Industry committee  Absolutely. I think sometimes the federal government has a tendency to put up more barriers and to see indigenous peoples as people to be protected, rather than removing barriers so that they can interact with industry more directly. Bill C-69, and even Bill C-15, I think, are ex

Industry committee  There's no obligation. I think it's a target, not an obligation. They just need to do more work, obviously, to get to that point.

Industry committee  I know we're talking about a green recovery, but we also need to talk about an inclusive recovery, and including those people you just mentioned. The resource development sector has become much better at procuring from indigenous companies. It's not an easy thing to do. There's

Industry committee  I'll be very brief. I see the time's almost up. In our country, I think we saw in the Financial Post, we have lost $150 billion in energy projects in the past few years. On average, in the oil and gas industry, they're procuring 7% of their goods from indigenous suppliers. If yo

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes. Not just investors, but also other indigenous organizations interested in resource development don't want that uncertainty. The general consensus from the people that we've been able to talk to is that the action plan would be a great vehicle. We have a lot of concrete idea

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I wish I could answer your question. I'm not an investment expert, but I will just say that I think the action plan is an excellent vehicle. Dr. Gunn mentioned this too. I think lots of people would be happy if we could focus on the action plan, make the legislation follow an act

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes. There are lots of things—

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Maybe, Arnie, I'll jump in first and you can follow up on me. It's a pleasure to be here. My name is Heather Exner-Pirot and I serve as a research advisor for the IRN. The answer to your question is yes. As Arnie mentioned, we've been doing our research on C-15, and we have som

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I haven't spoken to a single indigenous person who doesn't support UNDRIP and the principles of UNDRIP. They're very cautious in coming out and saying that they don't want UNDRIP legislation, because that's not the sense. We don't have to throw the baby out with the bathwater.