Bill C-29

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…ns to represent my community of Peterborough—Kawartha. Today I rise to speak to the report stage of Bill C-29, an act that would provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation. If we are to show leadership, accountability and transparency in the House, there must be proper follow thro…

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…gonquin Anishinabe people. I am proud today to stand and participate in the third reading debate on Bill C-29, an act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation. First, I want to thank my colleague, the parliamentary secretary to the minister of Crown-indigenous relations and t…

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… of Canada to establish a national council for reconciliation, hence the bill before us. If passed, Bill C-29 would do exactly what was requested. It would establish the national council for reconciliation as an indigenous-led, independent, permanent and non-political body. The council would monitor long-ter…

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I do want to remind the hon. parliamentary secretary that the bill before the House is Bill C-29. I will allow the hon. member the opportunity to respond to that if he wishes, but I do want to remind the hon. parliamentary secretary that we are on Bill C-29. The hon. parliamentary secretary is r…

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…ehalf of the people of Red Deer—Mountain View. I am rising today to speak to the government's bill, Bill C-29, an act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation. I believe that truth and reconciliation should be viewed as a partnership, a journey to reach a successful destinati…

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That is a point of debate. I have already indicated that we are on Bill C-29. The hon. parliamentary secretary spoke about Bill C-5. I understand that there is flexibility, but the relevancy also has to be to Bill C-29. The hon. member for Red Deer—Mountain View.

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Madam Speaker, I am pleased to speak to Bill C-29, an act to provide for the establishment of a national council for truth and reconciliation. I want to begin by acknowledging that we are gathered on the traditional unceded lands of the Algonquin pe…

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…we not hear testimony after testimony at INAN that asked for economic reconciliation to be added to Bill C-29? I know the member heard that as well but chose to vote it down. I would challenge the government: If it really wants to pursue true, fulsome reconciliation, it needs to add economic reconciliation t…

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…about economic reconciliation. We thought it was important it be included in the bill. The title of Bill C-29, as many members have already heard, is an act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation. We heard many witnesses at the indigenous and northern affairs committee. I w…

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…ns, talked about economic reconciliation being fundamental to this bill. He said, “I recommend that Bill C-29 be amended so that the council's first board of directors also includes a member of the First Nations Fiscal Management Act institutions to ensure economic reconciliation is addressed as a foundation…