Status of Women committee  Why don't I start this one? I think the reference to the regulating of the waters is—correct me if I'm wrong, Jarvis—with respect to the CRD licence, and some of the parameters that originally were built into that would stabilize the shorelines. Again, we're talking about pretty

Status of Women committee  We would welcome that. I think that's a great question. We do support something like that. Again, the federal and provincial governments need to be involved in that. Again, the federal government has a fiduciary responsibility, and they've been largely absent from conversations.

Status of Women committee  That's a complicated question. I think there certainly has been an absence of women. I think that's partly due to the structures that are being used in the consent process. Again, when we think about the level of education in the communities, not everybody speaks English as thei

Status of Women committee  Our languages, the water, the land and our families contain the foundations of social bonds, identity, community strength and resilience. They also anchor us to the past and to the future. Hydro power, combined with multiple other harms resulting from practices of colonization,

Status of Women committee  A recurring theme we hear from community partners and friends relates to grief and loss that have been suffered, including the loss of culturally meaningful and sacred places that have been destroyed. Life on the land and water was a focal point in the lives of our parents and th

Status of Women committee  Hi. Dr. Brownlie and I have prepared a joint statement, so we're going to tag-team it, if you will allow us. Dr. Brownlie is going to commence the presentation.

Status of Women committee  I would like to take this opportunity to thank you as well. I speak to you today not just as an academic, but as a Cree woman and grandmother who has experienced the effects and impacts of hydro power. My colleague Dr. Brownlie has worked as part of the Wa Ni Ska Tan community