Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Sure. Thank you for the question, Mr. Chair. In terms of the reasonableness of timelines, perhaps I'll provide a little context in terms of how the original timelines were identified for this. Speaking first around the government response, the proposed 120 days was actually t

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I apologize for taking a little bit of time to consider this very thoughtfully proposed subamendment. Perhaps I'll provide a little context, if possible, around what was originally envisioned for the information-sharing protocol. Really, what that was desi

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you very much for the question. As we've mentioned, Bill C-29 is to provide the frame for establishing the council, and I think one of the messages that perhaps we'll say, which we've heard quite clearly through the transitional committee and the interim board, was to crea

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for the question. As Andy was mentioning, when they look to establish the first board, there will be an appointment, but the intention is fully that the board will make the determinations in the future as to how other members will be selected. They will make the determ

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We don't currently have that information, but we can check.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you very much for the question. The reconciliation secretariat, which is situated within Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, supports what are called the “permanent bilateral mechanisms”. These are meetings that take place between indigenous partners—th

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Perhaps I'll say that as we have been developing this and working very closely with the transitional committee, one of the directions that we have received is very much to provide the frame but to let the board make some of these determinations once it's formed. It is there that