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View Majid Jowhari Profile
Lib. (ON)
I only have about 20 seconds, and I want to ask a couple of closing questions.
Did the Government of Canada reach out at all to CI or The Charity Report to get feedback on any organization, including WE Charity or the WE structure?
View Mel Arnold Profile
CPC (BC)
Thank you.
I guess the next question here is for Mr. Edwards, Ms. Scarfo and Mr. Mirau.
You've all talked about what appears to be a broken system. Some of you have mentioned that consultation seems to be a sham. We've heard this from east coast fishers as well.
Is the consultation process working as it used to, or where are the roadblocks? What do you see as the challenges?
Kathy Scarfo
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Kathy Scarfo
2020-08-13 12:35
I can go if you want.
Basically, there is no real consultation. I think that's across all sectors that have been mentioned.
We actually had an emergency meeting with the first nations in our region yesterday. Dan was involved and we discussed the fact that the aquatic management board is no longer functional because of pulling [Technical difficulty—Editor]. The stakeholders in the region still believe in the guiding principles and that maybe we'll just pick them and run with them ourselves.
The consultation process has been a sham. Basically, you sit through a process where I've seen managers sit and read a newspaper because they know how useless it all is. It doesn't matter what recommendations go forward. Once it gets into senior management's hands it's already a predetermined fact.
On this year's COVID plan that we put forward in April, we worked with first nations, local communities and buyers, and we said, given the situation that we're facing with world markets and getting people in and out of these communities, how can we do it? This was COVID-related. We got nothing—absolutely nothing.
Even in the last few weeks I've had to phone the minister's office, MPs and MLAs, everyone, just to get a discussion with our local managers because our guys are out there using the wrong lures and they won't let them change.
You have to recognize some of these things. The fishing industry here has lost a lot of its participation already. The fleet—
Brad Mirau
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Brad Mirau
2020-08-13 12:37
I wouldn't want to tar every advisory process with the same brush, but I'll describe it this way. In the north 10, 15 or 20 years ago, DFO and the fishing industry would get together for breakfast. We would sit around a table, in no particular order, and we would have an exchange of ideas and formulate plans.
Skip forward to within the last five years, and they no longer are allowed to have a coffee with us. We have to go into their office. They sit on one side of the table, we sit on the other, and it's much more confrontational. But there's a clear line: they are them and we are us.
The complaint I hear most often from my colleagues, as well as fishermen, is that DFO people do not return their phone calls, emails or texts. They don't make announcements when they say they're going to. There's just a sense of a disconnect, and I get it that they want things to be the way they were, but—
View Luc Berthold Profile
CPC (QC)
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
First of all, I would like to thank each and every person who has testified before us since the beginning of the day. I’m only here as a substitute, but I can tell you that it’s very informative. I’m learning a lot about your reality and systemic racism in aboriginal and Inuit communities. Thank you very much.
My first question is for Chief Picard.
The Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness is now promising legislation that would make aboriginal policing an essential service. There has been a lot of talk since this morning about the need to work together to combat systemic racism. If I am not mistaken, the chiefs of the Assembly of First Nations passed at least one resolution in 2018 to impress upon the federal government the importance of considering first nations policing as an essential service and of providing adequate funding and support, similar to what other police forces across the country receive.
Chief Picard, have you initiated discussions with the government on this bill promised by Minister Blair?
Ghislain Picard
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Ghislain Picard
2020-07-23 14:28
Thank you for your question, which is most relevant.
There is indeed a commitment. We are currently at the commitment stage. The next session will be held in the fall. Obviously, we hope that work will begin quickly in preparation for that session. As we all know, time is of the essence. Therefore, the sooner things are done, the more we will be able to table legislation that meets our expectations.
We had the opportunity to co-author a bill, which was a very successful experience for us. I am talking about Bill C-92, which deals with first nations children, youth and families, that is, aboriginal people. Of course, we would like to see things done in a similar way.
I should add that, for several years now, we have often maintained that our services should be recognized as essential. That being said, as the national executive, we recently passed a resolution stating that funding should be granted based on the needs expressed by the communities, and not just on a parity basis. I think this is an extremely important nuance.
In short, we hope that it will be possible, in practical terms, to get to the table quickly and begin the work.
View Luc Berthold Profile
CPC (QC)
Chief Picard, you say that a commitment to work with you has been made, but I would like to know if discussions have already begun.
Ghislain Picard
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Ghislain Picard
2020-07-23 14:30
We are still in the discussion stage with a view to agreeing on desirable conditions for engagement. We are not yet at the working stage.
View Luc Berthold Profile
CPC (QC)
Who do you think should be involved in this process so that the bill be well rounded when it gets to Parliament?
Ghislain Picard
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Ghislain Picard
2020-07-23 14:31
Nationally, we have political committees of chiefs that cover just about every sector. That’s the way we usually operate. However, in this case, we did not agree that it would be a process similar to the one we already have. It could be another process, for example, a working group.
In the case of Bill C-92, there was a policy and technical working group, that is, a policy group of chiefs and a technical group of experts in the field of social services. This may be possible in this case as well.
View Marie-Hélène Gaudreau Profile
BQ (QC)
Mr. Lapointe, given your Canada-wide expertise, did the government consult you to see what you thought?
View Alistair MacGregor Profile
NDP (BC)
That's great. Okay. Thank you very much.
I'll switch to the oat growers. I'm wondering what your thoughts are on the current feedback mechanism we have for the BRM programs. For example, we have had the national program advisory committee co-chair appear before the committee. He gave us his thoughts on how to reform the BRM programs based on the feedback. In your opinion, is that current structure working? Do you feel that that committee is hearing producers' concerns? Are they an effective way of getting the government to seriously listen to these concerns and act on them?
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