Procedure and House Affairs committee  Qujannamiik. I'll start by answering the first question you directed to me. The recommendation that I mentioned earlier in my opening statement is the fact that our office has had correspondence with the elections commissioner. We've had correspondence indicating where there a

Procedure and House Affairs committee  [Witness spoke in Inuktitut] [English] Thank you for the question, Lori, and thanks for the opportunity to answer your question. I'd like to actually get to another article in UNDRIP, which is article 5. It provides that indigenous peoples have the right “to participate fully,

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes. I could see the ballot facsimile working in other jurisdictions, but in Nunavut we're advanced in recognizing our Inuit language rights. My recommendation, as mentioned, is to have the Inuit language in Roman orthography and in syllabics on the ballot.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Qujannamiik, Mr. Turnbull, for the question. My jurisdiction is in Nunavut, and I would like to acknowledge that. These language rights are in Nunavut. The federal department and government agencies have to abide by the language legislation in Nunavut already. This is why my re

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That would support the recommendation I mentioned where I would like Elections Canada to have a specific policy and procedure for Nunavut because of our jurisdiction and the legislation we have. I think it would be a great opportunity to start off by working better within the jur

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'll also add that it's the same thing with the municipal election. The territorial election is one and municipal elections are another. In that regard, there have been no issues that they have faced.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  If I understand you correctly, when people go out to vote, there would be a copy inside the booth for—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That would be a help, but it's not on the ballot. What we're talking about is including Inuit language on the ballots.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Skip that. Let's get the Inuit language on the ballots.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  If I understand your question correctly, you're talking about special ballots, and if they were able to write—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  In Nunavut, it's already expected, as I mentioned, in territorial and municipal elections. They are already in syllabics. That's the reason why our office, I believe, received concerns regarding federal elections, even though there's no obligation. Inuit already expect that. We'r

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The issue they're coming across with infrastructure is something they have to deal with. In my opinion, if we have our language on the ballots, it will definitely help. Nunavummiut will be part of the democratic process. I think it is very important to include Inuit and indigeno

Procedure and House Affairs committee  As languages commissioner of Nunavut?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  They've never had issues.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Qujannamiik. First off, Madam Chair, I also am disappointed. I was hoping to speak in my mother tongue of Inuktitut today, but I also recognize the challenges. I appreciate the challenges and the efforts that you guys went through to make sure I was able to speak in Inuktitut.