Discussion · Government Orders
Leah Gazan NDP
“The NDP supports appointing an independent treaty commissioner. But the government keeps ignoring and violating treaty rights. I want to know if the government will actually listen to this commissioner and stop breaking treaty promises.”
“Mr. Speaker, I want to let the member across the way know that the NDP absolutely supports appointing an independent treaty commissioner, but I am having trouble because the government, time and time again, has demonstrated that it actually does not respect treaties. There is the MOU signed with Alberta without treaty partners; treaties 6, 7 and 8; and Bill C-5, which in fact violated modern treaty rights holders including the Grand Council of the Crees, a bill that was supported by the member who is from that territory. If we were to have an independent treaty commissioner, would the government actually listen to the commissioner and stop violating treaty rights?”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, I want to let the member across the way know that the NDP absolutely supports appointing an independent treaty commissioner, but I am having trouble because the government, time and time again, has demonstrated that it actually does not respect treaties. There is the MOU signed with Alberta without treaty partners; treaties 6, 7 and 8; and Bill C-5, which in fact violated modern treaty rights holders including the Grand Council of the Crees, a bill that was supported by the member who is from that territory. If we were to have an independent treaty commissioner, would the government actually listen to the commissioner and stop violating treaty rights?