Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for your comments. I think many Canadians, and probably elected representatives as well, would be skeptical of and surprised by the possibility that there could be real potential security threats from foreign actors to the Arctic and to Canada in general, although acad

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that. Mr. Moore, I think many of us can only dream of being as comprehensive and articulate as you were, speaking primarily extemporaneously and, as you said, on short notice. Thank you for your testimony. Dr. Lackenbauer, I noticed that you f

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thanks to all of the witnesses for being here. Of course this motion is very diverse and wide-ranging. For my portion of the questions, I'm going to focus on the security threats relative to the people and communities in the north. Dr. Huebert, in ear

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Can you give us any sense of whether federal public servants, anyone from the department or any of the government offices have reached out to your governance council and to the settlement to work on helping to deliver Métis settlement needs with regard to health insurance and oth

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thanks, Lee. I think probably all Canadians want to see actions and outcomes matched with words and promises. I hope that the necessary work gets going in co-operation with the Métis settlements. Lee, can I get you to expand on the innovative ways and what your community has had

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to all the witnesses for being here today. I think probably all of us share the view that we only wish we had more time to hear from you and to have question exchanges. I'm going to ask Lee some questions. He hails from my neck of the woods. I wa

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Do you have the capacity within the settlement to build homes, or do you have to bring in outside contractors?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  If governments ensured that the big announcements they make about dollar amounts got to local communities, that could create jobs. To give even more of a sense of the unique challenges that your council faces, Stan, would you comment on economic activities in Buffalo Lake? How d

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  You aren't exempted from paying taxes, so additional costs like the carbon tax and other tax hikes hurt the people in your communities just as they do all other Canadians. I wonder, both Stan and Herb, if you might comment on when funds are promised to other organizations for ho

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Chair. Thank you to all the presenters who are here today. I will focus my questions around Métis settlements. I am so grateful that Stan and Herb can be here today. As Stan mentioned, Métis settlements in Alberta are unique in Canada, with eight of them in total and

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  How much did you receive from the federal government for infrastructure this year or last year?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thanks, Chair. I'm going to ask a question, and then I'll go back to Jamie Schmale. Minister, thanks for being here. Thanks to your officials for joining you today. I'm sure you know that Métis settlements in Alberta are unique in Canada. They are a land base, they pay taxes

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'm a person of Ojibwa descent. I appreciate your comment.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I certainly don't doubt anyone's sincerity on this file. I wanted to alert you that those Métis settlements in Alberta have not received a dime and they're about to miss the second construction season on the $40-million commitment for infrastructure and housing. Thanks, Minister