Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I would like to add that reconciliation requires collective and sustained efforts over time, but also a willingness to venture down uncharted paths to work together. Innovation is needed to move reconciliation forward, and this relies on trust and complementarity among those who

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In fact, the process of calling for nominations does just that, opening up to a wide range of complementary skills and expertise on a board with a mandate like the National Council for Reconciliation. I think it is also a form of good governance to gather a diversity of views, e

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  What we have learned in our work is that it is necessary and important for the National Council for Reconciliation to be broad in scope and focus specifically on reconciliation. How do we measure success and achievement? I would say that not having defined this measure too prec

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Ms. Gill, I live in Quebec, I speak two languages and I have been on the National Council for Reconciliation Transitional Committee since 2017. I can confirm that we will ensure that both official languages are well represented on the council. This has always been a priority, and

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I would like to quickly add that there are other groups gathering data and information. I am thinking in particular of working groups related to missing and murdered indigenous women and girls, such as the one Ms. Cooper is involved with. In my opinion, collaboration and informa

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In the first report submitted by the interim board in 2018, we recommended that the Prime Minister be the person responsible for submitting the report to Parliament. We reiterated this recommendation in our work on the transitional committee. Changes were submitted and made, but

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, there may be a way to do it more quickly.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  A five-year time frame has been established. However, it is certain that we will invest the energy required to put in place a board of directors that is representative of the reality of indigenous peoples in Canada.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We're talking about non-indigenous Canadian representation. Reconciliation is not just built among indigenous people; it requires working with all Canadians.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for your question, Mrs. Gill. As was mentioned, the transitional committee will be part of the first permanent board of directors. You have, with the four of us, an example of that representative diversity of indigenous peoples. Of course, we are not going to be the o

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for your question. It is indeed important to seek out the greatest plurality of voices that make up indigenous peoples and have a council where it will be possible to work and move forward. A large council can be burdensome in terms of administration and governance. R

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  All right. So I conclude by saying that the National Council for Reconciliation must reflect real life and not be disconnected from what makes reconciliation truly meaningful to our people. Thank you. Meegwetch. Merci.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The next presenter should be Mr. Case, followed by Ms. Cooper, and then Mr. DeGagné could conclude.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Kwe, good morning. I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you, on this traditional unceded territory of my people, the Anishinabe. Thank you, meegwetch, for the invitation. It is a privilege to share this forum with my colleagues, Mitch Case, Mike DeGagné and Rosemary Co