Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  That's an approximate number. It's not an exact number, but it's an approximate number. It's safe to say that it's more than 60% that goes to administrative dollars.

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I was saying there are other ways of doing this besides including aboriginal communities in this act. As some first nations have said--Chief Picard has said--we are for transparency, but we don't feel this is the proper act in which to include aboriginal people because of our s

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I think that is an excellent analogy. For many, many years, we have been saying that we, as aboriginal nations, have been treated as wards of the state, and we continue to be treated as wards of the state. The Government of Canada has much to do to improve its relationship with

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Not so far as I am aware of. No, there was no consultation.

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Yes, you can, if you look at the bureaucracy within INAC and the amount of money it takes to run INAC. I think the figure was taken from a document published by the Assembly of First Nations a few years ago.

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I would say that in the ideal world 100% should go to aboriginal communities. That is where we would be able to become more self-sufficient, more self-determining, be able to save our languages, be able to deal with the violence against aboriginal women and the problems in our co

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  [Witness speaks in her native language]. Good afternoon. The Quebec Native Women's Association supports our brothers at the Assembly of First Nations and the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador and their efforts toward developing accountability and transparency in