Bill C-29

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Uqaqtittiji, it has been interesting to participate in the debate on Bill C-29, an act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation. We have heard from all parties their positions and questions regarding the disparities, they say, of indigenous peop…

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…pposite mentioned the survivors. We should never lose sight of the survivors when we are looking at Bill C-29. I think about so many of the survivors who have come to me in my community and said that what we really need to move forward are healing centres and healing for their communities. They have given me…

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…at she mentioned them in her speech and that she addressed the issue of indigenous women and girls. Bill C-29 deals with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to action. However, I wonder if my colleague could comment on the calls for justice from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indi…

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…lleague from the Bloc at committee. We did get a lot of good work done. My question is very simple. Bill C-29 originally came to the House without any concrete measurables, without anything to measure. We talked a lot about the fact that if we want to measure accountability, we must set some targets that det…

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… be splitting my time with the hon. member for Nunavut. It is an honour to rise today in support of Bill C-29, the national council for reconciliation act. We would not be here today without the stories of survivors who gifted us with stories so that people across Canada could learn the truth about Canada's …

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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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…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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…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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…onal territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe people. It is a pleasure to begin report stage debate on Bill C-29, an act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation. We have concluded an in-depth, detailed study on Bill C-29 at the INAN committee. Over the past month, a total of 32…

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…dam Speaker, I think it is worth noting, when we talk about the calls to action, that today's bill, Bill C-29, with its amendments, is a significant achievement in recognizing that there are in fact four calls that are addressed. Timing and politics aside, I think it is important for us to recognize the sign…