Procedure and House Affairs committee  Our political adviser, Simon Dabin, did a research project for his doctoral thesis on exactly this question of indigenous voting within the federal system. We will be sharing that with you later. In our opening statements, we mentioned some of our findings. There hasn't really

Procedure and House Affairs committee  In our comments, we began by saying that we acknowledge all the efforts that may be made to promote the First Nations languages. The problem we are facing often comes down to the fact that there are 11 different Indigenous languages in Quebec. There was reference to a 1 per cent

Procedure and House Affairs committee  [Witness spoke in Indigenous language.] [Translation] I would like to answer that question. This is one of the things that guided our considerations concerning [Technical difficulty—Editor] 11 nations in Quebec. I recognize that my northern sisters' experiences are different,

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Wela'lin, Madam Chair. Weli eksitpu’k. Good morning, everyone, Madam Chair and members of the committee. Today I am here as spokesperson for the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Youth Network, as well as president of the same organization. Our reflections will be shared