Wednesday, May 12, 2021
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
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Madam Speaker, my question for the parliamentary secretary is quite simple. Dale Swampy from the National Coalition of Chiefs, whose mandate it is to reduce on-reserve poverty, said:I think UNDRIP is important and significant in many ways, and I obviously support indigenous rights. However, I am skeptical about Bill C-15 itself. I think it needs to be written much more carefully, because as it is drafted today, it is obvious to me that it will deter investment in Canadian resource development, and that hurts the indigenous communities that rely on resources.The Indigenous Resource Network, the Indian Resource Council, and First Nations LNG Alliance all expressed similar concerns.Would you accuse these people of fearmongering when they expressed reasonable concerns?
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