Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I don't think it's passing the buck when everyone has been saying it's a shared responsibility. I think that actually is true. I'm here to represent the Minister of Justice, personally. That's who I will be speaking for. When you deal with police and the RCMP, as my colleagues

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think that one would be best answered by the RCMP. I'd be happy to pass it to either one of my colleagues.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'll start by echoing what a lot of my Department of Justice colleagues said on Thursday, which was that the problem is how to effectively enforce and prosecute band bylaws. Because your question goes a little bit more into the prosecution realm, I'm going to tiptoe around it a l

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, is that directed to me, the Department of Justice?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That perhaps is a viable solution. I don't know much about that potential solution, but I do think that on Thursday, my colleague at the Aboriginal Law Centre at the Department of Justice pointed to a couple of possible solutions, such as a ramp-up of specific administration of j

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Good day, Mr. Chair. Please accept my apologies. Apparently these technical issues were beyond my control. Again, my apologies, and thank you for having me here today.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.