate tha

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for allowing me to speak, Mr. Chairman. The Barreau du Québec's specific comments on Bill C-3 in response to the McIvor judgment concern a certain number of clauses, but the two main clauses concern the proposed paragraph 6(1)(c.1) and clause 9 of the bill. We have not