Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Good evening. My thanks to the committee members for inviting me to appear today. There are many human rights problems around the world and they are becoming more and more serious. We can actually talk about direct attacks against the rule of law and against democracy. Democrac

International Trade committee  Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen of the Parliament of Canada and members of the Standing Committee on International Trade, thank you for inviting Amnistie internationale Canada francophone to the hearings into Canada's position the proposed waiver from the agreement on trade-rela

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There is no opposition between human rights and economic development. Indigenous peoples have a right to economic development, too, and they want to be part of it. So we need to carry out that economic development with indigenous peoples where it concerns them or their territorie

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The passage of Bill C-15 would benefit not only indigenous peoples, but all of us. When economic development projects are implemented with the consent of the people involved, they are better off and develop better, for the benefit of all.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Of course, a consensus must be reached in order to pass this bill, but we would welcome amendments to further affirm the importance of consultation not only with indigenous peoples, but particularly with indigenous women, as well as amendments clarifying that they are stakeholder

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In fact, the declaration goes further than section 35 of the Constitution, which is a political statement. The declaration provides a societal framework that recognizes the rights of indigenous peoples more specifically and governs their implementation. In addition, the declarati

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I thank you for the question, Ms. Gill. Members of the House of Commons as well as members of the Senate must act with diligence and without partisanship, while being guided by human rights ideals. I can only agree with everything that Mr. Paul Joffe has just said. We must not g

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, vice-chairs, members of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs, good morning. I would like to begin by acknowledging that the offices of Amnistie internationale Canada francophone are located on unceded indigenous territory. Thank you for this invi