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Recent interventions

A teaser slice of each chamber intervention — read the full text on the official record.

1. Committee of the Whole — Bill 20 — K’ómoks Treaty Act (continued)

   Your comments on the Indian Act, I fully agree with. The Indian Act should be repealed and, in fact, it was recommended in 1969 by, then, Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Jean Chrétien in the white paper. But it was opposed th…

   2026-05-26·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

2. Committee of the Whole — Bill 20 — K’ómoks Treaty Act (continued)

   Also on page 4 of the treaty, it’s stated that another common objective of the parties to the treaty is achieving equality with other Canadians in socioeconomic outcomes. This is important, as this agreement is committi…

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3. Committee of the Whole — Bill 20 — K’ómoks Treaty Act (continued)

   This agreement is committing to a one-time transfer from the provincial and federal governments of $90 million, plus another $6.2 million per year for the establishment of “self-government,” on top of what they are now a…

   2026-05-26·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

4. Committee of the Whole — Bill 20 — K’ómoks Treaty Act (continued)

   The agreement is reopened every ten years — this treaty. What is the purpose of reopening the treaty? What is expected to take place at the reopening of the treaty, in the mind of the minister?

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5. Committee of the Whole — Bill 20 — K’ómoks Treaty Act (continued)

   This is going to be my last question. Just on the definition of “self-sufficiency,” what are we defining as “self-sufficiency”? Is there a point at which we declare the K’ómoks Band to be self-sufficient, and do we have…

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6. Committee of the Whole — Bill 20 — K’ómoks Treaty Act (continued)

   What happens…? Are there any assurance or enforcement mechanisms in this treaty that ensure that the money that is being transferred for the purpose of self-government will be used for that purpose? Are there any checks…

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7. Committee of the Whole — Bill 20 — K’ómoks Treaty Act (continued)

   The minister is comfortable that in the event that, for example, there are water problems or other issues going on in this band and under the regions that they’re now responsible for, this band won’t be returning to the…

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8. Committee of the Whole — Bill 20 — K’ómoks Treaty Act (continued)

   Well, the $6.2 million per year for self-government would come out to $18,235 per person per year to administer a government for just 340 people. That seems like a lot, considering…. I would assume that’s not going to ta…

   2026-05-26·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

9. Committee of the Whole — Bill 20 — K’ómoks Treaty Act (continued)

   On that point that my friend just pointed out, other bands have established or decided to still stay with the provincial and federal court systems. We did see, in the last year, that up in Haida Gwaii, a family and thei…

   2026-05-26·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

10. Committee of the Whole — Bill 20 — K’ómoks Treaty Act (continued)

    Well, I think it was a fairly widely reported event that happened. It’s hard for me…. I’m going to….

    2026-05-26·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗