Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Circumstances change over time, and these all need to be living documents, in my view. It starts with the recognition of the right to title, and it starts with the recognition of self-government and that we're a long way from being able to say that Canada has fully implemented th

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  To be quite frank, I'm not sure that it does. They can pass bylaws, but you get concurrent taxation in that case. That really defeats the purpose of it. I think that, as we look at modern-day self-governments, we have to realize that a government, by its very nature, is usually s

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We exercise property taxation on reserve, but we don't tax our members' housing. We tax the indigenous interest on reserve land. I wouldn't call it a moratorium. I would call it the exercise of fiscal powers, much like the provincial and federal governments offer many different i

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for the question. I am happy to speak to some of it. First of all, I will say that we've hired international experts who have worked on the creation of indigenous development banks all around the world to help us craft this report. The intention is to identify the via

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  One of the benefits that the nation has is that it does have its own governance structure around these matters, and has had for years. Many may be familiar with the Park Royal shopping centre, which has been on Squamish Nation land since the 1960s. We have a familiarity, and a co

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you very much. Thank you for raising Sen̓áḵw, the Kitsilano lands. These were lands that were taken from us that were subject to a specific claims lawsuit as part of the CP Rail right-of-way that we eventually got back because of the Supreme Court of Canada Osoyoos decisio

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Okay. Getting land and examining what the economic opportunities are on that land, I think, is an important consideration in looking at restitution. Getting land back that carries with it responsibilities but no economic opportunity can be a challenge to first nations communities

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you very much for inviting me to participate today. The restitution of land is a significant and necessary part of reconciliation. This is a pathway toward inclusion for indigenous people and away from a potential outcome of extinguishment. Indigenous people have a strong

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for having me here today. The restitution of land is a deeply important part of reconciliation. A strong connection to our land is part of the values that define who we are as indigenous peoples in Canada. According to a study released two months ago by the Environics

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Okay. Thank you for having me here today. The restitution of land is a deeply important part of reconciliation. A strong connection to our land is part of the values that define who we are as indigenous people in Canada. According to a study released two months ago by the Envi

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. Thank you for the invitation to appear before you today. The restitution of land is a deeply important part of reconciliation. A strong connection to our land is part of the values that define who we are as indigenous people in Canada. According to a study released

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes. He's described exactly what we're all looking for. It has taken five years to get to this point. It took three times for this legislation to be introduced originally to get it passed. We can't wait with that time frame anymore. These are non-partisan issues. They should get

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  If I might, I want to talk about those communities that were in default management. Many of them were in third party management for as long as 20 or 25 years. They got involved with the financial management board. We entered into a pilot program with the department. We had some

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's Harold. Grant, I'm assuming that you're in the room. I'm going to punt this one to you.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for that question. We are undertaking a pilot project at the moment, which we're calling “support services”. It will address those issues, because what we experience, particularly in the default management program that has become so successful, is many northern or remo