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Hello
welcome
I'd
like
to
call
the
meaning
of
order
and
welcome
everyone
in
attendance.
The
committee
has
under
consideration
the
estimates
of
the
ministry
of
indigenous
relations
for
the
fiscal
year,
ending
March
31st
2024
I'd.
Ask
that
we
go
around
the
table
and
have
members
introduce
themselves
for
the
record
administer.
Please
introduce
the
officials
who
are
joining
you
at
the
table
when
we
get
to
you.
My
name
is
David
Hansen
I'm,
the
MLA
for
Bonneville
Cold,
Lake,
St,
Paul
and
the
chair
of
this
committee.
G
Thank
you,
Mr
chair,
Rick,
Wilson,
minister
of
ditches,
I,
have
with
me
my
Deputy
Minister
Donovan,
young
and
director
of
indigenous
women's
initiatives,
Christina
midbull,
and
on
this
side
I've
got
my
new
Deputy
Minister
of
Finance
and
Senior
National
officer,
Chad
Schultz,
amazing
assistant,
Deputy,
Minister,
Don,
quas.
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Very
good
I'd
like
to
note
the
following
substitution
for
the
record:
Mr
Shepard
for
honorable
Mr
fian
and
Mr
Shepard
as
Deputy
chair
and
Ms
rosin
for
Mr
turton,
a
few
housekeeping
items
to
address
before
we
turn
to
business
at
hand.
Please
note
that
the
microphones
are
operated
by
hatred,
staff
committee
proceedings
are
live
streamed
on
the
internet
and
broadcast
on
Alberta
assembly
TV.
The
audio
and
video
stream
and
transcripts
of
meetings
can
be
accessed
via
the
Legislative
Assembly
website.
Members
participating,
remotely
or
encouraged
turn
to
turn
your
camera
on.
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While
speaking
and
mute
your
microphone
when
not
speaking,
remove
remote
remote
boy
I'm
having
trouble
here,
remote
participants
who
wish
to
be
placed
on
a
speaker's
list
are
asked
to
email
or
message.
The
committee
Clerk
and
members
in
the
room
should
signal
to
the
chair.
Please
set
your
cell
phones
and
other
devices
to
sign
up
for
the
duration
of
the
meeting.
A
Honorable
members
of
standing
order
set
out
the
process
for
consideration
of
the
main
estimates.
A
total
of
three
hours
has
been
scheduled
for
the
consideration
of
the
estimates
for
the
ministry
of
indigenous
relations
standing
order.
59.01-6
establishes
the
speaking
rotation
and
speaking
times
in
brief,
the
minister
for
or
executive
member
of
executive
Council,
acting
on
The
Minister's
behalf,
will
have
10
minutes
to
address
the
committee
at
the
conclusion
of
The
Minister's
comments.
A
60-minute
speaking
block
for
the
official
opposition
begins
followed
by
a
20-minute
speaking
block
for
independent
members.
A
If
any
and
then
a
20-minute
speaking
block
for
the
government
caucus
individuals
may
only
speak
for
up
to
10
minutes
at
a
time,
but
speaking
times
may
be
combined
between
the
member
and
the
minister.
After
this
speaking
times
will
follow
the
same
rotation
of
the
official
opposition,
independent
member
and
the
government
caucus
the
member
and
the
minister
May
each
speak
once
for
a
maximum
of
five
minutes.
Each
or
these
times
may
be
combined
making
it
a
10
minute
block.
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If
members
have
any
questions
regarding
speaking
times
or
the
rotation,
please
send
an
email
message
or
to
the
committee
clerk
about
the
process.
With
the
concurrence
of
the
committee,
I
will
call
a
five-minute
break
near
the
midpoint
of
the
meeting.
However,
the
three-hour
clock
will
continue
to
run.
Does
anyone
have
any
objection
to
taking
a
break?
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However,
the
speaking
block
time
and
the
overall
three-hour
meeting
clock
will
continue
to
run
any
written
material
provided
in
response
to
questions
raised
during
the
main
estimate
should
be
tabled
by
the
minister
in
the
assembly
for
the
benefit
of
all
members.
The
vote
on
the
estimates
and
any
amendments
will
occur
in
the
committee
of
Supply
on
March
16
2023.
A
amendments
must
be
in
writing
and
approved
by
a
parliamentary
Council
prior
to
the
meeting
at
which
they
will
are
to
be
moved.
The
original
amendment
is
to
be
deposited
with
the
committee
clerk
with
20
hard
copies.
An
electronic
version
of
the
signed
original
should
be
provided
to
the
committee
clerk
for
distribution
to
committee
members.
G
Thank
you
again,
Mr
chair
and
committee
members
for
calling
this
meeting.
It's
my
sincere
pleasure
to
speak
with
you
about
indigenous
relations.
Today,
our
budget
estimates
for
fiscal
year
2023-24
first
I'd
like
to
acknowledge,
of
course
we're
on
3d6
territory
today
and
I
also
want
to
recognize
the
maybe
people
who
have
a
deep
connection
with
this
land
I'd
like
to
introduce
to
other
members
of
my
team,
who
are
here
with
me
today
in
the
gallery.
We've
got
assistant,
Deputy,
minister
of
consultation,
lands
and
policy
Thomas
and
GeForce.
G
G
Although
what
may
excite
me
most
about
this
budget
is
our
focus
on
indigenous-led
Solutions
throughout
my
time
as
Minister
we've
achieved
incredible
outcomes
and
when
we
look
to
indigenous
leadership
to
guide
us
in
many
ways,
this
budget
says
to
indigenous
communities
and
leaders
show
us
the
way
and
we
will
support
you.
We
will
work
together
as
partners
under
your
guidance.
G
This
kind
of
partnership
is
essential
for
our
journey
towards
reconciliation,
and
it's
been
a
key
Focus
for
our
ministry
budget.
2023
takes
this
community-led
approach
even
farther
on
our
mission
to
secure
a
healthy,
safe
and
prosperous
future
for
more
indigenous
people
living
in
Alberta,
for
example,
the
important
work
we
do
to
pursue
reconciliation.
G
G
Meanwhile,
the
economic
stream
will
fund
projects
that
are
going
to
help
increase
Local
Economic
capacity
and
develop
opportunities
for
growth.
These
projects
could
include
the
creation
of
business
plans,
economic
studies,
opportunity
assessments
or
asset
inventories,
so
eligible
projects
could
also
help
build
capacity
through
strategic
Economic
Development
plans
or
by
finding
new
approaches
to
community
or
corporate
structuring.
G
The
Common
Thread
here
is
that
all
of
these
projects
will
be
led
by
indigenous
community
members.
By
taking
this
approach,
money
will
flow
to
the
areas
it
is
needed
most
and
where
it's
going
to
have
the
greatest
impact,
as
decided
by
the
community
we've
heard
from
indigenous
leaders.
This
is
the
kind
of
collaboration
that
they
want.
They
can
lead
the
change,
but
they
are
looking
for
us
for
support.
We
are
listening
and
we
are
acting
and
our
partnership
will
not
end
with
dollars.
G
Another
important
focus
of
our
indigenous
relations
new
budget
is
our
community
commitment
to
finding
solutions
to
the
ongoing
crisis
of
missing
and
murdered
indigenous
women,
girls
and
two-spirited,
plus
people
mmiw,
g2s,
plus
I'll,
refer
to
it
again.
We
are
looking
to
indigenous
people
to
help
lead
us
to
the
best
solutions
to
these
I'm
very
pleased
that
budget
2023
includes
five
million
dollars
in
new
funding
to
support
Alberta's
continued
response
to
the
ongoing
MMI
wg2s
plus
crisis.
G
This
includes
1.5
million
to
support
the
premier's
Council
on
missing
murder,
indigenous
women
and
girls,
and
related
initiatives
like
Community
engagement,
research
and
evaluation.
It
also
includes
three
and
a
half
million
dollars
to
create
a
community
support
fund
that
will
support
activities
that
seek
to
reduce
violence
and
to
increase
the
safety
and
economic
security
of
women,
girls
and
two
spirited
plus
people.
G
The
premier's
council
has
brought
together
diverse
First,
Nations
Media
perspectives
from
urban
and
rural
communities
across
the
province
to
help
shape
long-term
strategies.
I
expect
many
positive
outcomes
from
this
funding.
I'll
have
more
details
about
the
community
support
fund
soon,
but
it's
another
part
of
our
commitment
to
indigenous-led
Solutions.
Now.
This
approach
is
consistent
with
the
guiding
principles
of
the
Alberta
roadmap
on
the
missing
murder,
indigenous
women
and
girls.
G
Of
course,
an
indigenous-led
approach
does
not
exclude
non-indigenous
communities
or
organizations
from
taking
that
initiative.
It
simply
means
that
indigenous
people
must
be
involved
in
the
development
and
delivery
of
these
projects,
so
that
is
the
key
and
I'm
eager
to
see
the
healing
and
supportive
activities
that
come
from
this
funding.
G
You
know
another
way
to
improve
Safety
and
Security
is
to
increase
economic
growth
and
inclusion
for
indigenous
communities,
and
our
ministry
remains
deeply
focused
on
that
goal.
Many
people
are
talking
about
economic
reconciliation
and
what
it
means
to
them.
I
can
tell
you
that,
for
us,
the
economic
reconciliation
is
about
removing
the
barriers
to
investment
and
ensuring
that
indigenous
people
have
access
to
the
support
and
the
tools
that
they
need
to
grow.
Thriving
local
economies
they're
an
essential
part
of
the
provincial
economy.
G
G
Now
interest
in
the
ABF
program
is
growing
steadily
and
so
has
the
quality
of
the
projects.
We've
consistently
received
more
Abiff
applications
than
we
were
able
to
fund
with
the
five
million
dollar
budget
we've
been
working
with,
and
that's
why
I'm
so
pleased
we're
able
to
increase
that
funding
by
50
percent
50
this
year
and
Beyond
from
5
million
to
7.5
million
dollars
per
year?
G
That's
23
million
dollars
that
would
be
invested
in
community
owned
indigenous
business
initiatives
over
the
next
three
years
and
I'm
pleased
that
the
two
million
dollars
each
year
will
be
targeted
to
the
midi
settlements,
to
help
community-owned
business
initiatives
Thrive
so
I'm,
looking
forward
to
seeing
all
that
good
that
comes
out
of
this
year's
ahead.
I'm
also
pleased
that,
despite
the
end
of
the
long-term
funding
agreement
with
the
major
settlements,
general
counsel,
budget
2013
includes
more
funding
for
maybe
settlements,
communities
and
organizations.
G
Indigenous
relations
will
provide
two
million
dollars
to
the
eight
settlements,
to
maintain
enhanced
policing
services
and
we're
also
providing
one
million
dollars
for
consultation
capacity
funding.
That's
in
addition
to
the
two
million
dollars
in
ABF
funding,
I
just
mentioned
that
will
be
targeted
to
the
settlements
each
year.
That's
six
million
dollars
going
directly
to
the
settlements.
G
Budget
2023
also
includes
one
million
dollars
for
the
media,
settlement's
General
Council
to
support
its
operational
costs,
because
we
want
that
Council
to
succeed,
there's
also
two
million
dollars
to
assist
many
organizations
with
the
credible
assertion
process
and
we're
increasing
the
median
nation
of
Alberta's
funding
to
1.8
million
dollars.
All
of
this
shows
our
continued
commitment
to
many
people
in
Alberta.
Indigenous
relation
is
dedicated
to
building
prosperity
and
creating
opportunities
for
indigenous
communities
like
the
rest
of
Alberta's
government.
G
We're
doing
our
part
to
secure
healthy,
safe
and
prosperous
future
for
more
indigenous
people
living
in
the
province.
Budget
2023
represents
an
exciting
step
forward
for
this
ministry
and
we're
building
on
past
success
and
finding
new
ways
forward
under
the
steady
guidance
of
indigenous
leadership
as
the
minister
of
indigenous
relations
I'm,
proud
to
say
yes
to
more
actions
that
fulfill
the
need
of
indigenous
communities
and
I'm
committed
to
working
together
in
partnership
with
indigenous
people
in
pursuit
of
reconciliation
and
a
better
future.
For
us
all.
G
A
You
Minister
for
the
hour
that
follows
the
members
of
the
official
opposition
and
the
minister
may
speak
honorable
members.
You
will
be
able
to
see
the
timer
for
the
speaking
block,
both
in
the
committee
room
and
on
Microsoft
teams.
Members.
Would
you
like
to
combine
your
time
with
the
minister
and
go
back
and
forth?
Is
that
the
Jews
there
I'd.
H
Thank
you
very
much.
I
appreciate
this
opportunity
to
dress
the
committee
with
regard
to
relations.
H
I
want
to
take
a
moment
first
to
acknowledge
that
we
are
on
tree
territory,
but,
of
course,
we're
broadcasting
and
responsible
for
all
267
Mr
acknowledge
that
and
of
course,
the
metis
history,
which
is
very
significant
in
the
province
of
Alberta
I,
also
want
to
take
a
moment,
as
it's
my
last
chance
to
do
so
before
I
end
my
career
as
a
politician
to
thank
all
the
members
of
the
ministry
of
indigenous
relations
who
I
have
known
for
some
eight
years.
I
think
the
work
in
indigenous
relations
is
often
just
reach.
H
The
level
of
excellence
and
I
appreciate
that
I
appreciate
all
the
staff
who
have
you
know
really
committed
themselves
and
be
dedicated
to
trying
to
move
this
government
along
whether
it
be
under
our
party
or
this
present
party,
to
try
to
actually
achieve
achieve,
I
think
some
historic
growth
and
change
in
terms
of
the
relationship
between
the
government
of
Alberta
and
and
the
indigenous
people
in
this
province.
So
while
I
have
an
official
microphone,
I'd
like
to
say
thank
you
for
that,
and
I'd
also
like
to
take
a
moment
to
thank
the
minister.
H
You
know
it's
been
a
as,
as
is
the
nature
of
parliamentary
democracy,
a
bit
of
a
combative
four
years
and
from
time
to
time
and
I
want
to
assure
the
minister
I've,
never
doubted
your
commitment
to
the
work.
I
know
How
Deeply
engaging
this
work.
Is
it
so
many
other
Ministries
you
can
take
or
leave
and
switch
along
to
the
next
Ministry,
and
probably
don't
look
back
too
much
just
move
on
into
the
next
Ministry,
but
I.
Don't
think
anybody
ever
does
that
from
indigenous
relations.
H
H
By
commenting
on
the
fact
that
I
was
indeed
quite
pleased
to
see
that
there
were
increases
in
the
budget
for
indigenous
relations
in
this
estimate
and
I
was
very
discouraged
over
the
last
four
years
when
the
the
first
three
times
we
found
ourselves
in
estimates,
it
was
each
time
talking
about
decreases
in
indigenous
relations,
which
I
found
very
stressful
and
and
and
now
finally,
we
are
seeing
some
might
say
slightly
cynically
just
before
election,
but
you
know
honestly
I
I,
you
know
having
gotten
out
my
little
shot.
H
I
I
actually
am
pleased
that
there
is
an
increase
in
indigenous
relations
and
in
some
of
the
areas
that
I'm
just
learning
about
now,
because
of
course,
some
of
this
was
not
available
to
me
up
until
this
moment.
I'm
pleased
to
see
the
growth
and
I'll
certainly
speak
to
that
as
we
go
along.
So
some
of
my
questions
will
be
really
more
about.
Tristan
gather
an
understanding
information,
a
of
where
things
are
going
and
what
will
happen.
H
I
certainly
think
that
if
Government
happens
to
change
in
the
next
couple
of
months,
we
would
like
to
maintain
and
continue
good
progress.
That
has
been
made
so
with
my
the
greater
understanding.
I
have
the
better
I
I
noticed
that
the
ministers
in
began
began
by
talking
about
the
fact
that
is
essentially
a
10
increase
in
the
budget
and-
and
you
know,
there's
a
bit
around
that
I
think,
partly
because
the
budget
in
the
last
year
was
181
million
dollars
and
but
the
actual
forecast
spend
is
204..
H
So
there's
already
been
a
significant
overspend
and
I'm
wondering
how
much
of
this
new
increase.
It's
just
simply
a
catching
up
on
the
fact
that
there
was
this
dramatic
overspend,
a
10
overspend
in
fact,
and
that
the
amount
of
increase
Beyond.
H
What
was
what
is
actually
forecast
to
having
been
spent
in
this
budget
year
into
the
estimate
is
actually
only
the
numbers.
I
could
really
bore
you
with
them,
but
it's
actually
only
0.46
over
what
was
actually
spent
in
the
2022-2023
forecast
within
this
budget.
So
the
the
actual
increase
in
terms
of
of
what
was
actually
spent
in
2020
2022
23
to
what
is
expected
to
be
spent
in
23
24
is
actually
only
0.46
percent.
So.
H
Noting
that
that,
while
there's
some
good
news
here
and
I
certainly
will
support
that
it
isn't
quite
as
dramatic
as
it
might
sound
and-
and
maybe
if
I
just
understand
some
aspects
of
the
budget,
I'll
I'll
certainly
have
some
more
understanding,
and
part
of
the
reason
is
that
you
have
to
take
out
from
this
budget,
as
people
know,
money
that
isn't
really
First
Nations.
H
Sorry,
the
government
of
Alberta's
money,
it's
just
money
that
is
flow
through
money,
for
example,
line
four,
which
is
the
first
Nations
Development
Fund,
is
money
that
does
not
come
from
government
at
all.
It
comes
from
casinos
and
I
see
that
of
the
increase
that
we,
the
40.
What
is
it?
44
000
from
last
year's
budget
to
this
year's
budget
I
see
that
the
increase
in
the
the
First
Nation
Dalton
run
takes
up
a
21
million
dollars
of
that.
H
So
you
know
more
than
half
of
that
is
is
just
flow
through
money.
It's
not
actual
money
decided
on
by
this
government
to
flow
through
to
the
indigenous
communities.
H
So
I
just
want
to
want
to
to
say
that
I
I
am
pleased
that
there
is
I
mean
there
are
some
increases,
I'm,
hoping
to
understand
them
a
bit
more
as
we
as
we
move
along
and
and
I'm
hoping
that,
maybe
what
we'll
see
is
a
bit
of
a
Shuffling
from
one
area
to
the
next
in
some
good
areas,
so
having
just
kind
of
set
that
out
after
three
years
of
cuts,
I
I
wanted
to
take
a
chance
to
say.
H
Thank
you
to
the
minister
for
successfully
getting
some
increases
and
we'll
move
on.
The
the
first
one
I
think
is
is
of
any
significance
to
us
is
the
on
line
1.3
in
the
budget,
which
is
the
Strategic
and
Corporate
Services.
There
is
a
a
quite
a
significant
increase
in
that
which
is
simply
money.
The
government
pays
itself
to
do
its
own
work
and
there
there
is
an
11.65
increase
there.
H
So
we're
putting
quite
a
significant
increase
over
the
last
year
and
I'd
certainly
appreciate
if
the
minister
could
take
some
time
to
explain
why
there
was
a
such
a
significant
increase
in
in
this
particular
division.
H
H
H
This
way,
everybody
just
has
to
listen
to
me
talk
for
an
hour
which
I
know
is
very
difficult,
and
so
I
guess
I
when
I,
look
at
strategic,
Corporate,
Services
I
just
want
to
have
an
understanding
is:
is
this
money
that
is
being
charged
from
other
divisions
within
the
the
government
for
services
provided
such
as
accounting
and
other
service
legal
services,
and
so
on?
Perhaps
you
know
either
the
minister
one
of
the
supporting
Personnel
could
answer
that
question
so
not
being
able
to
get
an
answer
to
that
kind
of
question.
H
I
then
want
to
move
on
to
talk
about
nine
number,
two,
the
first
nations
in
and
metis
relations,
and
just
ask
a
little
bit
about
the
increase
in
First,
Nations
and
making
relations.
You
have
talked
about
a
number
of
programs
which
you
say
are
an
increase,
haven't
necessarily
identified,
which
of
those
programs
may
be
part
of
any
particular
increases
in
each
of
these
individual
lines.
So
I
don't
know
if,
for
example,
the
three
million
dollar
Community
reconciliation
from
the
indigenous
reconciliation
initiative,
the
iri
it
would
be
included
in
this
or
okay.
H
It's
very
hard
to
ask
questions
that
you
know
you're
not
going
to
get
an
answer
to,
and
it
would
be
helpful
in
terms
of
the
the
further
questions
that
I
would
then
have
so
I
guess
I
want
to
know
with
each
of
these
budget
lines.
H
You
know
what
is
it
that
is
actually
happening
in
this
individual
budget
line?
Is
it?
Is
it
one
of
these
programs
that
have
just
been
spoken
to,
or
is
it?
Is
it
a
shuffling
of
money.
G
You
and
thank
you
for
the
the
nice
comments
off
the
start.
Remember
if
Ian
and
and
thank
you
for
your
time,
I
gotta
say
it's.
You
know.
Let's
say:
we've
been
a
little
bit
head-buttoned
back
and
forth
a
little
bit,
but
it's
always
the
hearts
are
always
in
the
right
place
and
I
appreciate
you
coming
to
some
of
our
events
that
we've
held
over
the
years
and
we'll
miss
you
on
the
other
side
for
sure,
because
we'll
still
be
on
our
site.
G
Thank
you
for
the
nice
words
to
our
staff,
though
it
was
that
that
should
I
know
it
was
very
heartfelt
and
I
I
appreciate
that
on
the
Strategic
and
Corporate
Services
Lane
I'm
gonna
have
to
we'll
have
to
get
back
to
you
on
that.
If
you
don't
mind,
because
I'm
not
up
to
speed
on
that,
so
we'll
we'll
get
this
stuff
there
we're
doing
some
research
but
somewhere
along
the
line
we'll
get
to
you
on
that
one.
G
What
I
want
to
really
talk
to
you
about
is
some
of
the
increases,
because
I'm
really
happy
with
what
we've
done
here
so
actually
around
the
Friendship
centers
we've
increased
that
from
1
million
to
1.3
million,
and
actually
that
that
actually
worked
a
little
bit
with
member
Janice
Irwin
there
around
the
the
Friendship
Center.
She
was
telling
me
about
some
of
the
shortfalls
some
of
the
programs
had
so,
and
it's
always
been
an
issue
around
getting
extra
funding
to
the
urban
center.
G
G
I
G
Okay,
around
reconciliation
from
one
million
to
3
million,
Missing
murder,
indigenous
women
and
girls,
one
million
to
five
million
and
are
on
our
Urban
initiatives,
five
hundred
thousand
to
a
million
and
the
midi
settlements,
five
million
to
six
million.
So
that's
where
some
of
the
big
increases
come
we're
doing
a
lot
of
work
for
on
reconciliation.
That's
a
lot
of
people!
You
hear
the
term
reconciliation
reconciliation.
G
What's
it
really
mean,
and
so
a
lot
of
my
Ministry
work
is
you
know,
keeping
those
relationships
open
so
I
whenever
I'm
going
to
do
something,
I
usually
get
a
call
from
past
Chief?
Really
little
Charlton,
he
says:
Minister!
Reconciliation
is
nice.
What's
your
action?
What's
your
action,
so
we
always
try
to
take
action
on
things.
So
you
were
with
us
when
we
opened
up
the
reconciliation
Garden.
G
We
planted
a
tree
symbolic,
but
you
know
it
was
very
meaningful
to
the
indigenous
communities
to
have
a
spot
on
the
ledge
grounds.
It's
a
Reconciliation
Garden.
So
we're
going
to
be
putting
a
big
push
around
that
this
year.
That's
going
to
be
a
monument
as
you
come
in,
as
well
as
a
medicine
wheel.
So
very
meaningful
to
the
indigenous
people
and
I
had
a
group
of
Elders
that
again
steered
vests
as
to
how
we
should
move
forward
with
the
with
the
whole
garden
and
the
medicine
wheel.
Of
course,
we'll
have
Asian
sweet
grass.
G
Years
and
we
have
an
indigenous
lady
that
comes
and
harvest
it
for
me
and
we
make
our
own
tobacco,
so
it's
very
meaningful
to
the
elders
when
we
we
give
it
from
the
heart
actual
tobacco.
That's
been
growing
on
the
legislature
grounds
and
there's
gonna
be
a
a
huge
Monument.
We
went
to
rfps
to
to
decide
how
we
want
to
move
forward
on
doing
this.
G
Monument
and
I
really
wanted
a
steinhower,
those
Granite
carvings,
you
see
at
the
University
and
got
McEwen
around,
but
so
he
wasn't
putting
in
an
RFP
and
I
thought
I'm
just
going
to
give
him
a
call.
So
I
called
him
up
and
says:
aren't
you
going
to
put
in
a
a
bid
for
this
Monument?
So
I
was
waiting
for
you
to
call
me.
G
G
G
G
We
had
most
stew
and
it
was
just
a
great
time
to
to
sit
with
him
and
then
his
son
Ben
came
along
and
Ben
is
actually
the
spiritual
only
and
he
was
the
one
that
came
up
with
the
different
petroglyphs
that
should
be
on
the
carving
so
you're
going
to
see
a
lot
of
meaningful
stuff
around
there
for
everything,
from
bear's
claws
to
Eagles
to
metis
symbolas
on
it,
and
so
we
went
back
and
he'd
put
his
bid
in
and
then
the
the
elders,
the
group
that
we
had
deciding
who's
gonna
get
it.
G
They
picked
his
Monument,
thank
goodness
because
he'd
already
built
it,
and
so
that's
going
to
be
the
the
lead
off.
When
you
come
into
this
reconciliation,
Garden,
you'll,
you'll
go
and
start
your
journey
of
reconciliation,
you'll
see
the
monument
and
the
the
meaning
of
it.
G
There's
a
pathway
with
children's
footprints
on
the
pathway
leading
up
to
the
to
the
medicine
wheel.
We
basically
wanted
to
put
make
a
place
where
indigenous
people
can
call
their
own
and
start
their
journey
of
healing.
As
you
know,
there's
a
lot,
a
lot
of
pain
out
there
and
there's
a
lot
of
issues
that
go
with
that
everything
from
addictions
to
mental
health,
to
abuse
and
I've
Just,
Seen,
It
Grow,
so
much
over
the
last
few
years.
G
That
I
really
wanted
to
make
a
difference
and
I
think
this
is
going
to
be
a
great
a
great
step
forward
for
for
all
of
us
and
I,
of
course,
invite
you
oh
come
back
and
on
the
day
that
we
opened
the
garden
and
it'll
take
us
a
while
this
spring
is
going
to
be
working
on
it.
We
have
to
bring
in
dirt
and
everything
to
create
a
nice
spot
where
the
plants
will
grow,
but
it'll
be.
G
E
Yes,
thank
you,
ministers,
member
Finn,
you're,
asking
about
1.3
the
change
in
the
Strategic
and
Corporate
Services.
It's
a
500
000
increase
that
that
is
due
to
entirely
to
bargaining
unit
increases
that
we
settled
with
the
union
and
out
of
out
of
view
out
of
scope
increases
as
well.
So
those
are
a
bargaining.
G
Unit
increases.
Thank
you
appreciate
that.
So
getting
back
onto
some
of
the
other
questions,
you
asked
around
the
increases,
so
the
the
missing
murder,
indigenous
women,
girls,
2s
people,
that's
a
huge
one-
that
we've
we've
put
a
lot
of
money
and
effort
into
it's
going
to
five
million
dollars
this
year.
I
really
want
to
make
an
impactful
difference,
and
the
only
way
we
could
do
that
is
to
put
some
real
money
towards
it.
G
So
I'm
really
pleased
that
Christine
and
her
crew
have
been
working
hard
on
this
and
I
took
it
to
budget,
and
we
had
a
great
discussion
of
budget
and
of
course
it
was
passed
through
there.
So
so
we
do
have
that
money
to
to
start
these
projects-
and
you
know
we
just
have
to
figure
out
where
it's
all
going
to
go
to,
but
we
do
have
a
roadmap
we
put
together
what
we
call
it.
A
premier's
console
and
we've
already
met
with
the
premier
group
of
individuals.
G
We've
got
some
into
and
down
there
First
Nation
Ally
spirited
people,
so
we
did
a
nice
cross
section
there
and
they're
working
hard
on
113
Pathways
to
just
as
we
call
it
and
they'll
be
bringing
forward
ideas
on
how
we
can
move
forward
and
where
we
can
make
a
a
real
difference
like
this
is
probably
the
one
that's
most
difficult
for
me.
We.
G
Usually
start
the
meetings
crying
for
what
a
half
an
hour
and
Christine
has
been
leading
us
on
that
on
that
path
of
reconciliation
there
and
you'll
see
that
we're
still
in
the
in
that
building
down
on
the
main
floor,
you'll
still
see
our
red
dress
on
display.
There
say
something
like
that:
stays
on
display
for
a
couple
months.
This
the
speakers
had
it
on
display
the
full
time
and
it's
become
like
a
permanent
fixture
of
the
Young
building
here
and
a
couple
times
a
year.
G
G
Tough
days,
unfortunately,
all
of
the
people
that
participate
on
that
have
lost
somebody,
so
it
it's
quite
a
journey
that
we've
been
on
there
and
Whitney
helped
us
out
on
that
as
well.
We've
had
a
lot
of
different
mlas
along
the
line.
G
Martin
stayed
with
us
the
whole
time
and
it's
been
a
journey
of
growing
and
walking
the
walk
with
the
people
that
have
have
lost
somebody
and
I
thank
Christina
for
for
guiding
us
on
that
walk.
It's
been
a
an
amazing
journey
and
I
think
we're
actually
in
a
position
where
we're
going
to
make
a
difference
in
the
next
coming
years.
With
the
funding
that
we've
got
available
to
do
to
do
projects
I
like
to
say,
I'm,
not
I'm,
not
driving
the
bus
I
just
putting
the
the
Tigers
on.
A
It
thank
you
very
much
Minister
and
thank
you
for
mentioning
Mr
Steiner
he's
one
of
my
constituents
very
proud
to
have
him
there.
We
have
a
very
vibrant
Arts
Community
there
and
I
actually
have
a
picture
of
that.
Monument
on
the
phone
I
can
show
folks
after
the
meeting
Mr
Fina.
If
you're
back
online,
we
can
give
you
a
10
minute
buck.
H
Your
stories
in
general
commentary,
I,
guess
that
just
doesn't
that,
because
I
can't
really
ask
questions
and
get
answers
to
them.
I
know
I
can
see,
what's
going
to
happen,
I'm
going
to
get
stories
and
so
I'm
not
going
to
get
answers
so
I,
except
that
I
can't
do
anything
about
it.
I
guess
I
want
to
take
us
to
the
question
of
why
the
sudden
change
of
heart
in
government
for
three
years
we
saw
decreases
budgets.
H
You
know
we
saw
the
urban
initiatives
ultimately
destroyed
in
the
first
budget
and
then
some
minor
increases
subsequently
and
now
you're
you're
saying
that,
for
example,
the
Friendship
Center
has
gone
from
1
to
1.3
million
dollars,
and
you
know
there
are
certainly
other
things
like
I
I
count,
just
as
in
the
things
you've
talked
about
so
far,
10
different
program
services
or
whatever
else
that
may
that
may
be
increasing
I
guess
I
just
want
to
know
what
happened.
H
Why
is
it
that,
for
for
almost
four
years,
we
are
literally
two
months
away
from
an
election?
So
for
almost
four
years
we
saw
a
decrease
in
funding
for
indigenous
relations.
We
saw
specific
programs
lose
their
funding.
We
saw
some
it
completely
eliminated
and
we
certainly
have
seen
other
programs
that
were
very
successful
prior
to
your
taking
over
government
that
received
no
extra
funding.
H
They
essentially
got
played
out
and
were
allowed
to
Wither
on
the
vine
after
the
fact
and
now
suddenly,
as
we
head
into
this
next
election,
I
I
have
10
programs
and
I'm
wondering
how
it
is.
We
get
through
three
years
and
10
months
with
little
action
and
then
suddenly,
two
months
now,
before
the
end,
we
we
get
all
of
these
kind
of
things
I.
H
You
know,
I
know
you
know,
for
example,
the
reconciliation
Garden
is
a
lovely
thing
and
appreciate
going
to
the
to
to
the
you
know
the
original
side
turning,
but
that
was
over
a
year
ago
and
nothing's
happened
with
its.
You
know
again
it
things
that
they're
promised
and
then
there's
no
motion
forward
on
this.
H
You
know
the
the
there
was
no
increase
to
the
Mna
until
suddenly
this
year
now,
there's
an
increase
to
the
m,
a
there's,
no
increase
to
Abiff
and
though
suddenly
there's
this
big
jump
in
in
funding
and
I'd.
Also
like
to
just
ask
the
question
about
where,
in
the
budget
heap,
if
funding
is
because
I've
forgotten
now
too
too
long
I've
been
on
the
wrong
wrong
side
of
this,
the
conversation
so
I
guess
I.
Just
you
know
I'm
just
discouraged
about
this.
H
You
know
I
I
really
want
to
spend
some
time
talking
about
the
murdered
and
missing
indigenous
women,
because
it
is
something
I
want
to
be
positive
about
and
be.
Congratulatory
about.
I
am
thrilled
that
there's
five
million
dollars
I,
certainly
wish
it
was
more
I
mean
you
have
113
recommendations
at
five
million
dollars
that
comes
down
to
only
after
a
few
thousand
dollars
per
recommendation.
I,
don't
know
they
don't
all
take
money,
but
I
am
thrilled
that
at
least
that
it's
going
in
that
direction.
H
H
But
my
point
here
is
that
you
know
the
the
calls
for
Justice
from
the
national
inquiry
came
out
four
years
ago
and
and
there's
been
plenty
of
time
to
take
action
and
there's
just
action
hasn't
been
taken
and
now
we're
in
a
place
where
there's
promise
of
action
I
want
to
be
I
want
to
be
supportive
and
congratulatory
on
it,
because
I
think
this
is
one
of
our
society
today
and
I'm,
just
so
discouraged
that
we're
we're
seeing
these
small
bits
of
action.
H
Just
at
the
last
minute,
I'd
like
to
you
know,
I
could
go
through
this.
This
catalog
and
and
just
sort
of
see
have
you
know,
number
22
and
I.
Just
you
can
see.
I've
just
opened
it
anywhere
partner
with
indigenous
women
and
organizations
to
develop
and
Implement
in
the
evaluation
framework
to
inform
enhancements
of
track
and
Reporting
on
the
progress
of
all
government
of
actions
to
support
MMI,
wg2s,
plus
survivors
and
families
has
has
anything
happened
on
that,
or
is
that
a
promise
and
I
could
go?
I
literally
could
go
through
in.
H
H
You
know
the
promise
is
there
and
so
I
am
so
caught,
because
I
can't
ask
back
and
forth
I
I
can't
even
you
know,
I
have
to
give
you
some
general
questions
and
I'm
sure
that
was
the
intent
and
and
express
my
concern
that
you
know
we're
we're
we're
seeing
action
now
that
could
easily
have
taken
place
over
four
years
and
it's
taking
place
at
three
years
and
ten
months,
and
it's
just
discouraging
it.
You
know
so
congratulations
on.
H
Finally,
after
four
years
and
ten
months
getting
to
the
place
that
you
are
now
so
I
guess,
I
just
go
on
with
my
questions
and
you
can
answer
them
as
much
as
you
want.
Thank
you
for
the
answer
on
the
Strategic
and
Corporate
Services.
Then,
of
course,
I
move
on
to
the
next
one,
which
is
the
first
Nations
and
metis
relations
I'd
like
to
know
specifically,
which
of
these
programmed
initiatives
are
in
that
particular
section
of
the
budget.
H
Can
you
tell
me
how
much
of
the
money
in
in
that
increase
I
see
it's
a
little
over
two
million
dollars,
increase
million
dollar
increase?
How
much
of
that
is
is
going
to
staff
as
opposed
to
going
to
initiatives?
Can
you
tell
me
I'd
like
to
know
in
each
one
of
these
divisions
the
first
nation
made
to
relations
and
initiatives,
the
the
and
the
other,
the
other
sections
there,
because
some
are
different?
Are
there
changes
in
the
ftes
in
in
the
department?
H
You
know,
I
can
see
that
there
is
a
significant
amount
of
increase
in
indigenous
women's
initiatives,
which
is
the
one
I'm
celebrating
here
with
you
the
most
but
I'd
really
like
to
know
how
much
is
put
into
resources
for
Christina
and
her
team
to
actually
be
able
to
follow
through
with
these.
You
know
these.
What
I
think
are
excellent.
H
Pathways
to
Justice
in
some
ways
that
you
know
a
repeat
of
the
national
calls
for
justice
and
and
I'd
just
like
to
know,
are:
are
there
actual
things
put
in
place
to
move
these
things
forward?
Are
the
people
in
place
to
do
that?
H
You
know:
are
the
programs
in
place
to
actually
Implement
these
kind
of
things,
because
I'm
worried
it's
going
to
be
like
the
reconciliation
reconciliation
Garden,
which
you
know
we
were
at
the
sod
turning
a
year
ago
and
and
I
go
out
there
today,
and
that
tree
is
still
there?
That's
the
only
thing.
That's
there,
though,
and
so
it
just
makes
me
nervous
that
you
know,
while
I'm
trying
to
be
supportive
and
congratulatory
because
I
these
are
all
things
that
I
would
certainly
like
to
see
us
doing.
H
It's
been
really
inconsistent
with
the
history
of
this
department
over
the
last
four
years,
so
perhaps
you
can
go
through
the
First,
Nations
and
Native
relations
and
all
I
will
ask
similar
questions
on
all
them
and
tell
me
which
of
these
programs
are
in
there?
How
much
of
that
affects
ftes
in
that
program
and
and.
H
You
anticipate
some
of
these
programs
will
actually
result
in
people
being
able
to
receive
funding.
Will
indeed,
people
be
able
to
get
a
check
from
from
the
economic
reconciliation
program.
For
example,
when
will
people
be
able
to
get
money
from
Abiff?
You
know:
when
will
the
m
a
receive
their
their
increase
in
funding?
H
When
will
the
Friendship
centers
receive
their
increase
in
funding?
You
know,
those
kind
of
things
would
be
really
important.
H
H
I
would
like
to
know
with
regard
to
First
Nations
of
at
relations,
whether
there's
actually
been
a
change
in
any
of
the
the
promises
of
protocol
agreements
with
the
the
different
treaty
organizations.
I
I
know
that
there
was
a
sort
of
a
failure
of
the
treaty,
six
protocol
agreement,
one
time
and
I
wonder
if
can
tell
me
if
that's
back
on
track,
do
we
actually
have
a
protocol
agreement
with
treaty?
Eight
I
do
understand,
we
have
almost
a
Blackfoot
and
we
do
have
one
with
with
yeah
G4
as
well.
H
H
I
guess
I
am
I'm
mostly
interested
in
results.
Minister
I
certainly
am
seeing
that
you
have
some
promises
here
and
I
certainly
hope
that
many
of
these
things
come
to
fruition.
I'm
discouraged
that
this
seems
to
be
last.
A
Ian
and
I
do
feel
your
frustration,
but
the
minister,
as
you
had
as
a
minister,
have
an
option
of
going
back
and
forth
or
going
to
block
so
I
would
encourage
you
to
you
know
you
can
spend
10
minutes,
giving
him
a
list
of
questions,
and
hopefully
the
minister
will
be
able
to
answer
those
for
you
as
long
as
they
stick
to
the
business
plan
and
the
budget
documents
so
Minister.
You
have
10
minutes
to
respond
well.
G
Thank
you
so
much
and
thank
you
for
the
questions.
Those
are
all
good
questions
and
I
I
appreciate
it.
I'll
do
my
best
to
to
answer
when
I
was
writing
feed
virtually
here
around
our
reconciliation
Garden.
This
is
going
to
be
a
highlight
of
the
that's
going
to
be
amazing
and
The
Monument's
already
built
so
and
it's
winter
time.
So
it's
kind
of
hard
to
do
ground
work
in
the
winter.
G
So
as
soon
as
the
ground
thaw
is
out
they're
going
to
be
out
there,
we've
already
got
contracted
landscape
company
to
do
the
Landscaping.
We've
got
people
working
on
Logistics
around
moving
the
monument.
This
is
no
small
task.
G
Steinhauer
is
doing
it
himself,
he's
got
it
all
figured
out
he's.
How
he's
going
to
do
this
and
I'm
not
sure
how
but
he's
got
he's,
got
a
planning
we're
down
there
with
him
one
day
and
he
was
figuring
out
where
the
Crane's
going
to
sit
and
how
they're
going
to
put
everything
in
place.
So
don't
don't
worry
at
all.
It'll
all
come
together
and
do
course
a
lot
of
these
programs.
G
Of
course,
the
budget
has
passed
by
the
lieutenant
governor
when
she
gives
the
blessing,
then
the
money
is
available,
and
so
it's
a
matter
of
hey
and
the
friendship
centers
is
putting
in
applications
and
the
funding
can
start
rolling
out
as
soon
as
that
happens,
around
Staffing
there's
only
been
one
one.
Fte
that's
come
in
and
that's
in
Christina's
department
help
her
out
there
all
right,
yeah.
G
Okay,
so
other
than
that
it's
been
frozen,
so
all
the
money
just
won
all
the
money
is
going
into
programs
and
that's
what
we're
trying
to
do.
We're
really
focusing
on
putting
the
money
where
it
can
do
the
most
good
and
I
know.
Christine
is
a
little
scared
that
she's
got
this
much
money
to
spend,
but
I
know
she'll,
do
an
amazing
job
at
it
and
I
that
that's
part
of
what
what
we
do
there,
like
I,
don't
I,
don't
try
to
tell
the
department
heads
how
to
spend
it.
G
Like
I
said
in
working
with
our
our
women's
initiatives
and
the
missing
murdered
panel
that
we
have
the
premier's
console,
that's
that's
their
belly
Wick
to
go
forward
with
and
and
tell
me
what
they
want
and
it's
my
job
to
get
it
done
once
they
tell
me
exactly
what
they
want.
So
we've
been
working
on
some
good
programs.
The
premier
is
incredibly
supportive
of
all
this.
She
wants
to
meet
with
with
indigenous
oh,
it's
Rich
Michelle's
group
called.
G
Advancement
of
Aboriginal
women,
it's
quoting
his
story
around,
that's
how
that
became,
but
that
one
and
we've
got
the
mateys
women
and
economic
security.
And
now
we've
got
our
previous
Council
on
missing
bird
indigenous
women
and
girls.
So
we're
trying
to
line
these
up.
She
wants
to
meet
with
them
all
as
quick
as
she
can.
G
She's
already
met
with
the
with
her
previous
console
on
missing,
murdered
already
once
and
so
we're
relying
these
meetings
up
and
she's
very
supportive,
and
that's
one
of
the
reasons
why
a
lot
of
this
funding
is
coming
forward
is
because
the
premium
is
very
supportive.
She
put
me
on
Treasury
board
this
year.
I
think,
that's
probably
the
first
time
you've
had
an
indigenous
relations
Minister
on
Treasury
board,
so
I
was
able
to
have
direct
input
to
treasury
board,
and
it's
not
just
this
ministry
as
well.
You'll
see
coming
forward
from
other
Ministries
from
housing.
G
There's
a
there's
indigenous
housing
coming
up
culture
around
our
tourism
initiative,
like
there's
employment,
benefit
program,
Advanced
education-
that
was
one
of
the
things
we
took
on
last.
The
last
couple
years
was
under
Premier
Kenny.
He
said
he
wanted
all
all
Ministries
to
work
with
our
department
on
reconciliation,
which
was
really
good,
but
it
made
us
really
busy,
but
the
thing
pulled
it
off
and
I
was
really
proud
of
of
what
they've
done.
G
So
it's
not
just
reconciliation
around
what
you're
seeing
indigenous
relations
you're
going
to
see
reconciliation
projects
and
just
the
whole
reconciliation
theme
throughout
our
entire
government
and
I'm,
really
proud
of
of
all
of
the
Ministries
and
members
that
are
have
put
so
much
time
and
dedication
into
doing
this.
We've
got
our
economic
Corridor.
That's
huge
like
for
a
treaty
hate
when
you're
talking
treaty,
eight
initiatives.
This
is
a
huge
initiative.
That's
going
forward,
that's
going
to
benefit
all
albertans
and
all
First
Nations.
G
Remember,
getzen
has
done
real
one's
work
on
this
and
helping
us
put
that
together
and
I'm
so
proud
of
the
work
that
we're
doing
around
that
to
help
move.
Alberta's
products
and
health
indigenous
communities
be
true,
Partners
in
prosperity,
we're
walking.
The
walk
here
like
this
is
this:
is
some
amazing
work,
that's
being
done,
I'm,
so
proud
of
everything?
That's
going
on
around
that!
You
know
you
talk
about
what
what
did
we
do
right
off
the
start,
the
aioc
I
have
to
talk
about
this
all
the
time.
The
Alberta
indigenous
opportunities
Corporation.
G
G
G
When
I
look
at
the
big
project,
we
did
with
Enbridge
project
rocket
up
there,
little
maidy
community
that
had
nothing
before
one
of
the
reasons
Colwood
went
so
rapid
in
some
of
these
indigenous
communities.
They
had
four
families
living
in
one
house
and
not
available,
not
available
affordable
to
build
more
houses
or
other
houses,
and
we've
been
able
to
to
put
together
I
think
County.
23
indigenous
communities
were
brought
together
in
that
First
Nations
Media
communities
made
a
nation,
maybe
settlements.
G
We've
put
everybody
together
on
this
and
they're
all
working
together
wonderfully
there's
a
1.2
billion
dollar
1.12
billion
dollar
project.
The
government
backstopped
that
through
AIC
250
million
dollars
another
one
little
maidy
Community
up
there.
They
literally
had
nothing.
They
now
have
a
bought
land.
They
bought
a
bison
herd.
G
They
got
so
much
pride
in
what
they're
doing
so.
No
money
down
no
risk
they're,
making
a
million
dollars
a
year
for
the
next
30
Years
I'd,
call
that
a
win
and
that's
what
we
did
right
off
right
out
of
the
Chute
I
mean
right
out
of
the
shoot
that
was
gone
so
yeah
we're
lucky
this
year,
we've
got
some
increasing
budgets,
but
we've
been
working
on
it
right
from
the
start
like
this
is
life-changing
initiatives
that
we've
been
working
on,
and
everyone
has
been
it's
backing
us
up
on
this.
G
That
was
just
one
project.
We
did
the
frog
Lake
the
Cogen,
with
a
psych
d
project
up
there,
where
they
put
the
steam
into
the
ground,
to
take
the
heavy
oil
out
and
by
capturing
the
heat,
that's
being
wasted,
they've
been
able
to
create
electricity,
we've
backed
off
them,
I
think
27
million
dollars
on
that
one.
Of
course,
our
Cascade
power
project
hope
I,
add
some
there,
we
backstopped
so
1.5
billion
dollar
project.
That's
still
going.
It
was
a
two-year
project
to
build
this
thing.
G
I
don't
know
if
you've
ever
got
a
chance
to
take
a
drive
out
there
and
take
a
look,
but
it's
pretty
impressive.
What's
going
on
out
there
using
good,
clean,
Alberta
natural
gas,
the
best
carbon
capture
technology,
there
is
in
the
world,
Nobody
Does
it
Better
Than
Alberta-
and
this
is
this-
is
provided
I've
seen
somewhere
around
1200
jobs.
Just
constructing
this
thing.
We've
got
training
programs
for
indigenous
kids
out
there,
a
young
girl
becoming
electricians.
G
G
This
is
no
small
small
project
and
then
the
project
rocket
with
the
with
the
Enbridge
group,
everybody
joining
partnership
on
the
pipeline.
How
many
communities
are
involved
in
that
one
23
20
23,
on
that
one
yeah,
that
was
amazing,
I
think
it
was
the
biggest
energy
project.
Indigenous
I
think
in
the
world
indigenous
communities
ever
participated
in
is
huge
and
I'm
proud
to
say
that
there's
a
lot
more
coming
like
buckle
up
because
it's
gonna,
it's
really
starting
to
heat
up.
G
We've
we've
opened
an
office
in
Edmonton
now
for
the
AOC
First
Nation
land
sort
of
Enoch.
There
we've
got
a
full
First,
Nation
CEO,
that's
taken
over
the
reins
and
doing
an
amazing
job.
So
there's
a
lot
of
projects
in
the
shoot
you're
going
to
see
a
lot
of
stuff
coming
out
this
year,
where
so
many
communities
are
going
to
be
involved.
I
can't
I
can't
tease
you
a
little
bit
here,
but
there's
a
there's
a
lot
of
good
stuff
coming
out
of
that
one.
So
I'm
really
probably
really
happy
about
that.
G
It's
probably
one
of
the
biggest
things
that
indigenous
relations
has
ever
done
and
I
I
get
I
get
asked
to
speak
across
the
country
on
on
that
project.
It's
just
it's
never
been
done
before
the
now
we've
got
Saskatchewan's
trying
to
copious
BCS
wanting
to
Coffee
us.
They
say
even
the
federal
government
is
going
to
copy
Alberta
I
actually
had
the
the
minister
in
my
office,
Federal
Minister
Mark
Miller
about
two
weeks
ago,
and
he
was
trying
to
give
me
the
gears
about
our
energy
and
I
said
you
know.
G
G
You
can
believe
this
they've
they're
capturing
the
carbon
up
at
Fort,
Saskatchewan
they
pressurize
it,
and
when
you
guess
what,
when
you
put
CO2
Under
Pressure,
it's
like
propane,
it
turns
into
liquid.
They
run
it
in
a
pipeline
down
to
the
Joffrey
plant.
They've
got
seven
Wells
that
have
been
dry,
that
they're
now
dropping
the
CO2
down
and
when
it
gets
down
into
the
formation.
H
So
I
think
I
guess
we'll
just
ask
a
number
of
questions.
Hopefully,
maybe
get
some
kind
of
an
answer
from
them
in
in
the
last
year.
Have
you
indeed
signed
any
new
protocol
agreements?
As
you
indicated,
you
were
going
to
try
to
do
at
our
last
estimates.
I,
don't
see
any
evidence
of
that
in
your
plan,
so
why
that
you
have
failed
to
do
that.
H
Estimates
you've
indicated
that,
while
you
were
basically
continuing
the
program
as
it
was
set
up
by
the
previous
government,
you
were
not
putting
any
new
monies
in
and
you
were
not
making
the
compulsory
for
for
civil
servants
to
take
the
program
so
I'm
wondering
if
that
program
exists
now
is
it
has
the
number
of
people
receiving
the
training
going
up
or
down,
and
do
you
have
any
intention
of
going
to
what
was
originally
designed
as
phase
two
of
the
of
the
program
to
train
civil
servants?
H
Are
there
any
other
anti-racism
initiatives
that
you
are
particularly
involved
in
and
I'm
I'm
interested
in
all
of
these
things?
In
that
do
they
actually
exist
now?
I
know
you
have
lots
of
plans
after
three
years
and
ten
months
of
doing
some
things
in
the
future.
I
want
to
know
that
these
things
actually
occur
right
now.
H
Can
you
tell
me
whether
or
not
there
are
cross-government
initiatives
that
are
supported
by
your
staff
in
in
your
ministry
that
have
required
any
particular
increase
in
in
costs
and
how
that
might
be
reflected
in
in
the
budget
in
terms
of
working
with
with
other
programs
I'm
interested
in
the
Urban
indigenous
programming?
H
As
you
know
that
for
three
estimates
we
saw
significant
Cuts
in
in
this
area
and
I
like
to
know
if
there
had
been
some
improvements,
I
see
that
there's
some
promised
ones,
but
in
fact,
have
there
indeed
been
any
increases
in
the
urban
indigenous
programming
of
the
ones.
The
many
programs
that
you
you
cut
along
the
way
have
there.
H
For
example,
The
Institute
for
the
advancement
of
Aboriginal
women
received
a
significant
cut
to
their
core
funding
earlier
on
in
your
term
and
I'm,
just
wondering
whether
or
not
that
has
been
fully
restored
or
is
there
an
increase?
Are
they
also
continuing
to
get
the
money
that
they
require
to
run?
H
The
Escuela
Awards
I
also
want
to
know
if
there's
been
any
changing
to
the
funding
for
the
new
town
new
in
town
program
at
Bandero
and,
of
course,
any
of
the
other
Frontline
programs
that
you
have
that
you
had
previously
cut.
Are
they
all
getting
their
money
back?
Are
some
of
them
getting
their
money
back,
or
are
you
just
heading
off
in
New,
Directions
and
sort
of
leaving
behind
the
previous
programs.
H
About
two
years
ago
now,
the
government
somewhat
unceremoniously
booted
the
Nietzsche
Institute
out
of
the
building
they
occupied
for
decades.
Without
any
consultation
with
the
program.
We
had
to
send
a
letter,
and
thank
you
for
your
response
to
that
that
request,
but
at
the
time
that
the
aniti
Institute
was
told
that
they
were
to
be
leaving
the
the
their
decades-long
facility.
There
was
an
indication
from
this
Minister
and
other
ministers
that
they
would
be.
H
There
would
be
help
in
finding
a
new
permanent
location,
whoever,
as
you
know,
from
the
fall
and
the
appearance
of
director
of
the
Nichi
Institute
in
in
the
house
that
they
are
indicating
that
they
have
not
received
that
kind
of
assistance
and
I'm
wondering
whether
this
budget
reflects
anything.
That
may
give
some
hope
to
the
needy
Institute
to
find
a
long-term
permanent
residence
subsequent
to
them
being
booted
out
by
this
government.
H
And
moving
on
to
metis
Relations
Division
that
in
March
of
2020
at
our
last
estimates,
the
minister
acknowledged
to
this
committee
that
he
was
aware
that
the
long-term
agreement
for
the
metis
settlement,
General
Council,
had
only
a
few
years
three
years.
I
think
at
that
time.
So
two
years
left
before
the
correct
me
on
the
of
the
final
expiry
of
the
long-term
agreement.
H
And
can
you
tell
me
about
some
changes
that
we
might
anticipate
in
that
agreement
and
I
see
from
your
comments
earlier
that
you've
indicated
that
there
is
one
million
dollars
going
to
the
metis
settlement
General
Council,
and
is
that
is
that
just
for
the
running
of
the
of
the
Mathew
settlement,
general
counsel?
Or
is
there
actually
going
to
be
some
increased
funding
into
the
long-term
agreement?
H
That
would
actually
help
them
to
do
things
in
their
Community
I,
see
that
you
have
indicated
that
you're
providing
a
million
dollars
for
consultation
and
two
million
dollars
for
policing.
Can
you
tell
me
how
much
of
an
increase
or
decrease
that
is
for
consultation?
How
much
was
it
that
the
metis
settlements
had
for
consultation
prior
to
this
and
one
million
dollars,
and
how
much
of
it
changes
that
now
and
the
policing
is
this
money
that
will
be
made
available
to
them
to
establish
their
own
policing?
H
I'm
interested
in
whether
or
not
this
department
is
designing
any
particular
structure,
moving
forward
to
deal
with
the
fact
that
the
metis
nation
of
Alberta
has
now
established
their
own
Constitution
and
assigned
a
a
agreement
with
the
federal
government.
Will
you
be
acknowledging
that
Constitution?
H
Will
you
be
dealing
with
the
metis
nation
moving
forward
as
a
independent
government?
And,
let's
just
say,
maybe
we
do
with
First
Nations
and,
if
so
is,
is
there
money
put
in
this
budget
to
do
that
and
where
it
might
have
find
changes
in
terms
of
the
relationship
with
the
metis
nation?
Moving
forward,
I
know
that
you've
indicated
just
this
morning
that
there
is
an
increase
of
the
metis
Nations
budget
up
to
1.8
million
dollars.
H
You
tell
me
how
much
of
an
increase
that
is
I,
don't
think
it's
not
a
1.8
million
dollar
increase.
It's
just
an
increase
of
the
existing
budget
up
to
1.8,
so
I
want
to
know
how
that
will
play
out.
Is
this
government
preparing
to
to
treat
them
differently
moving
forward,
given
the
the
signing
with
the
federal
government
and
how
is
that
reflected
in
terms
of
the
budget
here,
Staffing
and
other
programs
that
might.
H
I
also
am
interested
in
the
metis
settlement,
General
Council,
future
fund
and
the
fact
that
the
future
fund
is
is
at
a
significant
flying
over
the
over
the
last
number
of
years,
and
the
prospects
of
that
funding,
essentially
dwindling
to
zero,
apparently
remain
the
same
I'm
wondering
if
you
can
tell
me
if
you
are
putting
any
money
into
the
future
fund
with
the
metis
Nations
or
if
there's
anything
else,
that
will
help
to
increase
that
fund.
Or
are
we
essentially
looking
at
that
fund
coming
too?
H
H
And
I
guess,
with
regard
to
the
metis
settlement
group
as
well,
that
two
years
ago
the
government
made
some
some
overarching
changes
to
the
metis
settlement
governance
and
it
was
widely
condemned
by
the
metis
leaders
number
one.
If
there's
any
changes
there,
this
budget
reflects
any
attempting
back
to
to
rectify
or
change
the
the.
A
G
Do
my
best
there's
a
lot
of
questions
in
there
so
around
the
protocol
agreements,
we
did
do
a
protocol
agreement
with
treaty
six.
It
was
a
very,
very
meaningful
ceremony.
We
we
signed
that
with
several
Ministries
there
as
well.
So,
as
you
know,
with
the
protocol
agreements,
we
have
various
tables
that
lays
out
how
well,
how
will
work
with,
say:
Transportation
Health,
a
big
one.
Of
course.
G
Right
now
is
children's
services,
and
so
each
of
those
Ministries
signs
off
on
their
table,
as
well
as
the
general
sign
agreement,
they're
moving
along
with
a
lot
of
different
initiatives.
Don
owns
a
lot
of
those
and
we
have
a
team
that
works
with
them
to
make
sure
that
we
keep
moving
forward
and
there's
things
in
there
like
how
many
times
a
year,
they'll
meet
with
the
premier
or
various
Ministries,
and
that
type
of
thing
so
that
the
one
with
treaty
six
has
been
signed
and
is
moving
forward
with
treaty
eight.
G
They
we
work
with
various
groups
up
there,
the
big
one
we're
working
with
right
now
that
involves
all
of
them
is
around
the
economic
Corridor,
and
we've
got
an
amazing
working
group
going
on
that
and
you'll
be
excited
as
it
moves
forward
to
see
how
the
how
the
groups
are
going
to
benefit
from
from
this
huge
initiative.
That's
going
on
up
there
right
now,
Council
of
Elders,
we've
of
course
used
console
developers
all
the
time.
G
G
The
iaw
actually
never
had
a
cut,
never
had
a
cut
and
we've
actually
moved
it
from
115k
to
165.
So
you
kind
of
increase,
Bent
Arrow,
just
wrote
them
a
check
for
around
I,
think
215k.
G
So
a
great
group
over
there,
a
couple
of
ladies,
are
from
where
I
live
out
there
and
so
I
get
a
chance
to
stop
in
and
visit
with
them.
Once
in
a
while
they're
doing
an
amazing
work
for
us
over
at
since
2021
excellent
yeah,
so
a
lot
of
work
going
on
with
Ventura,
they
do
a
lot
of
great
stuff
for
us,
so
we
make
sure
that
they
have
funding
to
carry
them
on
the
msgc
long-term
agreement
that
actually
expires.
G
March
31st
of
this
year
and
under
the
long-term
agreement
they're
getting
around
5
million
I've
actually
increased
that
to
6
million
so
they're,
actually
making
a
million
dollars
more
than
they
were
under
the
long-term
agreement
and
around
the
policing.
We
did
give
them
additional
two
million
dollars
to
the
settlements
directly
to
pay
for
the
RCMP
and
so
we'll
be
doing
signing
some
agreements
with
them
very
shortly
as
well.
G
The
Mna
radiation
of
Alberta
they
were
at
1.2
and
they've,
moved
to
1.8,
so
a
significant
increase
there,
as
as
well
as
all
of
these
grants,
they're
also
capable
of
applying
for
other
things
as
well.
The
Mna
applied
for
an
ABF
Grant
to
for
the
metis
Crossing.
It's
probably
familiar
with
that
as
well.
We
helped
them
build
a
hotel
up
there
and
it's
doing
very
well.
I
was
surprised.
G
I
was
going
to
do
a
function
up
there,
but
it
was
booked
solid,
so
I
I
didn't
think
it
would
ever
really
take
off
because
it's
kind
of
well
I'll
tell
them
oh
God's
country
and
all
this,
but
it's
it's
doing
quite
well.
I
was
surprised
so
really
happy
that
that
they're
doing
a
good
job
on
that
and
a
lot
of
people
helping
out
to
make
sure
that
that's
successful
the
media,
Central
general
counsel,
actually
I
believe
that
you
approved
most
of
the
withdrawals
from
the
future
fund.
G
They
were
using
a
lot
of
it
just
for
administration
fees
and
so
I
didn't
think
that
was
the
best
use
of
those
future
funds.
It
was
supposed
to
be
for
saving
it
for
projects,
so
they
are
in
control
of
it
as
to
how
they
want
to
spend
it.
They
just
have
to
agree
on
it,
so
I
don't
get
involved
in
their
internal
workings.
On
that
around
the
indigenous
learning
initiative
that
we
asked
about
that's
to
do
with
civil
servants.
G
G
The
programs
provide
an
overview
on
indigenous
histories,
residential
schools,
treaties,
contemporary
issues
and
the
courses
help
the
Alberta
public
service
and
the
agency
boards
and
commission
staff
better
understand
the
unique
strengths
and
the
challenges
by
indigenous
people
in
Canada.
Since
2018.
G
It
provides
Alberta
public
servants
and
agency
board
and
commissioned
employees
with
an
overview
of
indigenous
history,
treaties,
residential
schools
and
contemporary
realities
that
are
experienced
by
the
indigenous
communities
today,
so
that
training
addresses
myths,
misconceptions
stereotypes
and
that
serves
to
change
behaviors
and
create
a
desire
for
further
learning
and
the
respectful
dialogue.
The
course
is,
six
and
a
half
hours
long.
G
Cultural
protocol
training-
that's
the
other
one,
now
that's
a
half
day
session
and
that
expands
Alberta
public
servants
and
ABC
employees,
understanding
of
diverse
indigenous
cultures
and
protocols,
the
role
of
Elders
and
how
to
work
with
and
engage
in
a
culturally
appropriate
way
with
First
Nations
and
maybe
groups
in
Alberta.
So
there's
an
increasing
demand
and
a
request
for
the
ICP
sessions
are
generally
by
employees
and
specific
divisions
directly
engaging
with
indigenous
communities.
G
So
these
two
programs
and
sessions
are
offered
in
person
in
Edmonton
and
virtually
across
the
province
for
grade
accessibility.
So
everyone
has
access
to
do
this,
so
the
ministries
of
indigenous
relations
and
we
have
children's
services
and
annotation
as
well
as
Yellowhead
Family
Services,
the
innotech,
Alberta
and
Alberta
innovates
have
made
it
mandatory
for
their
staff,
the
ministries
of
Forestry
parks,
tourism,
environment
and
protected
areas.
G
Culture
and
infrastructure
support
all
employees
to
attend.
Both
training
programs
in
2021
indigenous
relations
became
the
lead
Ministry
of
the
IL.
Previously
it
was
the
Public
Service
Commission,
so
we
take
it
very
seriously
and
we
have
all
employees
are
taking
that.
There's
also
another
free
program
through
the
university
Alberta
that
you
can
take
online
I.
Think
most
of
my
staff
in
the
office
have
I've
taken
that
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
it's
a
it's
a
really
good
course,
and
it's
free
that's
the
best
part.
G
You
can
just
go
under
University
of
Alberta
and
look
it
up
and
take
that
one
I
haven't
quite
completed
it
myself,
but
I'm
in
the
middle
of
it.
So
it's
a
my
spare
time
project
working
on
that
to
get
through
that.
So
there's
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
programs
that
are
going
on
throughout
our
department
to
make
sure
that
they're
all
taken
care
of-
and
you
ask
me
about
one
other
one.
G
So
the
problem
makers
Lodge
there
we've
expanded
the
the
beds
there
like
twice
as
many
as
it
was
before.
Our
our
government
decided
early
on
that
we
were
going
to
make
addictions
of
mental
health
a
big
part
of
our
mandate,
and
we
were
going
to
go
to
a
4
000
treatment
beds.
A
I'm
going
to
take
this
opportunity
to
give
a
Shameless
plug
for
the
metis
crossing,
because
it
is
a
beautiful
location
for
a
wedding
or
a
family
reunion.
They
have
Hotel
facilities,
catering
and
again,
a
campground
with
full
power,
and
it's
huge
and
it's
right
on
the
beautiful
North
Saskatchewan
River.
That's
your
commercial
break!
For
the
day,
we'll
now
move
on
to
20
minutes
for
the
government
caucus.
F
You
know
just
having
a
look
at
estimates
here.
F
You
know
I'm
seeing
inclusive
half
a
million
dollars,
First
Nations
metis
relations,
I
am
indigenous
women's
initiatives,
up
5.2
million
First
Nations
Development
Fund
up
21
million
program,
support
and
land
claims,
700,
000,
strategic
engagement
policy,
Innovations
up
six
million,
and
the
list
goes
on.
F
F
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
health
and
safety
of
indigenous
women
and
girls
and
to
I'm
going
to
say
that
out
the
long
way,
one
time
so
that
everybody
knows
what
it
is
and
then
I'm
not
going
to
have
to
say
the
very,
very
long
name,
but
it's
2s
is
two-spirited:
lesbian,
gay,
bisexual,
transsexual
queer,
questioning,
intersex
and
asexual
Plus,
so
2s,
lgbtqia
and
I'm
going
to
ask
you
a
couple
of
questions
about
that
as
well
as
we
go
through,
you
know.
F
We
know
that
the
health
and
safety
for
indigenous
women
and
girls
is
a
complex
issue.
We
know
that
it
has
had
tragic,
tragic
consequences
for
so
many
women
and
certainly
working
with
the
joint
working
group
on
missing
emerging
indigenous
women,
girls.
It
it's
heartbreaking
and
it's
hard
to
look
at,
but
we
need
to
look
at
it
and
we
need
to
understand
what
we
need
to
be
able
to
to
do
and
so
on.
This
very
important
issue.
F
I
just
would
like
you
to
generally
discuss
the
multitude
of
factors
that
are
involved
here
and
what
the
priorities
of
your
ministry
are
with
regards
to
this
issue
going
forward
for
the
upcoming
year.
F
Certainly,
we've
worked
on
this
now
for
three
plus
years
and
beyond
that
I'd
like
to
know
how
your
ministry
is
working
with
other
Ministries
and
partners
to
address
this
ongoing
crisis,
because
we
discovered
that
in
the
joint
working
group
that
much
of
this
is
across
Ministry.
The
national
inquiry
also
spoke
about
the
cross,
Ministry
peace
and
across
government
piece
that
that
this
requires
not
only
dealing
with
root
causes,
but
also
dealing
with
the
the
actualities
of
tragic
consequences
happening
today.
G
Thanks
for
that
question
and
hardest.
G
I'm
talking
about
this
very
well,
my
daughter
and
her
wife.
G
So
that's
why
it's
so
dear
to
my
heart,
you're
going
to
meet
my
little
grandson
next
week
and
bring
him
to
the
ledge
so
indigenous
women
and
girls.
They
do
experience
some
of
the
highest
rates
of
poverty,
unemployment,
violence
and
other
challenges
and
barriers
that
impact
their
Health
social
and
economic
circumstances.
G
G
Vice
is
key
to
ensuring
provincial
policies
and
programs
and
services
meet
the
needs
of
indigenous
women
and
girls
in
the
2s
community
as
a
lead
in
coordinating
government
Alberta's
response
to
a
national
inquiry
into
missing
murder
and
Judas
women
and
girls.
My
Ministry
has
done
extensive
work,
examining
complexity
of
the
issue
and
working
with
indigenous
women
and
the
2s
people
to
identify
their
needs,
gaps
in
service
and
potential
solutions
to
address
those
issues.
G
Therefore,
this
year,
we're
going
to
be
focusing
on
developing
and
implementing
a
grant
program
to
fund
projects
and
initiatives
that
support
families
and
survivors,
and
the
program
will
also
support
initiatives
that
can
aim
to
rent
violence
and
increase
safety
and
economic
security
of
indigenous
women.
Girls
and
the
2s
plus
people.
G
G
G
So
recognizing
we
have
a
role
to
play
in
addressing
the
mmywg
two
plus
s
crisis.
The
committee
has
representatives
from
all
of
government
and
Ministries
at
the
table,
so
this
is
one
of
a
very
few
cross,
Ministry
committees
that
has
representation
from
all
departments
as
a
review
that
our
work
on
these
issues
as
a
total
government
of
Alberta
and
its
commitment
to
finding
Solutions
Ministry
officials
also
sit
at
various
cross
Ministry
tables
that
are
best
Pilots,
such
as
the
interdepartmental
committee
on
the
Family
Violence
and
human
trafficking
cross-ministered
committee,
where
they
provide
advice
and
share.
F
Thank
you,
minister.
I
appreciate
you
describing
the
cross
Ministry
committee
I
think
that's
incredibly
important
information
coming
out
of
the
mmi-wg
road
map.
One
of
the
most
important
pieces
was
that
further
work
be
indigenous
LED,
which
is
why
the
premier's
council,
I,
believe,
was
put
in
place
in
the
first
place,
but
I'm
happy
to
hear
how
the
cross
Ministry
committee
and
the
premier's
council
have
have
a
feedback
loop
amongst
themselves
to
be
able
to
lead
and
respond
Etc.
F
So
just
keeping
this
sort
of
broad
strokes
but
I
think
for
the
benefit
of
the
Alberta
public,
so
that
everybody
really
understands
the
premier's
council
has
come
into
into
place
and
you
talk
a
bit
about
it
on
page
68
business
plan
and
it's
it's
there
to
provide
obviously
advice
and
to
monitor
things.
But
perhaps
you
can
expand
on
why
the
council
is
so
important
in
terms
of
indigenous
women
into
his
people's
health
and
safety,
going
forward.
G
So
when
we
got
the
stature
of
a
premier's
council
that
demonstrates
that
the
government
of
Alberta's
commitment
to
addressing
the
crisis
of
the
missing
murder,
indigenous
women
and
girls
and
reflects
our
understanding,
the
government-wide
approach
is
needed.
We
can't
do
it
just
out
of
one
little
Ministry.
We
have
to
work
together
on
this.
The
Alberta
joint
working
group
on
missing
murder,
indigenous
women,
girls
provided
recommendations
on
actions.
Government
can
take
to
improve
laws,
policies,
programs
and
services
towards
preventing
violence
and
increasing
safety
and
economic
security
of
indigenous
women
and
girls
and
2s
plus
people.
G
The
previous
Council
provide
an
annual
report
which
will
be
tabled
in
the
Legislative
Assembly
having
arms
length,
agency,
Monitor
and
report
on
government
actions
and
ensures
accountability
and
transparency
having
indigenous
women
and
2s
plus
people
lead
and
identify.
Solutions
of
the
table
with
government
is
another
step
forward
in
advancing
reconciliation,
and
this
is
going
to
give
us
the
opportunity
to
work
with
the
other
Ministries
of
Justice,
which
is
going
to
be
so
important
in
putting
this
all
together.
F
Excellent
Minister,
one
of
the
largest
increases
that
I
see
on
here,
is
on
line
three
on
page
123
of
the
estimates
that
indicates
an
increase
from
2.1
million
to
7.4
million,
and
this
is
for
indigenous
women's
initiatives.
F
And
if
we
look
on
page
122,
we
can
understand
that
that
it
describes
what
some
of
these
initiatives
are:
providing
Secretary
of
support
to
the
First,
Nations
and
metis
women's
Council
security
and
leads
over
his
response
to
the
National
inquiry
into
Michigan
murder,
indigenous
women
and
girls.
F
So
we
see
that
description
and
we've
discussed
some
of
the
priorities
already
but
I'd
like
you
to
perhaps
speak
more
about
the
two
councils
as
women's
economic
councils
and
why
the
work
that
they're
doing
why
it's
so
important
for
Economic
Security,
for
women
and-
and
maybe
you
can
describe
also
any
other
targets
that
you
have
in
place
for
those.
G
So
around
Economic
Security
we
have
to
learn-
that's
always
important,
but
especially
so
for
indigenous
women,
because,
as
you
know,
they
face
higher
rates
of
poverty,
violence,
unemployment
and
other
socioeconomic
factors.
We
have
to
recognize
the
central
role
indigenous
women
play
in
their
families
and
their
communities.
G
G
When
you
talked
about
other
targets,
so
our
ministry's
role
as
a
lead
ministers
provide
advice
and
support
coordination
across
Ministries
like
we
talked
before,
but
for
large
part.
Our
partnering
Ministries,
such
as
education
and
health,
would
be
responsible
to
identify
the
targets
that
they
would
like
to
achieve.
G
G
The
economic
councils
recognize
the
need
for
more
government
progress
on
their
recommendations.
It's
a
topic
we've
been
discussing
with
councils
as
to
how
to
better
monitor
the
progress
of
government
action
in
response
to
their
recommendations,
but
also
how
we
can
support
the
council,
so
their
recommendations
are
meaningful,
measurable
and
achievable.
F
Page
71,
one
of
the
initiatives
that's
listed,
involves
engaging
with
organizations
led
by
indigenous
women
and
2s
plus
people,
and
that
this
is
going
to
be
done
in
the
pursuit
of
a
key
objective.
3.4
on
the
same
page,.
F
And
and
this
seeks
to
establish
a
strengthen
relationships
with
these
folks,
there's
no
doubt
that
members
of
the
2s
plus
Community
already
face
significant
challenges
in
their
daily
lives
and
made
more
difficult
many
times.
F
Because
of
the
indigeneity
piece
and
I
think
there
are
challenges
that
are
Amplified
and
we
I'd
like
to
know
the
important
work.
That's
being
done
on
that
front,
to
support
them
and
also
how
is
the
government
already
engaging
with
organizations
that
will
help
with
the
engagement
process
with
the
2s
plus
people.
G
So
the
national
inquiry
into
missing
murder,
district
and
girls
recognize
that
violence
that
the
two
S
Plus
people
experience
is
in
some
ways
similar
to
the
violence
experienced
by
indigenous
women
and
girls.
G
F
I
was
really
pleased,
I,
think
you'll,
remember
when
we
attended
the
signing
for
G4
at
tuna
right
across
the
street,
from
my
riding
and
and
the
protocol
was
written
by
laser
on
a
buffalo
robe,
it
was
really
quite
something.
It
was
very,
very,
very
special,
now
I'm
aware
that
budget
2023
maintains
the
funding
for
protocol
relationship
agreements,
indigenous
communities
and
and
between
just
communities
in
Alberta's
government.
These
are
governments,
government
agreements
that
I'm
not
sure
for
those
watching
on
television,
so
that
everybody
understands
that.
F
Maybe
you
can
talk
a
little
bit
about
how
how
these
work
on
page
71
of
the
business
plan.
There's
there's
some
details
there,
but
maybe
you
can
talk
about
the
relationship
you
have
with
the
existing
protocol
agreements
with
tree
six
Blackfoot
Confederacy
as
well
as
G4,
and
how
the
relationship
and
the
Agreements
are
working
so
far
and
and
how
they
work
so
that
everybody
sort
of
understands
the
process
as
well.
G
Thanks
Whitney
and
it
was
pretty
special
when
we
did
the
one
when
the
signing
the
Buffalo
eyed
I.
Don't
it's
gonna,
be
a
tough
one
to
talk
so
signing
these
protocol
and
relationship
agreements
is
part
of
our
government's
commitment
to
to,
like
you
said,
government
to
government
relationships
with
First
Nations,
and
these
agreements
provide.
That's
a
are
formal
way
to
have
meaningful
discussions
between
senior
officials,
Chiefs
ministers
and
annually
with
the
premier
as
well,
and
the
protocol
and
relationship
agreements
established
a
productive
working
relationship
and
that's
based
on
areas
of
mutual
interest.
G
And
additionally,
we
have
a
relationship
agreement
with
the
Confederacy
of
treaty,
six
First
Nations.
So
indigenous
relations
budget
is
one
million
dollars
annually
to
support
the
protocol
and
relationship
agreements
and
funding
covers
for
things
like
capacity
funding
for
administrative
costs
and
related
to
First
Nations.
Achieving
the
priorities
through
these
tables
and
like
say
other
Ministries,
are
involved
on
different
tables
and
they
have
their
own
budgets
to
look
after
things.
F
Thank
you,
Minister
I
think
that
these
are
fantastic
relationship
agreements
and
that
are
providing
important
work
and
I'd
say
very
unique
ways
that
I
think
that
might
be
unique
to
Alberta.
Overall
in
this
country,
a
quite
Leading,
Edge
and
I
think
it's
going
to
really
yield
to
tastic
results.
F
A
H
I
am
I
I
just
received
a
question
from
the
community
and
before
I
forget
to
say:
I
just
want
to
ask
you
and
it
is
from
Bradley
Pearson
and
he's
just
I'll,
try
to
read
it
directly
as
I
can,
but
asking
about
the
calls
to
actions
for
the
Truth
and
Reconciliation
Report
and
has
a
specific
concern.
H
I've
been
thankful
that
the
provincial
archives
of
Alberta
has
been
working
to
release
some
of
the
records
regarding
residential
school,
but
here's
the
question
I
quote:
I
have
discovered
that
they
have
not
yet
publicly
released
the
indigenous
death
records,
which
includes
death
records
of
many
residential
school
victims.
This
means
that
one
must
pay
to
access
these
records.
H
As
someone
who
has
been
going
through
the
TRC
website,
I
found
many
children
who
died
in
Alberta
were
listed
with
an
unknown
death
date
on
the
TRC
website,
but
have
been
unable
to
find
the
records
of
the
archives.
You
know
just
like
to
ask
that
you
may
not
be
able
to
answer
right
away,
but
I
want
you
to
know
that
that
concern
is
out
there
in
the
community
and
I
said
I
would
pass
it
on.
H
Minister
I
appreciate
the
answers
to
the
questions
that
you
have
so
far.
Just
with
regard
to
the
budget,
I
want
to
ask
a
few
more
specifics.
H
The
Strategic
engagement
policy,
Innovation
section
6.3
in
the
in
the
budget,
has
been
the
most
dramatic
increase
that
we've
seen
and
I
know
that
some
of
the
programs
that
we've
we've
talked
about
already
are
the
reason
for
some
of
these
increases
and
I
wonder
if
you
could
just
sort
of
iterate
for
me,
you
know
what
specific
new
programs
are
coming
out
of
this
particular
budget
so
that
I
can
follow
along.
H
Why
is
it
that
strategic
engagement
policy
initiatives
have
jumped
up
by
well
approximately
50,
so
it
just
if
you
could
detail
that,
for
me,
I
also
am
interested
in
what's
been
happening
with
the
Alberta
indigenous
opportunities
Corporation.
You
certainly
have
have
indicated
that
there
have
been
a
number
of
programs
funded
through
that
that
you
said
that
there
are
410
million
dollars
in
loan
guarantees
to
some
30
communities.
H
I
know
that
in
the
past
that
there
have
been
concerns
from
many
of
the
Nations
that
they've
been
unable
to
access
it
and
that
the
cost
the
initial
cost
to
get
in
and
then
the
types
of
programs
that
were
funded
were
not
were
too
restrictive.
Now,
you've
indicated
today
that
you've
expanded
some
of
that
and
now
you're,
allowing
more
in
the
area
of
agricultural
and
I.T.
H
A
few
other
increases
over
the
last
so
long,
but
I'm
I'm
finding
here
that
in
the
budget
in
in
2223
that
you
had
put
aside
six
million
dollars
for
that,
but
then
the
forecast
spending
is
less
than
50
percent
of
that
and
I
just
want
to
have.
Some
understanding
is
just
reflecting
that
the
program
is
not
as
successful
as
you'd
intended
it
to
be.
What's
going
on,
I
see,
even
in
terms
of
your
estimate,
you
you're
certainly
not
returning
back
up
to
the
Six
Mile.
You
want
to
go
into
four.
H
So
are
you
not
anticipating
any
growth?
Any
significant
growth
moving
forward
here
I
just
want
to
understand
why
this
budget
was
not
used
and
is
it
does
it
demonstrate
a
failure
of
any
of
the
planning
or
the
strategy
moving
forwards?
You
can
help
me
understand
that,
again.
With
regard
to
the
Capital
grants
which
is
buying
two
under
the
capital
grants,
there
was
kind
of
the
opposite.
There
was
a
quite
a
dramatic
increase
in
capital
grants
under
First,
Nations
and
metis
relations
and
I
just
want
to
have
an
understanding
of
why.
H
In
that
budget
and
that
last
year,
why
it
wasn't
contained
and
and
why
it's
not.
Now
that
you
have
gone
over,
you
apparently
don't
feel
like
it's
going
to
continue
to
go
over
because
of
you're
you're,
putting
the
budget
back
down
to
basically
where
it
was
before
so
I
just
want
to
have
an
understanding
of
what
the
exceptionality
was
here
in
terms
of
this
budget,
and
why
is.
G
Thank
you
yeah.
So
I'll
start
with
the
first
question
on
the
the
increases,
so
three
million
dollars
is
for
reconciliation
and
I've
talked
a
little
bit
about
that.
So
it's
going
to
be
a
grant
programmer
on
that.
So
for
various
projects
you
want
to
do
and
we're
leaving
it
wide
open.
Like
I
said:
I,
don't
I
don't
drive
the
bus
on
this
I.
Let
the
communities
do
that
and
if
they
got
a
flat
tire
I'll
help
them
fix
it,
but
it's
their
program
and
their
projects
that
they
feel
are
important
to
their
communities.
G
The
school
stuff
first
started
coming
out.
I
was
able
to
go
to
other
Ministries
and
we
actually
Donovan
credit.
He
went
in
hand,
and
we
collected
eight
million
dollars
for
a
community
research
grants
that
they
could
you've
seen
the
project
starting
to
roll
out.
Different
communities
are
doing
different
things.
G
Some
are
using
it
for
the
ground,
penetrating
radar,
some
use
it
for
building
monuments,
and
this
type
of
thing,
so
we
were
able
to
quite
successfully
to
between
our
ministry
and
other
Ministries,
come
up
with
a
nice
grant
program
to
show
that
this
government
care
isn't
we,
wherever
we
can.
Two
million
dollars
went
for
metis,
credible
assertion.
G
So
as
more
and
more
of
the
communities
are
some
credible
assertion,
they
have
to
reach
credible
assertion
to
for
consultation
purposes,
because
there
was
a
court
decision
that,
for
certain
things
there
has
to
you
have
to
do
consultation.
Let's
say
we're
drilling
a
bunch
of
oil
wells
or
doing
some
forest
or
you're
mining.
That
type
of
thing
you
have
to
consult
with
the
communities,
and
you
have
a
legal
duty
to
consult
with
them
on
these
bigger
projects
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
disturbing
you
know,
burial
grounds
or
this
type
of
thing.
G
So
we
give
out
money
to
the
communities
and
they
use
that
to
it
might
be,
for
whatever
their
off
ought
to
go
out
in
the
field
and
look
and
this
type
of
thing.
So
it
is
a
fairly
substantial
line
item
for
us,
making
sure
that
they
do
have
money
to
do
these
consultation
processes
and
as
more
and
more
reach
the
it's
kind
of
complicated.
But
on
the
metis
side
there
is
a
credible
assertion
that
they
have
to
reach
to
courts
laid
out
to
have
that
ability
to
have
the
consultation
process.
G
And
so
we
have
a
whole
team
that
behind
me
that
works
on
this
type
of
making
sure
that
they
they
meet
the
credible
assertion.
And
then
we
have
money
set
aside
that
as
they
reach
that
ability
we
were
able
to
help
them
out
with
with
the
process.
G
E
The
first
two:
three
million
dollars
for
reconciliation,
two
million
dollars
for
me
to
Credible
assertion
and
the
final
one
million
dollars-
is
from
80
settlements,
consultation.
So
those
three
together
constitute
the
the
significant
increase
in
line
item
6.3.
E
G
Also
one
one
big
bump-
and
this
is
a
this-
is
a
for
a
huge
project,
but
a
very
much
needed
pro
project.
I've
been
hearing
about
this
for
quite
a
while.
We
were
able
to
get
it
through
treasury
board
this
year,
4.7
million
dollar
increase
to
one-time
funding
projects,
and
this
is
at
the
Big
Stone
Cree.
It's
a
gasification
project
to
run
a
gas
line
up
into
their
community.
So
this
is
going
to
really
help
out
the
community
to
have
a
gas
you
know
they're
quite
far
north
and
on
propane.
G
If
your
tank
starts
getting
low,
it'll
actually
freeze
off
on
you,
and
then
you
have
no
heat
and
even
I
have
remembered
as
a
kid
my
dad
building
a
fire
under
the
propane
tank
to
warm
it
up,
so
that
you
can
get
gas,
and
that
happens
a
lot
in
the
communities
up
North.
So
we're
really
happy
to
be
able
to
provide
them
gas
up
there.
It's
going
to
be
a
great,
a
great
project.
Moving
forward
other
death
records,
I'm
gonna,
have
to
check
on
that
story.
I'm
not
familiar
with
that
at
all.
G
How
that
works,
but
we'll
check
on
that
the
AOC
a
little
decrease
there
in
our
capacity
funding.
That's
because
it's
been
too
successful,
we
actually
charge
a
small
fee
and
we're
actually,
as
more
and
more
projects,
come
online.
It's
going
to
be
self-sufficient.
So
it's
it's
one
of
our
greatest
success
stories
for
helping
communities.
I
call
it
our
hand
up
not
a
handout
and
as
more
projects
come
online
they're
able
to
become
more
self-sufficient
So.
Eventually,
once
we
get,
you
know
a
couple
billion
dollars
out,
the
door
will
be.
A
I
I
I
I
A
A
F
Thank
you
I'd,
just
like
to
finish
up
on
the
protocol
issue
and
what
I
wanted
to
ask
you
about
was
on
the
bottom
of
page
71.
Well,
first
of
all,
I'd
like
to
understand
how
the
pursuit
of
the
treaty
eight
agreement
is,
going
and
sort
of
how
you
feel
about
the
future
of
that
and
then
I'd
also
like
to
ask
you
you've
chosen
four,
as
the
sort
of
metric
of
which
your
target
is
and
I'm
just
wondering
why
it's
four,
instead
of
three
or
instead
of
five.
G
Okay,
so
thanks
for
the
question
again,
Alberta's
government
we're
remaining
open
to
discussion
on
good
census
regarding
the
protocol
relationship
agreements
treaty.
Eight
right
now
is
not
currently
pursuing
an
agreement
with
government
of
Alberta,
but
why
we
don't
have
a
formal
agreement
with
them.
There's
a
lot
of
conversations
going
around
matters
of
mutual
interest.
The
big
one
I
talked
about
before,
which
has
been
working
tirelessly
on
is
there
a
economic
corridors.
G
I
also
speak
regularly
with
treaty
eight
First
Nations
individuals,
which
has
led
it's
like
they
talked
about
before
the
successes
like
the
Big
Stone,
apt,
cool
partnership
for
gasification,
for
you
on
mental
health
and
support
services.
We
just
did
a
an
agreement
with
the
kitas
canal,
Tribal
Council,
so
there
are
ongoing
agreements
that
are
outside
of
the
protocol
agreements
as
well.
G
Three
to
five,
so
we
approved
a
mandate
for
indigenous
relations
to
renew
two
existing
protocol
agreements.
One
was
treaty
eight
and
one
with
Blackfoot
Confederacy.
The
Mandate
also
specified
entering
to
two
new
protocol
agreements,
one
with
the
Confederacy
of
treaty,
six
First
Nations
and
the
Stony
nakota,
and
your
area
First
Nation
Tribal
Council.
So
these
organizations
represent
signatories
of
treaty
six,
seven
and
eight
respectively
and
cover
blank
at
the
whole
Province.
G
So,
as
I
stated
previously
in
the
absence
of
a
signed
protocol,
a
relationship
agreement
I
meet
with
each
First
Nation
individually
as
needed
or
when
requested,
and
we
help
First
Nations,
navigate
government
processes
and
create
opportunities
for
collaboration
with
their
various
cabinet.
Colleagues,.
D
Thank
you,
Emily
Isaac
and
once
again
Minister,
it's
okay.
We
go
back
and
forth
just
before
we
begin
I
just
wanted
to
say
one
thing,
something
that
Echoes
to
me
and
you
said
it
a
lot.
I
know
over
the
last
four
years.
You
talk
about
reconciliation,
but
it's
not
it's
not
enough.
It's
about
reconciliation
and
I
I
know
you
getting
to
know
you
over
the
last
four
years.
The
work
that
you've
done
I
just
want
to
applaud.
D
You
I've
seen
the
passion
that
you've
put
into
this
ministry
and
really
followed
it
up
with
with
the
action
through
the
aioc
and
other
issues.
I
just
really
want
to
applaud
that
I.
Don't
think
anybody
can
deny
that
you've
really
put
your
full
heart
into
trying
to
build
us
back
over
the
past
few
years
and
moving
into
the
budget.
D
I
was
pleased
to
see
on
line
two
page
123
the
announcements
that
First
Nations
and
metis
relations
is
now
going
to
receive
an
additional
3
million
dollars
of
an
increase
over
the
forecasted
amount
from
last
year.
So,
on
page
122,
we
see
that
this
program
is
responsible
for
establishing
effective
relationships,
legislation,
policies
and
initiatives
for
indigenous
governments
and
organizations
and
administers
the
metis
settlements
legislation.
So
I
got
to
questions
here
and
I.
D
Just
kind
of
would
hope
that
you'd
be
able
to
to
build
out
on
this
just
really
about
how
you
intend
to
utilize
this
funding
on
and
how
this
increase
is
going
to
be
applied.
What
certain
aspects
of
this
program,
you
feel
is
a
priority
that
we
need
to
that.
You
need
to
as
a
department
to
continue
to
work
on
and
with
that
as
well.
If
you
can
expand
on
what
the
metis
settlements
legislation
what
that
entails.
As
a
part
of
this
funding.
G
Thank
you
and
thanks
for
recognizing
all
the
work
we've
done,
but
we
couldn't
have
done
it
without
every
member
of
government
everybody's
been
so
supportive
and
I.
Just
can't
thank
all
of
you
enough.
It's
it's
been
an
honor
to
serve
with
you
all.
So
thank
you
for
for
supporting
me
with
the
with
the
initiatives
that
we
brought
forward.
G
So,
as
you
know,
the
government
Alberta
we've
had
a
long-standing
relationship
with
the
with
the
eight
major
settlements
in
Alberta
and
we're
committed
to
that
partnership
with
the
media
settlement
sustainability,
the
3
million
that's
being
utilized
to
find
the
matey
settlement,
consultation
and
enhanced
community
policing
on
the
880
settlements.
G
Both
initiatives
had
previously
been
funded
through
the
what
we
talked
about
the
10-year
long-term
governance
and
funding
arrangements
or
the
LTA,
and
that's
ending
March
31st,
and
that
was
the
reason
I've
been
pushing
them
really
hard
because
I,
you
know
that
that
agreement
comes
to
an
end
and
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
they're
prepared
for
success
in
the
future,
and
so
we've
been
working
hard
to
help
them
get
to
that
position.
You
know
not
everybody
likes
change,
but
it
comes,
and
you
know
we
do
the
best
you
can
with
it.
G
So
this
funding
is
going
to
provide
critical
support
where
we're
needed.
So
that's
going
to
include
a
one
million
dollar
for
consultation
capacity.
Funding
to
help
the
Mady
settlements
have
the
capacity
to
do
meaningful,
participate
in
the
consultation
process
and,
like
I,
said
that's
for
any
type
of
industry.
Industrial
work
that's
going
forward,
so
they
can
have
the
ability
to
participate
in
that
and
there's
two
million
dollars
for
enhanced
community
policing
on
maybe
settlements,
to
support
the
settlements,
to
maintain
safe
and
comfortable
communities
for
members
and
creating
environment.
G
That
welcomes
Economic,
Development
and
investment,
and
that's
one
thing
I
hear,
and
it's
not
just
on
media
settlements,
First
Nations
across
the
province
is
this
whole
thing
with
the
the
drugs
and
addictions
and
mental
health.
We
have
to
really
get
focused
on
this,
because
this
is
taking
too
many
lives.
I'll
turn
we
really
have
to
work
at
it
so
and
we're
dedicated
to
doing
that.
So
both
initiatives
are
critical
for
the
midi
settlements
and
we're
pleased
that
we've
been
able
to
commit
to
continue
to
fund
these.
G
These
programs
and
we've
heard
from
the
media
settlements
that
current
enhanced
community
policing
Services
could
be
improved
upon
and
we
plan
to
work
with
all
parties
to
address
these
concerns.
Like
I
say
it's
when
I
go
to
anywhere
in
the
province.
This
is
the
big
concern
is
around
policing,
so
we
have.
We
have
to
do
a
better
job.
There
there's
just
no
way
around
it.
D
Excellent
well
well,
thank
you
for
that
answer,
because
sitting
in
Highwood,
I,
I
kind
of
am
right
in
the
middle
between
sutna,
Eden,
Valley
and
sixika.
So
I
know
that
we've
heard
when
I
was
sitting
on
the
rural
crime
task
force
when
I
first
got
elected
that
there
was
a
lot
of
additional
issues
that
needed
to
be
dealt
with
with,
and
it's
great
to
see
that
your
Department's
moving
forward
with
a
a
proper
funding
plan
for
them
to
be
able
to
address
those
as
they
move
forward.
D
I
also
noticed
on
page
five
on
line
five
story
of
page
123,
of
the
estimates
that
the
metis
settlements
appeal
tribunal,
received
as
well
an
increase
of
of
close
to
five
percent.
This
program
is
described
on
page
122
as
a
quasi-judicial
body
established
by
the
metis
settlements,
act,
immediates
and
adjudicated
disputes
on
metis
settlements
regarding
membership
and
land
and
surface
access.
So
once
again,
I
kind
of
have
two
two
questions
related
to
this.
G
Question
a
lot
of
people
don't
understand
the
whole
matey
settlements.
It's
it's
Unique
to
Alberta.
No
other
province
has
this,
and
so
they
have
their
own
internal
governance
around
land
issues.
So
the
the
many
settlements
appeal
tribunal,
they
call
it
the
msat.
It's
an
independent,
like
I,
said
quasi-judicial
tribunal,
and
this
was
established
when
the
Moody's
Settlement
Act
was
established.
G
G
Laws
were
establishing
effective
relationships,
legislation,
policies
and
initiatives
for
indigenous
communities.
The
work
of
msat
is
to
apply
provincial
legislation,
midi
settlements,
general
counsel
policies,
or
maybe
someone
bylaws
to
resolve
disputes
through
conciliation,
mediation
and
adjudication.
D
A
Thank
you,
members
we'll
now
move
to
10
minute
block
for
the
official
opposition.
H
Thank
you,
Minister
I,
wonder
if
you
could
go
back
to
the
question.
I
asked
about
the
capital
Grant
increase
for
Capital
grants,
line
two
First,
Nations
and
metis
relations.
Why?
Last
year
there
was
a
a
such
an
overage
there
and
just
what
happened
different
last
year
as
opposed
to
what
was
predicted
and
what
you
predicted
in
the
future
year.
Just
so
I
can
understand
that.
H
You
also
mentioned
that
some
of
the
money
from
strategic
engagement
and
policy
initiatives
in
6.3
is
going
to
the
credible
assertion,
process
and
I'm
wondering
if
you
could
tell
me
something
about.
You
said
that
the
purpose
of
that
credible
assertion
was
to
allow
people
to
exercise
the
right
to
consultation,
moving
forward
and
I'm
wondering
how
you've
determined
what
is
the
area
for
which
a
a
group
that
has
achieved
credible
assertion?
How
will
it
be
decided
what
area
for
which
they
will
be
consulted,
since
they
don't
have
an
obvious
land
designation.
H
So
if
I
can
just
understand
that,
I'd
really
really
appreciate
it.
The
next
question
that
I
have
is
about
the
water
to
reserve
program.
You
haven't
mentioned
this
at
all
a
successful
program.
At
one
time
and
I
know
that
the
last
time
we
had
spoken,
you
had
indicated
that
there
was
some
money
put
in
just
just
to
finish
up
a
final
Nation
but
I'm
wondering
if
there's
any
money
to
continue
that
program
in
this
budget.
H
Are
there
more
Nations
that
are
in
line
to
getting
water
to
their
reserves
and
if
so,
how
much
money
is
currently
going
to
that,
and
can
you
tell
me
which
nations
will
are
in
line
for
that
that
amount
of
money,
whatever
that
happens
to
be
and
I,
would
actually
like
to
know?
The
final
comment
on
which
nations
did
indeed
complete
their
their
water
tourism
program?
H
To
give
you
a
chance
to
to
speak
to
all
of
those
I'm
interested
as
well
in
the
Indigenous
internship
program,
I've
been
asking
about
this
every
year
for
the
last
four
years,
because
I
think
it
would
be
a
good
program.
But
you've
indicated
that
that
program
was
the
the
and
and
I'm
just
concerned
about
that
it
was
a
chance
to
have
more
indigenous
voices
in
IR
itself.
H
In
I
know,
it
was
essentially
held
in
the
Indigenous
women's
initiative
section
and
just
wondering
if
there's
been
any
decision
to
return
to
that,
is
there
any
money
in
this
budget
for
that
or
in
the
other
program
that
will
actually
have
more
indigenous
people
in
indigenous
relations
itself?
H
I
I
mean
I,
and
that
leads
to
the
sort
of
the
larger
question.
I
know
I've
asked
in
the
past
about
you
keep
track
of
the
number
of
people
who
identify
as
indigenous
in
indigenous
relations
when
told
no
you
don't
and
so
I
guess
I
just
wondering
then
well,
if
that's
still
true
I
guess
I
start
with
that,
and
then
secondly,
wondering
about
about
any
programs
that
you
have
that
actually
look
to
bring
on
more
indigenous
people
into
indigenous
relations
or
perhaps
across
all
of
government.
H
I
guess
I
have
certainly
would
like
to
see
a
greater
representation
across
the
board,
but
I
know
you're
only
responsible
for
your
own
Ministry,
so
I'll
leave
it
defined
narrowly.
Are
you
doing
anything
to
to
ensure
that
would
happen
like
the
internship
program
or
any
other
kind
of
program
to
bring
indigenous
people
on
and
I've
got
any
evidence
that
you've
been
successful?
If
you,
if
you've
been
doing
that
that,
in
fact,
there
are
more
indigenous
people,
working
in
indigenous
relations
or
or
if
in
fact
it's
gone
down
suspected
may
also
be
true.
H
One
of
the
other
things
that
we
haven't
talked
about
yet
is
about
outstanding
tles
and
I'm,
just
wondering
if
you
can
tell
me
which
tlees
are
sorry
treaty
land
entitlements
that
you
can
tell
me,
which
ones
are
still
outstanding,
which
ones
are
being
worked
on
the
present
time.
Do
we
anticipate
more
to
come
forward?
Is
there
money
set
aside
for
the
for
the
final
resolution
of
these
tles
and
well?
H
We
were
talking
about
that
I'd
like
to
specifically
I,
guess:
I,
better
wait,
but
I'll
tell
you
I'm
going
to
ask
the
next
section
specifically
about
lubicon,
but
we'll
ask
a
little
bit
more
about
that.
I
have
some
specific
questions
about
it.
Thank
you
and.
A
G
G
G
I
should
just
talk
to
you
on
this
a
little
bit
on
the
budget.
You
said
the
budget
increases
negligible,
but
actually,
if
you
remove
both
the
sources
of
the
flow
through,
like
the
fndf
and
investing
in
Canada,
it's
a
true
20
increase
in
our
budget.
So
that's
that's
a
good
budget.
G
E
G
Let's
follow,
along
with
with
the
internship
program,
I
believe
that's
coming
back.
If
I'm
not
mistaken,.
E
Yeah
yeah,
you
asked
about
the
intern
program
and
the
ministers
right
in
this
fiscal
year
coming
up.
23
24
will
be
reinc
reinstating
sorry,
the
internship
program
it'll
be
coming
back
in
22-24,
and
then
you
asked
about
the
number
of
indigenous
employees
and
so
on.
We
do
every
two
years
the
government
does
what's
called
a
pulse
survey
and
just
this
last
time
the
question
was
asked
around
Aboriginal
identity,
but
I
don't
actually
have
the
results.
I
mean
anecdotally.
E
I
can
tell
you
that
we're
fairly
consistent
around
that
15
to
20
percent
range,
but
until
the
results
of
the
pulse
survey
come
out
which
which
will
be
in
the
next
month
or
so
I
I
couldn't
give
you
specifically
but
I,
know
I
know
we,
as
as
the
deputy
for
the
past
nine
years.
We
run
in
that
15
to
20
percent
range.
G
The
one
where
I
really
try
to
promote
as
much
indigenous
participation
as
I
can
is
on
the
aioc,
so
the
CEO
is
a
full
indigenous
lady.
That's
this
and
that
and
our
board
is
prominently
indigenous
people
at
this
point,
seven
out
of
nine.
Actually,
so
we
really
are
promoting
indigenous.
G
It's
been
a
lot
of
every
time
we
open
up
for
board
members.
We
get
a
lot
of
participation,
people
wanting
to
be
part
of
it
just
because
it
has
been
so
successful
that
people
are
really
responsive
to
that
around
the
treaty
land
entitlements.
We
did
complete
one
this
year,
just
a
small
portion.
You
know
where
doig
river
is
up
there,
so
that
one
was
a
substantial
amount
of
it
was
in
British
Columbia
and
it
was
a
quite
a
bit
of
acreage
there.
G
We
participated
and
did
put
forward
Crown
Land
on
that
one
as
well.
Plus
there
was
a
small
payout.
There
was
one
trapper
in
there
that
had
a
trap
line
that
I
believe
had
to
be
paid
out.
So
it
wasn't.
It
wasn't
a
big
pail,
but
there's
quite
a
bit
of
land
involved,
a
lot
of
it
on
the
BC
side,
so
that
one
is
complete
once
they're
complete
and
signed
off,
then
we
are
done
with
them.
G
G
Montana
First
Nation
and
a
recent
validation
for
the
Pagani
First
Nation,
so
the
government
of
Canada
and
the
band
are
looking
to
Alberta
to
possibly
share
in
a
cash
and
lose
settlement
to
address
the
long
outstanding,
TLD
claim
of
the
Fort
McMurray
First
Nation,
the
actual
Federal
Minister
was
just
down
two
or
three
weeks
ago,
when
we
had
a
discussion
on
that.
But
the
technicians
are
working
on
that
to
find
because
it
has
to
be
unencumbered
land
which
is
getting
difficult
to
put
together.
A
Thank
you,
Minister,
we'll
now
move
on
to
the
government
caucus
for
10
minutes
back
and
forth.
If
it's
acceptable
to
the
minister
go
ahead.
D
Thank
you
chair
once
again
back
and
forth,
and
thank
you
to
member
Feehan.
He.
He
actually
asked
one
of
my
questions
on
the
credible
assertion
process
and
it
was
a
great
clarification
from
the
Department
appreciate
that
I'm
going
to
stay
a
little
bit
focused
on
this
topic
of
assisting
the
metis
peoples
of
Alberta
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
I,
actually
thought
was
quite
clever
and
I.
Think
it
applied
and
I
never
really
had
thought
about
this.
D
But
I'm
really
extremely
pleased
to
see
that
there
are
a
lot
of
initiatives
set
out
in
this
business
plan
that
look
to
support
these
communities
and
people
peoples
in
in
unique
ways
and
one
such
initiative
actually
on
page
71
involves
assisting
metis
settlement
administrations
with
building
governance
capacity
and
accessing
existing
government
of
Alberta
programs
to
support
metis
settlement
sustainability
and
I
thought.
This
was
I.
D
Wanted
you
to
be
able
to
build
on
this
because
I
know
as
an
MLA,
I
I've
worked
with
business
and
a
lot
of
organizations
and
and
just
the
awareness
about
what
is
is
out
there
to
be
able
to
Aid
and
assist
in
connecting
with
them
to
be
able
to
show
them
that
it's
there
and
that
awareness
piece
is
huge.
There's
a
lot
of
changes
that
happen
on
a
constant
basis,
so
that
connection.
G
That's
really
good
questions.
One
of
the
things
I
do
is
I.
Do
a
Weekly
Newsletter
now,
because
there's
so
many
grants
from
different
departments
in
our
own
Department,
going
out
all
the
time
that
it's
hard
for
some
of
those,
especially
the
smaller
First
Nations,
that
don't
have
that
capacity
in-house
to
constantly
be
researching
and
as
to
what
is
available,
because
most
of
the
grass
that
are
available
to
any
community
in
Alberta
are
available
to
the
First.
Nations
and
mateys
I
mean
for
Culvert
repairs.
G
This
type
of
thing
they
can
apply
for
all
those
grants
as
well.
So
we
put
out
our
Weekly
Newsletter
that
if
we
got
a
new
grant
program
that
we're
coming
up
with
we'll
have
that
all
explained
in
there
so
that
they
can
catch
catch
up
with
and
keep
on
top
of
making
sure
that
they
apply
for
the
appropriate
grants.
G
The
other
way
we
do
it
is
our
staff
is
always
available
to
assist
the
media
settlement
administrations
by
pathfinding,
existing
Grant
programs
that
meet
the
settlements,
their
needs
and
their
priorities
this
year
with
the
midi
settlements.
Having
a
set
aside
of
two
million
dollars
for
the
ABF
program,
we've
got
a
staff
member,
that's
going
to
work
with
them
to
help
create
these
business
plans
because
we
want
them.
We
don't
want
to
set
them
up
for
a
failure.
G
We
want
to
set
them
up
for
success,
and
so
you
have
to
make
sure
you
have
a
good
business
plan
moving
forward
and
little
things
like.
Is
your
land
Zone?
To
even
do
this?
You
know
and
if
you've
never
really
been
in
business
before
and
as
a
past,
when
I
developer
myself,
it
took
years
to
figure
out
how
to
navigate
a
system.
So
if
it's
your
first
time
up
to
bat
and
you're
trying
to
put
a
business
in
place,
you
have
to
have
a
lot
of
knowledge
behind
you
to
to
put
that
together.
G
So
we've
got
staff
in
the
department,
as
Mr
fian
knows
a
great
working
people
that
can
help
them
navigate
through
these
processes
to
to
get
these
grants
started.
So
the
grant
program
could
be
internal
external
indigenous
relations,
so
some
of
the
grants,
but
not
limited
to
so
we'd-
have
the
the
Aboriginal
business
and
investment
fund.
That's
our
Abiff
program.
Those
are
up
to
five
hundred
thousand
dollars,
so
pretty
substantial
Grant
to
Kickstart.
Oh
we've
got
everything
from
a
little
service
stations.
G
We've
helped
out
with
some
campgrounds
buying
some
equipment
to
get
into
a
logging
business
fixing
up
an
existing
store
or
a
golf.
A
couple
of
them
have
golf
clubs
that
we've
helped
them
do
programs
to
get
fixed
up.
So
even
around
some
of
these,
you
know
you
need
some
of
that
business
Acumen
to
make
sure
you're
on
the
on
the
right
track,
because
not
all
of
these
are
on
First
Nation
property
there
and
in
the
community.
G
We've
got
our
indigenous
housing
Capital
program,
our
Municipal
sustainability
initiative,
it's
less
transitioning
to
local
government
fiscal
framework,
our
community
facility
enhancement
program,
fire,
Services,
training
programs,
so
navigating
through
these
government
can
be
challenging
and
we
don't
want
the
settlements
to
miss
out
on
funding
that
could
help
them
be
sustainable
to
accessing
these
programs.
You'd
asked
about
that.
So,
like
many
rural
communities,
settlement
capacity,
May
decline
when
members
move
to
larger
urban
areas
with
more
amenities
and
services,
so
we've
got
skilled
and
trained
settlement.
D
Excellent
I
just
want
to
applaud
that
I.
Think
a
lot
of
great
ideas
have
the
opportunity
to
fail
if
you
can't
navigate
the
process
and
especially
depending
on
on
the
size
of
the
metis
settlement.
This
has
a
huge
benefit,
so
I
applaud
that
one
thing
I
do
want
to
rotate
are
just
come
back
to
and
before
I
pass
off.
D
My
time
to
my
colleague
when
you
were
talking
on
page
71
about
the
additional
initiatives
that
relates
to
supporting
metis
communities,
comments
who
made
before
allocation
of
2
million
to
support
the
metis
settlements,
enhancing
policing
Initiative
for
community
policing
services
on
the
settlements.
It's
it's
something
you
have
commented
already
about,
but
I
just
want
to
say
that
I'm,
a
big
fan
of
this
initiative.
D
It
really
does
dedicate
a
solid
commit
commitment
to
addressing
the
issues
that
are
being
seen
within
those
communities.
I.
Just
two
clarifying
questions:
why
do
you
think
it's
important
to
have
policing
services
that
are
dedicated
entirely
to
metis
settlements
and
as
well?
Maybe
if
you
can
clarify
on
what
the
criteria
is
being
put
in
place
that
officers
have
to
meet
before
they
can
can
serve
in
these
unique
communities.
Thank
you.
G
I
had
to
go
off
the
script
a
little
bit
here.
I'll
give
you
an
example:
I
was
up
at
one
settlement
and
there's
one
older
fellow
there
he
come
up
to
me
and
he'd
been
out
when
kova
first
started.
He
was
the
hunter
for
the
community,
so
he'd
been
out
hunting
for
most
him
and
his
wife
in
their
car
and
an
RCMP
who
was
outside
of
their
community
stops
him.
Not
only
does
he
take
his
gun,
he
takes
his
car
and
throws
the
old
fella
in
jail.
G
He
was
no
kid.
He
was
in
his
80s
I
thought.
What
the
heck
is
going
on
here,
like
I
was
I
was
Furious,
but
that's
what
happens
when
you
get
outside
people
that
come
into
these
communities
that
don't
understand
the
culture
yeah
they
drive
with
a
gun
in
their
car,
because
if
they
see
a
moose,
they
should
that's.
What
happens?
I
mean
we're
so
far
out
in
the
bush.
It's
Mr
Google
doesn't
even
work
out
there
like
it's.
G
So
that's
an
example
of
where
you,
if
you've
got
a
placement,
that's
part
of
the
community
and
understands
the
culture.
You
know
anybody
come
to
a
guy
and
say
well
make
sure
you
got
safety
on
and
whatever,
but
don't
don't
confiscate
his
car
he's
got
nothing
to
start
with,
like
he's
just
trying
to
survive
out
there.
So
that's
why
our
ministry
of
Public
Safety
is
we?
G
I'll
leave
it
there
when
I
first
start
bowling
again,
but
so
community
policing
supports
crime
prevention,
intervention
and
enforcement.
So
the
media
settlements,
they've
developed
relationships
with
their
dedicated
RCMP
officers
to
explore
culturally
appropriate
enhanced
community
policing
practices,
serve
the
needs
of
their
settlements
and
of
their
members
and
I.
Think.
That's
that's
critical
that
we
have
to
work
with
these
communities
like
it's
a
it's
a
different
world
up
there
like
Dave,
and
you
guys
that
live
up
up
north.
You
know
what
it's
like:
it's
it's,
not
Downtown,
Edmonton
or
outside
Laduke.
G
H
Thank
you,
Minister
for
the
answers
to
the
question
so
far,
I
just
want
to
go
back
briefly
over
the
water
to
reserve
program
because
I
did
ask
about
them
and-
and
you
aren't
able
to
provide
me
the
answers
to
that
particular
one
and
so
I'll,
just
reiterate
a
little
bit
about
what
I'm
hoping
to
learn
from
that
I'm
wondering
whether
there
is
any
money
in
this
budget
to
actually
continue
that
program
is
the
program
now
completely
wrapped
up,
and
if
so,
can
you
tell
me
you
know:
can
you
list
the
the
Nations
that
were
able
to
take
access
to
the
program,
and
maybe
you
can
even
explain
to
me
decision
making
around
whether
or
not
that
program
is
continuing
or
not
and
and
just
sort
of
what
you're
thinking
is
around
that,
because
it
was
a
very
successful
program
for
quite
some
time
and
of
course,
obviously
a
very
important
issue:
bringing
clean
water
to
Nations
and
and
very
happy
that
the
Nations
that
were
able
to
take
advantage
of
what
were
able
to
do
so
and
just
hope
that
perhaps
some
other
ones
can
can
so
in
the
future
and
then
the
next
one
I
was
about
to
just
ask
about
my
one
to
know
a
little
bit
more
about
is
about
the
status
of
the
lubicon
First
Nations.
H
Now
I
I
was
just
up
there
recently
speaking
with
them
and
and
I'm
very
concerned
that,
even
though
this
was
signed
off
now
at
least
four
years
ago
that
we
seemed
to
be
in
this
funny
Hiatus
place
where
it
doesn't
seem
to
be
resolved
completely.
That
is,
the
nation
is
not
actually
acting
as
a
nation.
At
this
point
and
particularly
concerned
about
the
about
the
circumstances
around
the
the
lands
around
a
little
Buffalo
and
I
understand
that,
anytime,
that
the
nation
tries
to
make
a
decision
about
development.
H
I
spoke
to
the
local
municipality
about
this
once
last
year
and
they're
also
irritated
by
having
to
do
this
all
the
time,
so
I
guess
I
I'm,
just
wondering
honestly,
if
you
can
help,
fill
me
in
about
the
process
about
what
needs
to
happen
to
actually
move
this
to
a
place
where
it's
actually
fully
resolved,
where
the
nation
can
actually
be
a
nation
where
the
lands
that
we
we
promised
when
we
signed
that
will
actually
be
transferred
to
them
and
they'll
they'll
not
have
to
go
back
to
the
local
municipality,
to
make
really
basic
decisions
about
housing
and
so
on.
H
Is
there
a
block
there?
Is
there
a
role
for
the
provincial
government
in
terms
of
of
jumping
in
on
that
and
resolving
something
I?
You
know,
I
I
think
we're
really
both
on
the
same
side
on
this
one.
So
for
for
me,
I
I
I
would
just
like
to
have
a
greater
sense
of
what
the
what
the
blockage
is
and
if
there's
something
we
can,
we
can
to
move
forward.
I
appreciate
that
you're,
just
speaking
a
little
bit
earlier
with
the
members
opposite
about
tribal
policing
and
I.
H
I
am
very
interested
in
the
request
from
to
move
toward
tribal
policing
and
I
know
that
it's
not
necessarily
within
this
ministry
to
to
actually
introduce
that
and
I
assume
that's
with
the
ministry
of
Justice
or
similar
and
but
I'm
just
wondering
if
there
is
a
rule
of
of
this
ministry
to
negotiate
that
through
one
of
the
protocol
agreements,
because
I
I
know
that
we
do
have
a
protocol
agreement
with
the
black
but
Confederacy
that
would
include
and
I
wonder
whether
or
not
establishing
a
police
force
on
success
is
part
of
the
the
work
that's
been
done
by
the
protocol
committee
and,
of
course,
given
that
Blood
Tribe
already
has
a
internal
police
force
which
again
you
know,
we
have
always
fully
supported
indigenous
run
and
and
conducted
police
forces
on
reserve.
H
We
certainly
would
be
100
supportive
of
that
happening
on
six
second
and
then,
of
course,
it
begs
the
question
of
if
you
have
one
on
blood
and
you
have
one
on
zigzaga.
Does
that
mean
the
county
is
likely
to
be
the
next?
And
is
there
a
role
for
this
ministry
through
the
protocol
agreements
to
establish
those
things
going
forward
and
if
so,
what
what
will
it
take?
And,
of
course
the
question
is
always
have
you
accounted
for
that
in
terms
of
your
budgeting?
Is
there
some
designation
funds
to
make
sure
that
happens.
G
With
the
water
first,
this
is
one
area,
that's
a
big
concern,
both
provincially
and
federally,
of
course.
So
so
forthr
we've
had
five
projects
coming
completed.
Alexis
the
court
assume
Nation
quote:
Lake
First
Nation
deneta
Paul,
First
Nation
and
the
Whitefish
good
fish
Force
Nation.
So
right
now
we
have
a
39
million
dollar
project
underway
at
Moscow
cheese.
G
G
So
it's
they're
getting
down
to
the
final
pen
Strokes
as
to
how
the
agreement
will
work.
Some
of
the
concerns
coming
off.
First
Nation
will
they're
not
used
to
actually
paying
a
water
bill
so
like
what,
if
somebody
leaves
a
top
one
and
they
get
a
big
water
bill.
How
are
we
going
to
deal
with
that?
You
know
so
little
nuances
like
that,
but
the
actual
water
line
project
is
is
fully
funded.
We're
just
ready
to
get
started
as
soon
as
they
finish
off.
G
The
final
agreements
with
the
with
the
Water
Commission,
some
good
people
working
on
that
so
I'm,
confident
they'll,
have
that
wrapped
up
really
quick.
Here
we
also
committed
over
20
million
dollars
a
project,
that's
going
to
connect
mikasu,
Cree,
First
Nation
to
a
regional
water
line
as
well,
and
we're
committed
to
seeing
these
projects
through.
You
know,
like
yourself,
you
said
we
have
a
deep
concern
that
so
many
people
lack
access
to
the
fundamental
right
to
clean
and
reliable
drinking
water.
G
Like
I
said
a
couple
three
weeks
ago,
I
had
the
federal
Minister
down
in
my
office
and
I
have
a
friend
up
north
one
of
their
first
Nations
I,
won't
say
which
one
just
water
problem
they
weren't
aware
of
it.
So
we
flagged
it
for
him
and
we
got
both
of
us
on
the
phone
right
away
with
our
department
heads
and
within
a
few
minutes
we
were
able
to
start
figuring
out
a
plan
forward,
so
it
was.
G
It
was
happy
to
be
able
to
work
with
the
federal
government
on
that
on
a
concern
that
we
both
shared
and
so
I'm,
confident
that
we'll
be
moving
forward
with
with
something
to
help
them
out
as
well,
and
there
are
some
other
issues.
I
know.
One
of
the
media
settlements
has
some
water
issues,
but
we
work
closely
with
other
Ministries
and
transportation
has
money
in
their
ministry
as
well.
G
G
What
do
I
talk
about
lubicon
I'm,
very
aware
of
what's
going
on
up
there?
They
do
have,
like
you
say,
have
the
issues
with
the
you
want
to
do.
They've
got
the
money
to
build
schools
and
all
kinds
of
stuff,
but
then
you
have
to
go
to
the
municipality
and
the
municipality
doesn't
want
to
do
it
because
how
are
they
involved?
G
It's
kind
of
a
jumble
right
now,
but
I
had
a
similar
in
in
my
own
writing:
we're
working
with
Louis
bull
band
right
now
to
do
that
if
you've
probably
seen
it
when
you're
driving
along
Highway
2
the
rest
area.
There
they've
got
a
big
remediation
program.
You'll
see
a
mountain
of
dirt
piled
up.
They
used
to
have
a
service
station
there
and
they're
literally
baking,
the
soil
cleaning
it
all
up
because
they
want
to
do
a
new
service
center
there,
with
a
small
casino
and
a
little
hotel.
G
I
was
actually
working
on
that
project
with
them.
Oh
my
God.
This
started
30
years
ago
when
I
was
at
County
Council
and
they
wanted
to
start
the
and
we
approved
it
on
County
Council
back
then,
and
it
just
sat
and
sat
so
one
of
my
first
things
when
I
got
elected
to
the
chief
king
of
zombies,
and
so
are
we
going
to
do
this
now?
He
says:
well,
it's
in
your
courts.
What
do
you
want
to
do
so
I've
been
pushing
it?
G
Forward
we've
actually
got
it
approved
to
do
the
small
Casino
project
there,
because
I
still
had
the
connections
at
the
county.
We
had
that
same
problem
because
it's
not
it's
on
County
Land,
not
on
Reserve
Land.
What
are
we
doing
back
and
forth
and
the
county
finally
just
said:
look
it
do
what
you
want
it's
going
to
be
your
land
eventually
anyways,
so
the
county
does
have
the
ability,
as
these
as
this
municipality
would
have
the
ability
to
just
say
it's
going
to
be
your
Latin.
G
Wash
their
hands
of
it
because
it's
going
to
be
out
of
their
control
shortly
anyway,
so
some
of
that
stuff
is
very
frustrating.
I
feel
your
pain
on
that
one
tribal
policing.
This
is
an
exciting
one,
so
our
ministry
of
Public,
Safety
and
emergency
has
been
doing
an
amazing
job
around
getting
the
First
Nations.
A
B
Thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
Minister
again.
The
theme
I
kind
of
want
to
concentrate
on
if
I
can
is
on
the
reconciliation
or
reconciliation,
as
he
put
it
and
once
again
on
the
economic
corridors,
appreciate
your
acknowledgment
on
that
and
I
appreciate
all
the
Chiefs
that
participated
so
Chief
Leonard
standing
on
the
road.
He
was
one
of
our
members
that
was
on
that
Chief
Whitney
Chief
Isaac
down
south,
so
we
had
six
seven
and
eight
eight
was
a
little
bit
different.
B
We
worked
with
Chief
Isaac
and
they
stood
up
an
economic
Council
and
I
was
very,
very
honored.
It
was
an
honor
and
a
privilege
to
be
the
first
person
that
they
they
met
with
when
they
stood
up
that
Council
to
talk
about
the
validity
and
longevity
of
those
economic
corridors
and
how
we
can
work
with
that
and
if
there
was
anyone
out
there.
B
Listening
to
this,
I
would
suggest
that
there's
a
lot
of
credence
to
work
within
the
treaty
territories
themselves
because
they
span
inter-provincial
boundaries
and
when
we're
talking
about
nation
building
projects
of
which
these
corridors
are,
there
is
a
lot
to
be
gained
by
by
working
with
First,
Nations
folks
and
chief
Leonard.
Now
that
he's
a
grand
chief
of
36
boy,
he's
guns
blazing
going
after
these
things
in
in
six
really
really
happy
to
see
that
so
appreciate
the
feedback.
B
From
that
minister,
there
was
a
couple
items
I
had,
but
I
think
the
member
opposite
had
already
asked
a
couple
of
them,
but
I'd
like
to
jump
on
to
page
70
if
I
can,
and
that
was
advancing
reconciliation
through
policies
and
programs
that
are
Guided
by
Jordan's
principle
and
that
ensures
First
Nations
children
in
Canada
have
access
to
service
and
supports
when
they
need
them.
So
I
have
two
parts
of
a
question.
Sir.
G
Yeah,
the
main
heading
that
the
premier
gave
me
was
make
sure
that
you
apply
Jordan's
principle
wherever
you
can.
She
was
adamant
that
we
have
to
really
make
sure
that
no
child
slips
through
the
cracks
here.
So
Jordan's
principle
helps
ensure
all
First
Nations
children
living
in
Canada
can
access
the
social
education
or
health
services
and
supports
they
need
when
they
need
them,
with
payments
being
worked
out
later,
so
we're
not
caring
about
whose
for
kid
needs
help,
we
just
help
them
we'll
figure
out
who's
going
to
pay
the
bill
later.
G
This
is
critical
to
addressing
socioeconomic
issues
rooted
in
inequality.
Some
people
have
less
access
to
opportunities
that
are
born
into
circumstances
where
it's
harder
to
thrive.
So
it's
important
to
give
extra
help
when
it's
needed
and
certain
barriers
exist
for
First
Nations
people
and
their
families.
They
make
it
harder
to
access
opportunities,
so
appropriate
support
provides
First,
Nations
children
with
that
same
opportunity
to
access
Services
as
other
children
in
Canada,
as
it
should.
G
B
G
So
indigenous
Services
Canada
determines
the
eligibility
for
Jordan's
principal
on
a
case-by-case
basis,
so
regional
service
coordinators
support
individuals
and
families
as
they
navigate
all
available
services
in
Alberta.
The
First
Nations
Health
Consortium
provides
service
navigation
and
support
to
those
families.
E
B
I
guess,
since
you
know
our
chair
took
the
liberty
of
giving
a
little
bit
of
a
promotional
plug
I'm
going
to
do
the
same
thing
for
our
area.
So
I
keep
you
know,
saying
non-stop,
it's
God's
country,
but
when
you
look
at
the
history
out
there,
it's
God's
Lake,
and
that
was
from
the
Alexis
group,
so
I
have
Alexis,
Paul
and
and
Alexander
in
my
area,
and
we
have
the
Truth
and
Reconciliation
obviously
took
place,
and
we
even
had
the
papal
visit
this
summer.
So
I
think
we
can
say
after
he
blessed
the
lake.
B
It's
definitely
God's
country
out
there,
but
back
with
the
efforts
towards
reconciliation
with
indigenous
peoples.
It's
the
utmost
concern
for
this
government.
Obviously
and
Minister
you.
You
wear
that
on
your
shirt,
sleeves,
so
appreciate
that
I'd
also
like
to
turn
your
attention
interest
in
Reconciliation
Commission
action
number
82..
B
These
are
upon
the
provincial
and
territory,
governments
and
collaboration
with
survivors
and
their
organizations
installed
publicly
visible
residential
school
monuments
in
each
of
the
capital,
city
and
honored
survivors
and
children
were
lost
from
their
families
and
communities.
And
again
you
know,
with
the
events
that
took
place.
Last
summer,
I
think
that
brought
it
to
the
Forefront
for
a
lot
of
folks
to
understand
that
you
know
we
want
to
move
forward
and
we
have
to
acknowledge
what
took
place
out
there.
B
So
could
you
provide
an
update,
if
at
all
possible,
and
what
the
government's
doing
to
respond
to
that
call
to
action?
Number
82.
G
Yeah,
so
we
started
off
I
think
actually
before
we
did
our
reconciliation
grants
where
my
Deputy
Minister
really
did
the
oldman's
work
on
on
finding
money
to
help
all
of
the
communities.
So
we
set
up
a
grant
and
every
community
that
applied,
got
money
and
you'll
be
seeing
monuments
and
various
things
going
up
in
communities
across
the
province.
Under
that
program,
the
big
one
remember
can
I
talked
a
little
bit
about.
It
was
worked
with
the
elders
and
our
indigenous
representatives,
and
that
was
to
develop
our
reconciliation.
G
Garden,
there's
not
too
much
showing
there
right
now,
but
there's
a
lot
of
work
going
on
behind
the
scenes
to
to
get
this
thing
going
and
that's
going
to
create
that
Sacred
Space
that
people
need
to
reflect
and
share
to
start
that
that
healing
process
there's
a
lot
of
pain
out
there.
G
So
it's
called
a
lot
of
the
addictions
problems
and
what
have
you
so
anything
anywhere
we
can
help
is
good.
So
in
2022
indigenous
relations,
we've
posted
two
separate
requests
for
artists
to
do.
The
permanent
monument
and
I
talked
about
Stuart
steinhauer
from
up
in
Chairman's
area.
There
who
came
forward
with
the
winning
design
for
the
garden.
G
G
That's
going
to
make
her
mad
because
she'll
quit
in
a
hurry,
all
of
a
sudden,
the
cows
all
come
running
through
my
yard
and
become
driving
up
with
the
tractor,
and
he
says
oh,
would
you
break
now
wrong
thing
to
say,
but
she
got
off
the
tractor
because
she
saw
the
cows
running
too
and
she
walked
out
and
she
got
up
about
20
feet
away
and
a
mother
bear
with
three
Cubs
stood
up
in
front
of
her.
G
Just
looked
at
each
other
and
I
did.
Moon
walked
back
to
my
little
tractor
without
a
cab
and
putted
back
up
to
the
house,
so
you
don't
mess
with
the
mother
bear.
So
that's
part
of
the
sculpture
you'll
see
the
bear
claws
on
the
sculpture
that
he's
done
so,
the
the
mother,
when
you
hear
about
the
mother,
bear
it's
a
real
thing.
G
She
will
protect
her
Cubs,
and
so
that's
why
we
we
went
with
that
that
design
and
then
we've
got
I
believe
it's
called
lambtech
landscape
contractors,
they've
done
a
lot
of
work
around
the
ledge
you'll
see
them
here
and
we
actually
worked
with
them
to
make
sure
that
they're
going
to
be
very
culturally
aware
of
the
work
that
they're
doing,
because
this
is
very
sensitive
work
to
a
lot
of
people,
and
it's
I
mean
a
lot
of
eyes
on
us
when
we
do
this,
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
it's
it's
done
in
a
culturally
correct
manner
when
we
everything
from
removing
the
dirt
that's
there,
because
it
used
to
be
a
parking
lot
down
there
at
one
time.
G
So
we're
going
to
create
this
Healing
Place.
We
want
to
make
sure,
there's
good,
clean
soil
so
that
the
plants
grow.
Good
and
I
think
this
is
a
pretty
big
budget
item
for
us
so
that
the
total
cost
is
going
to
be
approximately
660
000.,
now
660
thousand
dollars
so
450
just
for
the
monument
and
another
210
for
the
design
and
construction
of
the
garden.
So
it's
a
lot
of
work.
That's
going
to
be
going
on!
G
It's
not
going
to
happen
overnight,
but
as
soon
as
the
frost
comes
out
of
the
ground,
they'll
be
down
there.
Working
they've
already
got
it
planned
how
they're
going
to
excavate
take
out
and
dirt,
gravel
and
stuff
that
was
there,
create
this
reconciliation,
Garden
I,
don't
know
if
you
guys
know
this,
but
it's
kind
of
a
secret
around
there.
If
you
go
to
the
center
of
where
this
Garden
is,
it's
called
the
Clapping
Circle.
G
So
if
you
clap
there,
you
get
the
an
echo
like
it's
pretty
cool,
so
this
is
still
going
to
be
part
of
the
whole
plan.
They're
going
to
have
a
century
where
you
can
still
experience
that
this,
the
sound
effects
that
happen
in
there
so
like
I,
say
we're
pretty
pretty
excited
about
moving
forward
with
the
reconciliation
Garden.
G
So
a
lot
of
people
looking
forward
to
it
once
we
get
it
done,
we'll
invite
everyone
up
to
see
it.
I,
don't
know
if
I'll
still
be
around
but
I'm
going
to
come
to
it
anyways
and
we'll
we'll
make
sure
that
the
community
is
involved.
There's
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
good
people
out
there
that
want
to
see
this
happening
or
are
working
towards
it
and
to
have
Stuart
one
of
the
Premier
artists
in
Alberta.
Doing
the
monument
is
just
I,
don't
know
how
it
could
have
been
any
better
I.
G
H
Thank
you
Minister,
since
this
is
my
last
chance
to
say
anything.
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
work
over
the
last
four
years
and
I
certainly
think
that
many
of
the
initiatives
that
have
been
started
by
your
department
are
worth
supporting.
H
You
continue
to
try
to
make
sure
that
that
does
happen
in
the
future
before
I
go
on
to
what
my
main
focus
here,
I'm
just
noticing
that
the
water
to
reserve
program
that
all
of
the
ones
that
you
mentioned-
Alexis
Cold
Lake,
then
a
white
fisherman
skin
pole
and
make
a
secret
were
all
in
processed
when
you
first
took
over
so
I'm,
not
seeing
that
there's
any
new
additions
to
this
no
matter,
you
can
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong
on
that,
but
these
are
they're,
certainly
all
on
the
list
when,
when
I
left
that
Ministry
at
different
stages,
in
fact
Alexis
and
Paul,
and
then
they
tell
were
I,
think
it
essentially
finished
by
the
time
I,
I,
I,
left
and
others
were
in
process.
H
So
I
guess
the
the
real
question
for
me
so
is
in
this
budget.
Is
there
money
for
more
Nations
to
continue
on?
Are
you
adding
any
new
nations,
or
are
you
just
finishing
out
the
list
that
was
originally
established
prior
to
your
entry
and
I?
Guess?
H
I
just
wanted
to
spend
the
last
a
few
minutes
that
I
have
talking
about
the
work
of
the
of
the
the
committee
The
Joint
working
group
on
murdered
missing
indigenous
women
and
girls
and
I
I
want
to
take
the
time
to
say
how
important
to
think
this
work
is
and
I
really
appreciate
that
your
ministry
has
been
pursuing
it,
that
you
have
competent
leadership
involved
in
doing
it
and
I
congratulate
to
the
success
in
going
forward.
I
I
guess
my
my
overarching
anxiety
is
that
you
know.
H
Four
years
later
we
have
a
great
plan,
but
nothing's
actually
happened
yet
after
four
years
and
I
and
I
just
want
to
give
you
a
chance
to
to
sort
of
I
mean
other
than
the
establishment
of
the
plan
moving
forward,
but
the
actual
concrete
things
moving
forward,
I'm
very
concerned
haven't
happened
yet
I
anticipate
they
will
I'm
hopeful
they
will.
H
But
you
know
it's
been
a
long
time
that
it's
all
about
talking
about
talking
about
and
I
guess,
I
I.
Just
wonder
if
any
of
these
things,
if
I
were
to
select
them
Could,
you
actually
say
that
they've
been
done
any
of
the
113.
H
Can
you
say
yeah
we
we
tackled
that
one
and
accomplished
that
or
is
it
all
hope
for
the
future
and
I
guess
the
one
I
will
ask
about
particularly
is
about
the
policy
and
legislation
development
because
I
think
that's
really
important
as
you
move
forward
so
number
19.,
I'll,
I'll
read
out
specifically
that
is
to
develop
a
made
in
Alberta
indigenous
intersectional
policy
analysis
framework
in
partnership
with
indigenous
women,
girls,
2s,
plus
people
and
organizations.
H
You
know
that's
a
fundamental
demand
and
much
of
the
work
that's
going
forward
and
I
just
wondering
can
you
say
19
is
accomplished?
Is
it
underway
it
is?
Is
there
something
I
can
read
on
that
at
this
point?
Is
there
an
actual
policy,
let's
move
forward,
or
is
that
just
something
in
the
works
and
and
I
certainly
could
go
through
the
rest
of
them
and
say
well?
Have
you
actually
done
anything
on
this?
Also
I
recognize
that
many
of
them
are
not
in
your
ministry,
but
the
policy
I
suspect
must
be.
H
You
can
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
so
I
thought
I'd
identify
that
one
particularly
I'd
really
like
to
know
where
that,
where
that's
at
does
this
can
just
give
me
the
resources
to
get
that
piece
done?
Will
that
be
done
in
such
a
manner
that
we're
not
sitting
here
four
years
from
now
again
saying
look
our
intentions
have
been
great.
We've
been
working
great,
we're
we've
developed
good
relationships,
but
we're
still
planning
for
things
to
actually
be
accomplished
and
you're.
H
The
one
who's
talked
about
the
difference
between
reconciliation,
reconciliation
and
so
far
when
it
comes
to
murdered
missing
women.
I
can
only
tell
you
it's
been
reconciliation,
but
not
reconciliation
and
I
certainly
love
what
you've
done
here.
This
I
mean
the
work
of
this
committee.
To
put
this
together
is
is
fabulous,
but
it
is
about
the
plan
to
move
forward,
as
opposed
to
what's
actually
been
accomplished
in
the
time
that
you've
had
in
the
four
years
that
you've
had
and
so
I
guess,
I'm
really
I,
you
know,
use
it
as
a
chance
to
brag.
H
If
you
want
I,
don't
care,
you
know,
I
I
really
want
to
hear
that
there
are
specific
things
today,
not
in
the
future,
but
today
that
are
that
are
better.
For
you
know
the
indigenous
women
who
have
suffered
so
long
with
so
much
tragedy
and
truly
deserve
to
have
us
commit
ourselves
in
a
way
that
we've
never
done
before,
to
move
this
forward
and
to
extinguish
this
tragedy.
G
Thanks
for
giving
us
the
opportunity
to
talk
on
this
one
last
time
here
it's
when
we
started
out
our
budget
cycle
this
year,
I
said
I
want
my
number
one
priority
to
be
missing:
murder
to
just
women
and
girls
like
what
can
we
do
to
really
make
a
difference
and
of
course
it
takes
money
to
do
everything,
so
we
put
it
as
a
major
budget
item
five
million
dollars
in
the
budget,
for
that
we've
talked
to
other
Ministries
to
make
sure
that
Justice
is
on
top
of
this
public
safeties.
G
On
top
of
this,
the
number
one
thing
the
number:
if
you
look
at
number
one
on
the
list
there
it's
to
set
up
premier's
console-
and
that
was
very
important
for
the
committee.
They
wanted
that
Council.
They
wanted
that
access
to
the
premier,
and
so
that
was
the
very
first
thing
we
did.
They
wanted
it.
We
did
it.
G
It's
job
done
I'm,
going
to
put
Christine
on
the
spot.
G
J
Question
and
the
interest
in
the
work
we're
doing
to
address
the
crisis
of
missing
a
murdered
indigenous
women
girls
into
ass,
LGBT,
btui
plus
people
here
in
Alberta
I
would
first
start
with
this.
Work
is
not
easy.
It
takes
a
lot
of
time
and
I
think
the
work
that
the
Alberta
joint
working
group
on
missing
and
murdered
indigenous
women
and
girls
is
a
good
example
of
the
importance
of
building
those
relationships
of
trust
because
they
are
sensitive
matters,
we're
talking
about
and
we're
talking
about
it
with
people
whose
lives
are
directly
impacted
by
this.
J
I,
would
also
say
that
one
of
the
important
learnings
we
have
from
all
of
this
work
is
the
need
that
it
is
indigenous-led.
And
so
again
we
do
have
113
Pathways
to
Justice
and
it
is
great
work
and
it
is
certainly
foundational
work
to
continue
moving
the
province
forward.
J
So,
while
I
can't
sit
here
and
say
all
113
Pathways
have
been
implemented,
I
can
point
out
to
some
of
them,
such
as
the
recommendation
around
the
family
death
Review,
Committee
they've
added
many
more
indigenous
members
to
that,
where
they're
examining
instances
of
death
in
family
violence,
circumstance
I'd
so
point
out.
J
The
premier's
council
has
a
number
of
mandate
items,
and
that
includes
the
development
of
culturally
safe
and
appropriate
tools
for
government
to
improve
and
enhance
the
development
and
implementation
of
provincial
laws,
policies,
programs
and
services.
So
that
is
a
mandate
we
will
be
examining
as
a
premier's
council,
so
that
work
will
begin.
The
council
is
still
developing
their
strategic
plan
and
identifying
their
priorities
over
the
next
several
years.
J
As
Minister
mentioned,
we've
partnered
with
Alberta
culture
to
provide
funding
to
support
engaging
men
and
boys
in
addressing
the
violence
that
women,
girls
and
two-spirit,
and
men
and
boys
are
experiencing,
as
well
as
addressing
sexual
violence
and
We've
also
been
working
to
provide,
grant
funding
to
a
number
of
initiatives
that
align
with
the
113
Pathways
and
the
roadmap.
J
J
We've
all
we've
also
supported
iaw
for
the
third
year
to
support
their
systems
Navigator
program,
which
is
helping
Advocate
and
provide
referrals
and
navigation
services
to
indigenous
women
in
the
province
so
that
they
can
Access
housing
income
supports
even
access
the
justice
system
to
ensure
there's
emergency
protection
orders
in
place
for
them
when
they're
fleeing
violence,
we
've
supported
the
anfc
8
who
are
supporting
support
or
providing
supports
to
families
of
missing
and
murdered
indigenous
women
and
girls,
which
again
aligns
with
the
national
inquiry
and
the
Alberta
joint
working
group
recommendations.
J
We
have
we're
funding,
creating
hope,
Society
so
that
they
can
do
some
intensive
Outreach
to
vulnerable
people
who
are
in
you
know,
engaged
in
sex
work
for
example,
and
who
who
need
access
to
supports
to
to
make
them
as
safe
as
they
can
be
with
iaw,
as
was
previously
stated,
we
entered
into
a
multi-year
funding
agreement
with
them
several
years
ago.
It
we
maintain
their
funding,
including
the
costs
of
Escuela
Awards,
but
we
also
are
will
be
increasing
it.
J
So
we
look
forward
to
continuing
our
partnership
with
the
iow,
who
is
really
an
important
partner.
We
we
call
on
them
for
a
lot
of
advice.
As
we
work,
we
also
have
funded
the
iew
in
another
division
to
support
job
Readiness
and
retention
for
indigenous
women
in
terms
of
developing
customized
work
plans
so
that
they
can
achieve
success
in
the
areas
they
wish
to.
We've
worked
with
the
YWCA,
the
YWCA
Edmonton,
who
are
strong
allies
in
this
work
and
they've.
J
We're
supporting
the
wise
fiscal
agents
and
allies
again
this
year,
where
projects
one
will
support
weekly
gatherings
ceremony-based
to
support
those
who
are
participating
in
their
programs,
as
well
as
another
project,
to
again
support
the
youth
in
land-based
teachings
and
a
gathering,
and
then
there
will
be
some
Aftercare
supports.
So
there's
a
lot
of
work.
We've
been
doing,
it's
not
that
there's
been
no
action,
and
certainly
there
is
work
going
across
government.
J
The
family
information
liaison
units
out
of
Alberta
Justice
they're
continuing
to
do
their
good
work
and
they
they
were
funded
Again
by
the
federal
government
which
happy
about
so
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
it's
clear
that
we
are
doing
the
work.
H
A
Yes,
some
sometimes
in
my
opinion,
as
chair
of
the
standing
orders,
are
made
to
be
broken,
and
that
was
one
of
those
cases.
So
thank
you
very
much
Christina
for,
for
that
and
those
statements,
I
mean
you're
all
your
hard
work.
We
have
about
three
minutes
remaining
for
the
government
caucus
if
there's
any
further
questions
Mr
or
you
have
the
floor.
C
I
remember
a
story
phone
standing
still,
but
anyway
that
was
worth
that
was
worth
stopping
the
clock
in
the
sun,
so
I,
just
I'll
focus
on
just
one
thought
time:
yeah
performance,
metrics
I
was
going
to
ask
a
series
of
questions
about
about
some
of
the
supporting
initiatives
which
are
all
good,
but
performance.
C
Metrics
addresses
particularly
the
first
one,
the
employment
initiatives
and
and
I
guess,
I'd
just
like
to
make
a
comment:
I
always
struggle
with
the
performance
metrics
that
we
receive,
because
in
too
many
cases
they
focus
on
means
rather
than
ends
and
I
see
talking
about.
Initiatives
is
great,
but
that's
a
focus
on
means
not
on
ends.
What
I'd
really
like
to
see,
minister,
is
a
performance
metrics
that
actually
talks
about,
for
instance,
how
many
people
actually
become
employed
and
and
are
they
still
employed
in
five
years
or
ten
years?
C
That
would
actually
tell
us
that
that
the
that
the
means
or
the
initiatives
are
actually
achieving
the
end
goal
and
I'd
like
to
push
that
one
piece
farther
that
I'd
like
to
to
even
suggest
to
you
across
the
world.
The
measure
of
prosperity
and
success
in
Nations
is
often
reduced
to
GDP
per
capita.
You
can
Google
it,
and
every
country
in
the
world
will
be
listed
in
half
a
different
dozen
different
sites.
C
If
you
could
actually
provide
a
long
term
and
I
realize
going
back
is
tough,
but
the
GDP
per
capita
amongst
our
indigenous
peoples
would
would
be
an
incredible
measure
of
how
these
initiatives
are
actually
resulting
in
the
ends
that
they're
meant
to
produce
so
I,
just
I
say
that
I
said
that
more
than
one
committee
focus
on
ands
rather
than
means
I
know,
what's
easy
to
focus
on
means
focus
on
ends.
Thank
you.
G
Those
are
great
observations.
We
have
been
tracking
it
somewhat
through
our
aioc
programs
and
our
Abiff
programs
I
think
we
had
it's
in
the
hundreds,
but
you
know
it'd
be
nice
to
get
it
into
the
thousands.
But
that's
a
great
idea
is
to
track
it
with
the
GDP
I.
Never
thought
of
that!
That's
that's
something
that
we
could
certainly
look
at
doing
in
the
future
and
seeing
how
we're
really
helping
you
know.
Some
of
this
youth
get
involved
through
advanced
education.
We've
got
our
employment
partnership
program.
That's
been
a
really
successful.
G
We
use
that
for
it's
like
a
a
trades
type
of
training,
so
it
might
be
the
start
of
your
apprenticeship.
So
it's
a
one-year
program
to
get.
G
You
started
in
becoming
an
electrician
or
working
in
the
in
the
heavy
construction
area,
or
something
like
that,
and
even
on
the
First
Nations
like
having
a
driver's
license
huge
I,
see
that
all
the
time,
and
so
we've
got
programs
just
helping
folks
get
a
driver's
license,
so
they
can
get
out
and
get
the
jobs,
and
you
know
I'm
happy
to
say
that
we're
going
to
have
our
first
service,
you
get
your
drivers
at
what
they
call
them.
G
A
Unfortunately,
I
will
interrupt
you,
Minister
yeah
I
apologize
for
the
interruption,
but
I
must
advise
the
committee
that
the
time
allotted
for
consideration
of
the
ministry's
estimates
has
concluded
I'd
like
to
remind
the
committee
members
that
we
are
scheduled
to
meet
tomorrow
morning,
March
8
2023
at
10
15
a.m
to
consider
the
estimates
of
the
Ministry
of
Transportation
and
economic
corridors.
Thank
you.
Everyone
for
your
participation.
This
meeting
is
adjourned
foreign.