Business of Supply  I am proud to represent four first nations in Miramichi—Grand Lake: Metepenagiag, Eel Ground, Esgenoôpetitj and Elsipogtog. One of the proudest moments of my career was to be named the first-ever stand-alone aboriginal affairs minister for the great province of New Brunswick. It was an honour and a privilege to work with the 15 first nations chiefs, many of whom are here in Ottawa for the election of the new AFN chief.

Government Operations committee  I'm afraid that is our time. Perhaps you can get back to it in your next round, Mr. Johns. Mr. Duncan, you have five minutes, please.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm just waiting for it to come into my inbox to make sure that it corresponds exactly to what I have, Madam Chair. I'd like to move that the motion be amended by adding, “(c) That the Committee seek additional resources to meet for two extra hours each week until the above witness list is exhausted” and by replacing, in paragraph (a), “October 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2023:” with “October 16, 23, 30, 2023, and November 6, 2023:”.

Indian Act  The past court challenges, Descheneaux v. Canada, McIvor v. Canada, and Matson v. Canada, make it clear. The Senate committee on aboriginal peoples makes it clear. The Indian Act Sex Discrimination Working Group makes it clear. So many more make it clear. The Liberal government's pattern of reluctant piecemeal changes in response to litigation is unjust.

Finance committee  We need to get this happening here. I made the comment that it's not just a crisis in St. John's. St. John's is a holding point, as you well know, for people from all over the province, so we really have to manage that in new ways with wraparound supports, mental health services, etc.

Finance committee  Also from our standing committee, we have MP Gabriel Ste-Marie from Joliette, Quebec, and MP Eric Duncan from Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry in Ontario. All the way from the west coast, we have Richard Cannings, who is from the Okanagan in B.C., but Richard lived in St. John's in the 1970s, I understand, for a number of years.

Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act  That future is exciting, with the potential for Hibernia to continue production for another 20 years. In Nova Scotia, one of Premier John Hamm’s most notable achievements was negotiating with the federal government to implement the Atlantic accord, a multi-decade regional development program that had been approved in principle during the late 1980s to prevent provincial government offshore oil and gas royalties from being included in calculations for the federal equalization program.

Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act  That is enough energy to power 3,750,000 homes. Newfoundland and Labrador has high ambitions as well. During my last visit to St. John's for the Energy NL Conference, there was extensive interest from the private sector, workers and local levels of government in the opportunities presented by offshore renewables, including hydrogen production.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In 2017, we got the approval in principle. We worked with a number of ministers, including Chuck Strahl, John Duncan, Carolyn Bennett and of course Minister Marc Miller. I want to thank them for their support throughout. Negotiations were complete in the summer of 2022 with a self-government agreement.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. I want to thank our witness for being here and for sharing your insights and your experiences with us today. It's very important for us to hear a variety of perspectives, including yours. From the questions we have heard already from members around the table, I think you can see how complex the ridings are that we represent.

Status of Women committee  Thank you. I'm with the Aboriginal Women's Action Network. It is 26 years old, and it is a feminist group of indigenous women. Up until very recently, we were just a volunteer group with no office and were organizing out of our homes.

Online Streaming Act  Madam Speaker, normally, there would not be much debate in the House when we talk about making updates to the Broadcasting Act, which came into effect in 1991. At face value, most Canadians would say that a lot has changed since then. A little thing called the Internet came along, and most would agree.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  [Witness spoke in Mi'kmaq and provided the following text:] Weli ulawg, iganpugultijig Ugjit N’nueiel Lugwowagann. Nin John Martin tel’wisi. N’nu Sagamaw ugjit Gesgapegiagewag. [Witness provided the following translation:] Good evening to all members of the Standing Commitee on Indigenous Affairs. My name is John Martin.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I would like to apologize to my colleague Mr. Duncan. He has to wait for his turn to speak, but I am very much looking forward to hearing the points he has to make. I would also, in turn, like to congratulate my colleagues Mr. Gerretsen, Ms.

Heritage Week  Mr. Speaker, next week, February 20 to 26, is Heritage Week across Canada. In my home province of British Columbia, the Heritage Week theme is “Always in All Ways”; citizens are invited to explore and celebrate the culture and heritage of the communities that make up the places we each call home.