Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. The Internet quality is fairly tricky in the north at the best of times, and I don't think the forest fires are helping. We will endeavour to provide further written submissions, not just on this particular matter but generally on some of our suggestions,

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. The member raises a really important consideration for any indigenous government that's either negotiating or implementing a modern-day treaty. One of the limitations around the duty to consult is that, at the end of the day, the government still may make

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you to the member for that question. Looking at the examples in the Northwest Territories, one of the things that comes to mind is that what's been negotiated in the agreements up there is resource royalty sharing. The government shares revenues from resources with the ind

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you to the member from the NWT for that question. It's true that there are issues with availability of federal negotiators or even territorial negotiators. We've observed, for example, speaking about the GNWT, that there's been quite a bit of churn within their system. Neg

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. I appreciate that the member was interrupted by ringing bells. I think, last time, his line fell out, so he's a real trooper to hang in that way. Thanks for the question. We had a hard look at what it would take to create conditions for success. One thing that becam

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Good afternoon. The Northwest Territory Métis Nation appreciates the opportunity to appear before you today. President Garry Bailey asked me to convey his kind regards. I'd like to give a brief history of the NWTMN. We are indigenous Métis with aboriginal rights to lands, re