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During question period on Indigenous affairs, the NDP asked the government to pass Bill S-2, which would remove sexism and racism from the Indian Act, before the summer break, saying First Nations have said no further consultation is needed. The Liberal minister replied that enfranchisement historically stripped status from thousands of First Nations people and that the bill is being studied at committee, where First Nations witnesses should be heard. The remaining time went to a point of order in which a Bloc Québécois member disputed a minister’s earlier statement about pre-budget submissions and sought to table a document, a matter separate from this debate’s topic.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Leah Gazan

NDP
“I want the government to stop making excuses and pass the bill that removes sexism and racism from the Indian Act before the summer break. First Nations have already said there is no need to wait or consult on this.”
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Mr. Speaker, it has been one year since the Liberals fast-tracked Bill C-5, gutting environmental protections and indigenous rights, but now with Bill S-2, which would eliminate sexism and racism from the Indian Act, they suddenly hide behind the need to consult. First Nations everywhere have told the government that there is no need to consult on ending sexism and racism, so will the minister end the spin cycle, stop the excuses and pass Bill S-2 before the summer adjournment?

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Mandy Gull-Masty

Liberal
“Past laws wrongly took away official status from thousands of First Nations people, and the harm remains today. A committee is studying this bill now. We need to let First Nations witnesses speak for themselves, and I want to work with the member to respect their rights.”
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Mr. Speaker, the process of enfranchisement unjustly stripped thousands of first nations individuals of their status. While the practice was ended 35 years ago, the harmful legacy still remains. That member knows that this bill is before study at the committee. That member knows that there are witnesses, and we want to respect those first nations witnesses’ rights to come to defend and speak for themselves and their communities. I am willing to work with that member to respect those first nations rights, because this is what we are committed to doing.

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Martin Champoux

Bloc Québécois
“The minister told the House something that was not true. He said the Bloc Québécois did not submit any budget requests. I am tabling a document to prove that we did.”
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that, during oral question period earlier today, the Minister of Government Transformation and member for Louis-Hébert misled the House. This is not the first time this has happened, which is why it is important for me to set the record straight. He stated, in his response to my question earlier, that the Bloc Québécois had not submitted any requests as part of the pre-budget consultations. In order to enable the member for Louis-Hébert to provide answers that meet the standards of rigour and honesty required by his office, I would like to table—

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Martin Champoux

Bloc Québécois

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“I want to give the minister our budget proposals for culture.”
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Mr. Speaker, I simply wanted to present my colleague, the member for Louis-Hébert and Minister of Government Transformation, with the document we submitted as part of our pre-budget requests regarding culture. These requests were made—

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