WEBVTT 1 00:00:59.600 --> 00:01:02.320 Welcome at the Policy rights here in Depictions Media Radio. 2 00:01:02.359 --> 00:01:09.079 I'm your host, Michael Cloggs. So let's focus on uh, 3 00:01:09.519 --> 00:01:16.959 Indigenous people, colonialism and how global governments are trying to 4 00:01:17.000 --> 00:01:18.040 make things right. 5 00:01:20.239 --> 00:01:24.840 Or how. 6 00:01:26.239 --> 00:01:33.680 Colonialism is picking up its pace at this point, we're 7 00:01:34.840 --> 00:01:37.560 I'd be honest with you, I'm not exactly sure. But 8 00:01:40.319 --> 00:01:46.439 Prime Minister Canada Mark Karney he on August sixth he 9 00:01:46.599 --> 00:01:52.280 had a summit with Mateen nation and the and at 10 00:01:52.599 --> 00:01:57.200 that meeting where the Mainteen Nation of Alberta, Mainteen Nation 11 00:01:57.640 --> 00:02:06.400 of Saskatchewan, Mainteen Nation of of Ontario who decided to 12 00:02:06.840 --> 00:02:14.400 send their regrets and not show up where the Manitoba 13 00:02:15.240 --> 00:02:23.400 Mayti Federation and their their reasoning has to do with 14 00:02:23.599 --> 00:02:34.599 a lot about legitimizing projects, did that Bill C five 15 00:02:34.800 --> 00:02:38.840 wants to put through, what wants to put across And 16 00:02:38.960 --> 00:02:42.039 to be totally honest with you, in my opinion that 17 00:02:46.240 --> 00:02:55.120 the Bill C five shouldn't have been legitimized without input 18 00:02:55.319 --> 00:03:01.199 from all of First nations or indigenous people. That as 19 00:03:01.400 --> 00:03:05.599 the original caretakers of the land that these colonies were 20 00:03:05.639 --> 00:03:06.560 actually built on. 21 00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:07.520 That. 22 00:03:09.479 --> 00:03:13.599 The idea of taking care of the land should be 23 00:03:13.800 --> 00:03:17.560 left to the indigenous people, the original caretakers, the ones 24 00:03:18.080 --> 00:03:24.039 whose heritage leads back to the land, leads back thousands 25 00:03:24.039 --> 00:03:34.199 of years to caring for the land itself. Because let's 26 00:03:34.280 --> 00:03:41.800 look at a couple of things here. As we if 27 00:03:41.800 --> 00:03:48.639 we look at the track record of the colonization of 28 00:03:48.919 --> 00:03:54.680 every indigenous place around the world, we see some sort 29 00:03:54.719 --> 00:04:02.479 of path of blood and destruction, and that just that 30 00:04:02.639 --> 00:04:10.000 type of destruction continues. That that in British Columbia that 31 00:04:10.479 --> 00:04:18.480 the site see is completely ready to come online, and 32 00:04:20.639 --> 00:04:32.759 the ecological disaster that it caused to build this super dam, 33 00:04:32.800 --> 00:04:41.800 it's outstanding. The the pipelines that that Alberta wants to 34 00:04:41.800 --> 00:04:51.800 build across Caribou runs that will destroy the environment and 35 00:04:51.920 --> 00:04:58.759 for progress to collect more money. The thing is is 36 00:04:58.800 --> 00:05:03.639 that colonialism with built first on collecting more money. It 37 00:05:03.720 --> 00:05:10.040 was built on greed and capturing resources of a land 38 00:05:10.120 --> 00:05:16.000 without respect for that land, capturing resources under the attitude 39 00:05:16.639 --> 00:05:22.839 of well, they're primitive people, they don't know what they have. 40 00:05:24.199 --> 00:05:27.480 And that's the story that has been told that when 41 00:05:27.920 --> 00:05:32.079 the first settlers from Europe came to North America that 42 00:05:32.399 --> 00:05:42.279 there were nothing but savages. And going to apply some 43 00:05:42.319 --> 00:05:45.519 of this to what we're seeing in Gaza also because 44 00:05:46.800 --> 00:05:51.160 the indigenous people of the Palestinian people who were being 45 00:05:51.279 --> 00:06:00.800 forced off of their land in Palestine. Look, I'm setting 46 00:06:00.839 --> 00:06:04.879 aside the wrongdoings of the Hamas because they don't represent 47 00:06:05.160 --> 00:06:08.800 all of the people. They represent a very small portion 48 00:06:09.000 --> 00:06:17.360 of the people in Palestine, the Palestinian people. But that 49 00:06:17.480 --> 00:06:20.759 land goes the people that are on, the families that 50 00:06:20.800 --> 00:06:25.480 are on that land goes back thousands of years. But 51 00:06:25.600 --> 00:06:31.360 even before we start talking about Jesus Christ walking there, 52 00:06:34.839 --> 00:06:41.959 that that land goes back to. If we're going to 53 00:06:42.000 --> 00:06:44.360 go with the Bible, it goes back to the beginning 54 00:06:44.399 --> 00:06:47.680 of it. And those are the people who were those 55 00:06:47.800 --> 00:06:57.079 those families were the people who were there. And at 56 00:06:57.079 --> 00:07:01.319 this point they're trying to change the narrative you to 57 00:07:02.160 --> 00:07:10.959 thinking that they aren't the people who were whose families 58 00:07:11.000 --> 00:07:13.920 were originally there, that there was other people that were 59 00:07:13.959 --> 00:07:18.560 supposed to be there before they were, and that's simply 60 00:07:18.639 --> 00:07:26.600 not the truth. That they're trying to force the original 61 00:07:26.639 --> 00:07:32.000 caretakers of that land of the off of there so 62 00:07:32.079 --> 00:07:43.240 that it can be used for monetary gain. And that's 63 00:07:43.800 --> 00:07:47.439 the basis of how the colonies in North America were 64 00:07:47.480 --> 00:07:54.720 started and how they changed the narrative so that we 65 00:07:55.920 --> 00:07:59.639 are led to believe that the First Nations people were 66 00:07:59.639 --> 00:08:03.120 too primitive, too had traveled to Africa, But there's records 67 00:08:03.160 --> 00:08:11.279 that showed that they did. That there were no built 68 00:08:11.360 --> 00:08:14.759 up towns, people were just simply living in either mud 69 00:08:14.839 --> 00:08:19.600 huts or tents, That there was no architecture, that there 70 00:08:19.839 --> 00:08:26.120 was no real culture, that that had to be handed 71 00:08:26.199 --> 00:08:34.159 to these these poor, lowly people by the Europeans. Again 72 00:08:34.720 --> 00:08:40.080 not true. That that is a false narrative. And the 73 00:08:40.159 --> 00:08:45.679 narrative is that the Europeans came, saw that they wanted something, 74 00:08:46.200 --> 00:08:51.639 and they tore down the civilizations that they found. They 75 00:08:51.720 --> 00:09:02.480 burnt people's homes to the ground, and committed general acts 76 00:09:02.519 --> 00:09:06.519 of genocide in order for us to see what we 77 00:09:06.600 --> 00:09:13.279 have now. Now we're talking about infrastructure projects that Bill 78 00:09:13.559 --> 00:09:19.679 C five will push through that will interrupt wildlife runs, 79 00:09:20.120 --> 00:09:32.720 that will interrupt streams, fish, other lifes that are not 80 00:09:33.039 --> 00:09:39.679 human will be interrupted so that us as human beings 81 00:09:40.559 --> 00:09:45.960 can make an extra couple dollars, and the indigenous people 82 00:09:46.480 --> 00:09:51.919 who want to slow that down so that the projects 83 00:09:51.960 --> 00:09:57.279 can be planned better as opposed to just ripping through 84 00:09:59.559 --> 00:10:09.480 and planning and time taking is more essential than just 85 00:10:09.679 --> 00:10:16.159 reaping a bunch of dollars, protecting all of the lives 86 00:10:16.519 --> 00:10:25.879 that are across Canada, it's more important than a few 87 00:10:25.960 --> 00:10:31.519 dollars in a pocket. So along with that, we're going 88 00:10:31.559 --> 00:10:37.240 to hear also today from the International Maritime Organization as 89 00:10:37.240 --> 00:10:42.559 they're talking about maritime security, especially around the Panama Canal. 90 00:10:43.399 --> 00:10:48.559 The Panama Canal is also the site, especially on the 91 00:10:48.559 --> 00:10:53.159 Pacific side of it, of a lot of piracy and 92 00:10:53.480 --> 00:10:58.080 insecurity for shipments they go back and forth through there, 93 00:10:58.679 --> 00:11:02.200 and they would like to see more secure means happen 94 00:11:03.399 --> 00:11:06.559 in order to protect the people. We're also going to 95 00:11:06.600 --> 00:11:16.320 hear more about Palestine as we hear from the Palasanian 96 00:11:16.799 --> 00:11:21.279 Stindian representative to the United Nations as he is joined 97 00:11:21.320 --> 00:11:29.720 with other Arabic countries that want to see the Palestinian 98 00:11:29.799 --> 00:11:35.559 people achieve a two states solution, a shared solution to Palestine, 99 00:11:36.000 --> 00:11:42.480 so that the indigenous people, whose families go back thousands 100 00:11:42.519 --> 00:11:46.720 and thousands of years can live in peace with the 101 00:11:46.840 --> 00:11:53.240 new families that want to move there from Europe, and 102 00:11:53.399 --> 00:11:59.840 so that they all can heal and survive and build 103 00:12:00.360 --> 00:12:08.399 a great land together that will respect all of the cultures, 104 00:12:09.279 --> 00:12:18.039 all of the religious beliefs, and more than ever a 105 00:12:18.120 --> 00:12:24.759 peaceful place of respect for all to revere. So we'll 106 00:12:24.799 --> 00:12:28.159 move forward and we'll hear from Mark Karney and then 107 00:12:28.279 --> 00:12:36.039 move forward on to other issues. 108 00:12:36.720 --> 00:12:38.679 I'd now like to turn it over to the Prime 109 00:12:38.679 --> 00:12:40.799 Minister for his opening remarks. 110 00:12:41.120 --> 00:12:46.519 Thank you, Thank you very much Val for sharing today's meeting. 111 00:12:46.840 --> 00:12:49.720 For that introduction, I'd like to thank Old Vida wessel 112 00:12:49.759 --> 00:12:54.919 Lake for opening today's summits so meaningfully and emphasizing the 113 00:12:55.039 --> 00:13:03.799 values of gratitude, of hope, collaboration, of sustainability, and of 114 00:13:03.799 --> 00:13:06.919 hard work, reminding us of the hard work ahead of us. 115 00:13:07.240 --> 00:13:09.840 But this is a table that's ready to do the 116 00:13:09.840 --> 00:13:13.320 hard work. I'd like to thank my fellow members of 117 00:13:13.360 --> 00:13:19.000 the Cabinet Minister's Gold Masti, Alti, Chartran, Hodgson LeBlanc, Secretary 118 00:13:19.039 --> 00:13:21.480 of State Belange. I would like to thank all the 119 00:13:21.480 --> 00:13:25.399 presidents for being here, for traveling far and wide, and. 120 00:13:25.279 --> 00:13:27.080 For joining us virtually. 121 00:13:28.320 --> 00:13:32.240 I'm very much looking forward to sharing perspectives of how 122 00:13:32.639 --> 00:13:38.960 we can build our communities and our country together. I 123 00:13:38.960 --> 00:13:42.320 should at the outset also take a moment on behalf 124 00:13:42.360 --> 00:13:49.240 of everyone here to acknowledge the devastating wildfires that have 125 00:13:49.440 --> 00:13:54.759 ravaged across Canada this summer, their impact on Masi families, 126 00:13:54.759 --> 00:13:56.320 their impact on Canadians. 127 00:13:57.120 --> 00:13:59.720 You know, the Canadian government has been doing our bit. 128 00:14:00.919 --> 00:14:04.200 I like to salute the Canadian Armed Forces, hundreds and 129 00:14:04.279 --> 00:14:08.159 hundreds of Canadian Armed Forces personnel across Canada that have 130 00:14:08.320 --> 00:14:14.159 helped fight these fires, helped first responders, help volunteers in communities, 131 00:14:14.639 --> 00:14:19.759 helped to evacuate literally over ten thousand people who've been 132 00:14:19.759 --> 00:14:22.919 in danger and will continue to work with their provincial, 133 00:14:23.039 --> 00:14:28.759 territorial and indigenous leadership across Canada to protect homes, lives 134 00:14:29.200 --> 00:14:36.399 and communities. Today's summit is about the future of our economy. 135 00:14:36.440 --> 00:14:37.759 It's about the future of Canada. 136 00:14:39.320 --> 00:14:42.000 I say future of Canada and our nations, because it's 137 00:14:42.000 --> 00:14:46.120 about how we can build in all senses, particularly how 138 00:14:46.159 --> 00:14:48.840 we can build together, and how we can build an 139 00:14:48.840 --> 00:14:54.600 economy that moves from reliance to resilience, from division to unity, 140 00:14:54.639 --> 00:14:57.039 from silos to true partnership. 141 00:14:58.440 --> 00:15:00.320 You know, we look back over our his Street. 142 00:15:01.080 --> 00:15:06.480 Mayti have played a pivotal role as skilled traders, as voyagers, 143 00:15:07.120 --> 00:15:10.080 and we're drawing on deep knowledge of our land, our 144 00:15:10.120 --> 00:15:16.000 waterways and the seasons created the original trade networks, helped 145 00:15:16.039 --> 00:15:20.840 create the original trade networks across this land, and in 146 00:15:20.840 --> 00:15:23.639 some respects our task today is part of a process 147 00:15:23.679 --> 00:15:30.200 of creating new trade networks, new forms of commerce in Canada, 148 00:15:31.080 --> 00:15:36.039 both with full recognition this time, full recognition of MAINTI 149 00:15:36.159 --> 00:15:40.960 contributions and full Mayti access to the opportunities and the 150 00:15:41.000 --> 00:15:47.320 prosperity that this building will create, the nouveau Gonzo Canada 151 00:15:47.799 --> 00:15:55.039 ue and mandabats and economy fault instead Economy Canadiano rio 152 00:15:55.120 --> 00:16:05.559 de trees afl to meek sois O that says, see 153 00:16:06.159 --> 00:16:11.679 the decision only to meque politique publique et a laborde. 154 00:16:14.039 --> 00:16:20.840 Vois de metsi sois we're listening now. 155 00:16:22.279 --> 00:16:25.240 We're listening now as we meet at a decisive moment 156 00:16:25.320 --> 00:16:28.200 for our country. I think we all know the US 157 00:16:28.360 --> 00:16:31.879 is in the process of fundamentally changing its trading relationships, 158 00:16:32.080 --> 00:16:35.279 not just with Canada but with all countries. In effect, 159 00:16:35.360 --> 00:16:39.480 it's now charging access, charging for access to its economy. 160 00:16:40.600 --> 00:16:44.240 And we'll continue to work with the United States on 161 00:16:44.360 --> 00:16:48.720 the many, many mutually beneficial opportunities that we share in 162 00:16:48.879 --> 00:16:52.039 trade and investment. But it's clear we can't solely count 163 00:16:52.080 --> 00:16:56.559 on what had been our most value trading relationship so 164 00:16:56.720 --> 00:17:00.799 we're focused. We're focused on building strength year at home. 165 00:17:02.440 --> 00:17:05.960 And one example of what we need to do was 166 00:17:06.039 --> 00:17:09.519 earlier this week, Minister Hodgson and I were in Kelowna 167 00:17:10.319 --> 00:17:13.279 and we announced over one and a quarter billion dollars 168 00:17:13.319 --> 00:17:15.759 of new investments in the softwood lumber industry, one of 169 00:17:15.799 --> 00:17:18.880 the industries most affected by years, in fact decades of 170 00:17:18.960 --> 00:17:23.920 trade actions, and at the core of that was investment 171 00:17:26.839 --> 00:17:34.200 in Indigenous communities and indigenous services, recognizing the close, close relationship. 172 00:17:34.480 --> 00:17:38.119 So it's liquidity for companies, it's capital for those companies 173 00:17:38.240 --> 00:17:41.680 to pivot to new markets and new opportunities. It's worker support, 174 00:17:42.880 --> 00:17:47.319 and its direct support for Indigenous led forestry, business development 175 00:17:48.480 --> 00:17:54.079 and diversification, including both a reinforcement and really an expansion 176 00:17:54.160 --> 00:17:58.240 of the Indigenous Forestry Initiative, which supports Indigenous led projects 177 00:17:58.279 --> 00:18:03.160 and priorities. Because when we build the new Canada, as 178 00:18:03.200 --> 00:18:04.799 we build a new Canada, we're going to build it 179 00:18:05.200 --> 00:18:08.279 in partnership with Indigenous peoples and that's why we're here today. 180 00:18:08.799 --> 00:18:12.759 Now we'll spend a good bit of our time discussing 181 00:18:13.960 --> 00:18:17.559 Build C five, the Building Building Canada Act, but really 182 00:18:18.000 --> 00:18:21.119 how to put it into action, how to turn its 183 00:18:21.160 --> 00:18:27.440 potential into reality. C five has the potential, as I say, 184 00:18:27.480 --> 00:18:33.680 to unleash enormous possibilities to build big things, ports, trade cords, 185 00:18:33.799 --> 00:18:38.160 energy infrastructure, to help develop our natural resources, our critical minerals, 186 00:18:38.400 --> 00:18:42.000 help develop our people in ways that connect and transform 187 00:18:42.039 --> 00:18:47.960 our economy. Part of the core of this act is 188 00:18:48.119 --> 00:18:51.839 changing how the federal government operates. One aspect of that 189 00:18:52.839 --> 00:18:56.839 is moving from a position when we see a new 190 00:18:56.920 --> 00:19:01.599 project from asking the question why to asking the question 191 00:19:01.799 --> 00:19:07.359 how can we build? And core to that concept of 192 00:19:07.599 --> 00:19:11.839 how we build is building in true partnership with Indigenous peoples. 193 00:19:11.920 --> 00:19:14.599 And that's why we're here to listen to hear your 194 00:19:14.680 --> 00:19:19.079 perspectives to make the most of this opportunity. Now, let 195 00:19:19.160 --> 00:19:23.759 me acknowledge behalf of my cabinet colleagues and the government 196 00:19:24.240 --> 00:19:29.519 that mat Wright's recognition is a relatively recent and it's 197 00:19:29.559 --> 00:19:37.119 an ongoing process, and we're gathering people and representatives that 198 00:19:37.279 --> 00:19:40.960 are different stages in this process, and we want to 199 00:19:41.000 --> 00:19:42.839 hear from you. The reason for that and the reason 200 00:19:43.319 --> 00:19:44.680 is to be inclusive, but also. 201 00:19:44.599 --> 00:19:48.279 To hear your perspectives from where you are. 202 00:19:49.920 --> 00:19:53.119 So we're really starting this process as we mean to 203 00:19:53.200 --> 00:19:56.119 go on in partnership and with open dialogue. 204 00:19:56.480 --> 00:20:01.279 Now let me just say a few words about two aspects. 205 00:20:01.359 --> 00:20:05.480 One with respect to the types of projects that the 206 00:20:05.599 --> 00:20:10.759 Act opens up, and then this process of consultation and 207 00:20:10.839 --> 00:20:15.160 free prior informed consent, and then we'll get down to business. 208 00:20:16.279 --> 00:20:17.759 You know. Right at the heart of the Act, it 209 00:20:17.880 --> 00:20:21.680 defines what is a project and national interest. Well, the 210 00:20:21.720 --> 00:20:26.160 first thing is it's a project that helps strengthen Canada's autonomy, 211 00:20:26.240 --> 00:20:30.200 our sovereignty, really, our resilience, our security. Of course it 212 00:20:30.279 --> 00:20:35.319 we'll provide economic and other benefits to our country. We 213 00:20:35.400 --> 00:20:37.720 don't want pie in the sky projects. We want projects 214 00:20:37.759 --> 00:20:41.680 that have a high likelihood of success. Yes, as as 215 00:20:41.759 --> 00:20:42.440 Vida said, it. 216 00:20:42.440 --> 00:20:43.599 Will require hard work. 217 00:20:44.000 --> 00:20:46.680 That's fine. Nobody here is afraid of hard work. We 218 00:20:46.720 --> 00:20:51.039 will want a high probability of success. Core to the Act, 219 00:20:51.200 --> 00:20:54.720 Core to the objectives. These projects must advance the interests 220 00:20:54.880 --> 00:21:00.400 of indigenous peoples and they must contribute collectively to clean 221 00:21:00.480 --> 00:21:04.880 growth and to meeting Canada's objectives with respect to climate change. 222 00:21:06.559 --> 00:21:09.119 The process here, it's not the federal government coming with 223 00:21:09.240 --> 00:21:13.319 a bunch of preconceived ideas, absolutely not. It's projects to 224 00:21:13.480 --> 00:21:19.240 be proposed by stakeholders, the provinces, the territories, the private sector, 225 00:21:20.000 --> 00:21:28.279 Indigenous peoples, MATI themselves, your projects, Canadians projects Prager von 226 00:21:28.400 --> 00:21:33.599 Creer de Sante de Melier, de Sante Demilier, de Carrier 227 00:21:35.440 --> 00:21:43.480 de Sante Demilier de carrierifier is Les Pillier, the Economy, 228 00:21:43.880 --> 00:21:50.319 Canadian Fault, Tolu de pole Le, prodric Canadian pice Le 229 00:21:50.480 --> 00:22:01.680 Marche Antonaco to du Pont, the Community Responsible de Machan 230 00:22:01.759 --> 00:22:08.200 Diese de Atlanterie de Francia. So those are at a 231 00:22:08.319 --> 00:22:12.519 high level the types of projects we'd work on. Now 232 00:22:12.799 --> 00:22:15.359 let me say a few words about the how and 233 00:22:15.880 --> 00:22:22.279 the process. To be clear, respecting the rights of Indigenous 234 00:22:22.319 --> 00:22:25.359 peoples is at the core of the Building Canada Act. 235 00:22:25.440 --> 00:22:27.880 It's embedded in the law itself. 236 00:22:28.960 --> 00:22:33.839 This law requires meaningful consultation with Indigenous peoples, both in 237 00:22:33.920 --> 00:22:36.599 the process of determining which projects are in the national 238 00:22:36.680 --> 00:22:39.880 interest and in the development of the conditions for each project. 239 00:22:40.279 --> 00:22:42.880 And also, to be clear, this is a meeting about 240 00:22:42.960 --> 00:22:47.160 discussing the overall approach. This is not the start of consultation, Okay. 241 00:22:47.759 --> 00:22:51.960 Consultation is about specific projects and then consultation is about 242 00:22:52.240 --> 00:22:54.240 how we're going to do those projects. 243 00:22:53.799 --> 00:22:55.000 So that is to come. 244 00:22:58.400 --> 00:23:00.799 But what I just said in terms of those processes, 245 00:23:00.920 --> 00:23:04.680 these are legal requirements that honor Section thirty five of 246 00:23:04.759 --> 00:23:08.079 our Constitution and the duty to consult, and they uphold 247 00:23:08.640 --> 00:23:13.880 the government's commitment to implement free, prior and informed consent. 248 00:23:15.079 --> 00:23:18.720 In order to put these into action, we'll discuss the 249 00:23:19.039 --> 00:23:24.240 modalities of this. We're creating a new Major Federal Project's 250 00:23:24.680 --> 00:23:28.799 Office that will have an Indigenous Advisory Council to advise 251 00:23:28.839 --> 00:23:33.240 on implementation and ensure Indigenous perspectives are integrated in every 252 00:23:33.319 --> 00:23:34.359 stage of this process. 253 00:23:35.079 --> 00:23:37.119 That council will be comprised. 254 00:23:36.680 --> 00:23:40.359 Of Masi, First Nations and you and Modern Treaty and 255 00:23:40.440 --> 00:23:45.079 self government representatives, and our intention is to have both 256 00:23:45.160 --> 00:23:48.319 that Major Project's Office and the Advisory Council up and 257 00:23:48.400 --> 00:23:55.279 running by Labor Day. Now, being a reliable partner goes 258 00:23:55.400 --> 00:24:01.519 well beyond the duty to consult. It's about enabling the 259 00:24:01.640 --> 00:24:05.920 creation of long term prosperity for First Nations, Injury and 260 00:24:06.079 --> 00:24:10.519 Mate through economic participation in the projects themselves, in the 261 00:24:10.640 --> 00:24:13.960 development of those projects, but also through full equity ownership. 262 00:24:14.039 --> 00:24:17.480 And that last important point is one of the reasons 263 00:24:17.519 --> 00:24:21.920 why we are doubling the Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program. What 264 00:24:22.079 --> 00:24:28.680 this does is effectively financed indigenous equity ownership of major projects, 265 00:24:29.640 --> 00:24:33.079 and we in part in that process of doubling the 266 00:24:33.119 --> 00:24:37.839 amount to ten billion dollars, we have dramatically widened the 267 00:24:37.960 --> 00:24:44.480 types of projects that can be involved, everything from natural resources, energy, electricity, generation, 268 00:24:44.640 --> 00:24:50.839 carbon captures, critical minerals, port, infrastructure and well beyond. And 269 00:24:50.920 --> 00:24:54.319 the other thing I know from mister Hodgson's others know 270 00:24:54.559 --> 00:24:58.039 from experience working on these types of major projects is 271 00:24:58.119 --> 00:25:01.200 it's a lot of work in the development unique capacity. 272 00:25:01.279 --> 00:25:05.119 You need to do assessments and other work, and that 273 00:25:05.279 --> 00:25:08.880 takes money, that takes personnel. So we're dedicating forty million 274 00:25:08.960 --> 00:25:14.640 dollars to fund to support Maytee and other Indigenous people's 275 00:25:14.720 --> 00:25:19.039 participation in this process, so from negotiation to project selection 276 00:25:19.920 --> 00:25:25.720 and its development. So we have an ambitious agenda today, 277 00:25:26.359 --> 00:25:28.559 just at a very high level. The first thing we're 278 00:25:28.559 --> 00:25:30.480 going to do val was going to start shortly with 279 00:25:30.640 --> 00:25:33.920 buckily leading to discuss how we can best work together 280 00:25:34.240 --> 00:25:38.839 through meaningful engagement and consultation, including how that Major Project's 281 00:25:38.880 --> 00:25:42.160 Office and the Indigenous Advisory Council can work to support 282 00:25:42.200 --> 00:25:47.119 our work. Secondly, we will discuss how to build opportunities 283 00:25:47.240 --> 00:25:53.519 for equitable economic prosperity and participation. And finally we'll close 284 00:25:53.559 --> 00:25:56.079 with a session on how to work together to implement 285 00:25:56.160 --> 00:25:59.519 the law. Hear your perspectives, I'll get your feedback. I'll 286 00:25:59.559 --> 00:26:02.480 be respect on him with the ministers to your questions. 287 00:26:03.119 --> 00:26:06.839 He swilclap, snipa. 288 00:26:09.000 --> 00:26:16.039 Lu de bill alsom the nuvo Canada. 289 00:26:16.480 --> 00:26:23.519 It's almanda de bats a de trans fo, not economy 290 00:26:23.799 --> 00:26:37.119 nacien Canadian sepolsa may ti transformed the original Canadian economy, 291 00:26:37.319 --> 00:26:40.559 built the original Canadian economy, and now we have the 292 00:26:40.640 --> 00:26:44.640 opportunity to work together on transformative projects that can help 293 00:26:45.160 --> 00:26:48.039 change the economic trajectory of our country to the benefit 294 00:26:48.079 --> 00:26:51.480 of all. So I'll just finish by thanking you for 295 00:26:51.599 --> 00:26:54.240 being here. Thank you for the trust in this process. 296 00:26:54.279 --> 00:26:56.440 I look forward to the work that we will do 297 00:26:56.599 --> 00:27:01.720 to get today and the hard work that we will accomplish. 298 00:27:01.720 --> 00:27:02.680 With the right values. 299 00:27:03.440 --> 00:27:07.559 As Elder Vida mentioned at the start together, Thank you 300 00:27:07.720 --> 00:27:09.599 very much and val I will pass to you. 301 00:27:12.720 --> 00:27:13.319 Are we okay? 302 00:27:15.720 --> 00:27:20.680 Well, thank you very much for responding to our request 303 00:27:21.160 --> 00:27:24.799 to meet with you. As you see, we are the 304 00:27:24.880 --> 00:27:27.359 Arab Group and the OIC together. 305 00:27:28.799 --> 00:27:30.039 That called for this meeting. 306 00:27:30.200 --> 00:27:34.720 We had an emergency meeting of the OIC Group yesterday 307 00:27:34.839 --> 00:27:39.319 afternoon in which we discussed the latest situation as it 308 00:27:39.480 --> 00:27:45.000 relates to the decision of the Israeli government to unleash 309 00:27:45.039 --> 00:27:49.240 a massive military campaign against our people in the Gaza Strip, 310 00:27:50.400 --> 00:27:55.759 and we decided to have this press conference. The Arab 311 00:27:55.839 --> 00:28:00.559 Group had also an emergency meeting on Friday last week, 312 00:28:01.200 --> 00:28:03.920 and the Committee on the Exercise of the Alienable Rights 313 00:28:03.960 --> 00:28:07.200 of the Palestinian People had also a meeting of its bureau. 314 00:28:08.119 --> 00:28:12.119 The Security Council had its meeting. A group of countries, 315 00:28:13.119 --> 00:28:16.480 the Europeans in the Security Council met before you here 316 00:28:17.160 --> 00:28:21.240 before the session of the Security Council. So many groups met, 317 00:28:21.599 --> 00:28:30.720 made declarations and statements, and we also the Arab Islamic 318 00:28:31.039 --> 00:28:34.240 Ministerial Committee issued a declaration. 319 00:28:34.960 --> 00:28:37.519 We have copies of it. If you need, you know, 320 00:28:37.640 --> 00:28:39.359 we can make it available to you. 321 00:28:40.319 --> 00:28:46.000 And we decided in THEIC meeting yesterday to read a 322 00:28:46.200 --> 00:28:51.720 summary statement to you stemming from the Ministerial the. 323 00:28:53.400 --> 00:28:58.480 Ministerial Committee on the plan of the. 324 00:28:58.559 --> 00:29:04.119 Israeli government to escalate the military situation and to bring 325 00:29:04.720 --> 00:29:08.599 a more condemnation against our people in the Gaza Strip. 326 00:29:08.799 --> 00:29:13.599 We condemn that as the Committee does, and we demand 327 00:29:13.759 --> 00:29:18.400 all of us an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian assistance to 328 00:29:18.440 --> 00:29:18.880 our people. 329 00:29:18.960 --> 00:29:21.000 But I let my sister the. 330 00:29:21.079 --> 00:29:25.519 Charge of Turkia to read the statement which is the 331 00:29:25.599 --> 00:29:32.440 summary of the Ministerial Committee declaration on because the Turkia 332 00:29:32.799 --> 00:29:38.559 is presiding over the Ministerial Council of the OIC. 333 00:29:41.680 --> 00:29:48.279 Thank you, Minister Monster, as he mentioned to Kia. As 334 00:29:48.319 --> 00:29:55.240 the current Chairman of the IC Group of IC Foreign Ministers, 335 00:29:55.480 --> 00:29:59.000 I have the honor to read the joint statement of 336 00:29:59.079 --> 00:30:02.200 the IC Group in New York on the recent developments 337 00:30:02.319 --> 00:30:04.799 in the Gaza Strip, which is based on the joint 338 00:30:04.920 --> 00:30:09.640 statement by the Ministerial Committee mandated by the Joint Extraordinary 339 00:30:09.720 --> 00:30:15.039 Arab Islamic Summit. The IC Group expresses its strong condemnation 340 00:30:15.319 --> 00:30:20.240 and categorical rejection of Israel's announcement of its intention to 341 00:30:20.400 --> 00:30:25.400 impose full military control over the Gaza Strip. We consider 342 00:30:25.960 --> 00:30:31.240 this announcement a dangerous and unacceptable escalation, a flagrant violation 343 00:30:31.400 --> 00:30:35.799 of international law, and an attempt to entrench the illegal 344 00:30:35.839 --> 00:30:40.799 occupation and impose a photocomplete by force in contravention of 345 00:30:40.960 --> 00:30:47.440 international law, international humanitarian law and relevant United Nations resolutions. 346 00:30:48.119 --> 00:30:52.400 The group reinforms that this declared course of action by 347 00:30:52.519 --> 00:30:58.160 Israel constitutes a continuation of its Grape violations, including killing 348 00:30:58.519 --> 00:31:03.960 and starvation, attempts at force, displacement, and annexation of Palestinian 349 00:31:04.079 --> 00:31:08.759 land the settler terrorism, which are crimes that may amount 350 00:31:08.799 --> 00:31:13.799 to crimes against humanity. We demand the immediate and comprehensive 351 00:31:13.960 --> 00:31:18.279 secession of the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip and 352 00:31:18.519 --> 00:31:22.440 an end to the ongoing violations committed by the occupying 353 00:31:22.519 --> 00:31:27.000 forces against civilians and civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, 354 00:31:27.279 --> 00:31:32.519 the West Bank and East Jerusalem. We also demand that Israel, 355 00:31:32.759 --> 00:31:37.440 as the occupying power, immediately and unconditionally allowed the entry 356 00:31:37.519 --> 00:31:42.519 of humanitarian assistance at scale into the Gaza Strip, including food, 357 00:31:43.039 --> 00:31:47.200 medicine and fuel, and ensure the freedom of operation of 358 00:31:47.279 --> 00:31:53.039 relief agencies and international humanitarian organizations in accordance with international 359 00:31:53.119 --> 00:31:58.559 humanitarian law and its applicable principles. We reiterate our full 360 00:31:58.640 --> 00:32:02.920 support for the efforts undertaken by the Arab Republic of Egypt, 361 00:32:03.279 --> 00:32:06.599 the State of Qatar, the United States of America to 362 00:32:06.759 --> 00:32:10.640 achieve a cease fire and reach an agreement for the 363 00:32:10.759 --> 00:32:15.480 exchange of prisoners and hostages as a fundamental humanitarian entry 364 00:32:15.559 --> 00:32:20.079 point to the escalation, alleviating suffering and ending the aggression. 365 00:32:21.000 --> 00:32:24.759 We call for the immediate commencement of implementation of the 366 00:32:24.799 --> 00:32:28.599 Arab Islamic reconstruction the plan of the Gaza Strip, and 367 00:32:29.119 --> 00:32:32.920 for active participation in the upcoming Reconstruction conference to be 368 00:32:33.039 --> 00:32:38.440 held in Cairo. We retraite our rejection and condemnation of 369 00:32:38.559 --> 00:32:42.039 all attempts to displace the Palestinian people from their land 370 00:32:42.160 --> 00:32:45.920 in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and 371 00:32:46.039 --> 00:32:49.119 the affirmation of the need to preserve the legal and 372 00:32:49.359 --> 00:32:53.799 historical statis of the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, 373 00:32:54.200 --> 00:32:58.079 while recognizing the key role of the Husha might cost auditionship. 374 00:32:58.240 --> 00:33:03.559 In this regard, we are affirmed that a just and 375 00:33:03.759 --> 00:33:08.279 lasting peace can only be achieved through the implementation of 376 00:33:08.400 --> 00:33:12.599 the Two States Solutions, ensuring the realization of an independent 377 00:33:12.680 --> 00:33:16.160 Palestinian state on the nineteen sixty seven lines with East 378 00:33:16.240 --> 00:33:19.799 Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with the principles of 379 00:33:19.920 --> 00:33:25.119 international law and relevant Uan resolutions to desend, we hold 380 00:33:25.160 --> 00:33:29.799 the Israeli occupation fully responsible for the ongoing genocide and 381 00:33:29.920 --> 00:33:34.319 the unpresented humanitarian catastrophe taking place in the Gaza Strip, 382 00:33:34.599 --> 00:33:39.559 and calls upon the international community, particularly the permanent members 383 00:33:39.759 --> 00:33:43.680 of the Security Council, to assume their legal and humanitarians 384 00:33:43.759 --> 00:33:47.759 possibilities and to take urgent action to stop Israel's illegal, 385 00:33:48.079 --> 00:33:52.119 aggressive policies aimed at undermining prospects for a just and 386 00:33:52.240 --> 00:33:56.960 lasting peace and eliminating any horizon for the implementation of 387 00:33:57.039 --> 00:34:00.960 the Two State Solutions, and ensuring immediate and antiability for 388 00:34:01.440 --> 00:34:06.079 all violations committed by Israel against international law and international 389 00:34:06.200 --> 00:34:11.599 humanitarian law, including those amounting to genocide. Finally, we also 390 00:34:11.719 --> 00:34:15.039 underscore the need to implement the outcomes of the High 391 00:34:15.119 --> 00:34:18.800 Level International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question 392 00:34:18.920 --> 00:34:22.360 of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two State Solutions 393 00:34:22.679 --> 00:34:25.079 held in New York, co chaired by the Kingdom of 394 00:34:25.159 --> 00:34:30.079 Saudi Arabia and the French Republic, including the urgent operational, 395 00:34:30.159 --> 00:34:33.639 time bound measures contained in this final Outcome Document to 396 00:34:33.800 --> 00:34:36.679 end the war in Gaza, and the implementation of a 397 00:34:36.760 --> 00:34:40.599 political path to achieve the comprehensive peaceful settlement of the 398 00:34:40.679 --> 00:34:44.320 Palestinian Question and the implementation of the Two State Solution. 399 00:34:44.679 --> 00:34:45.199 I thank you. 400 00:34:46.840 --> 00:34:50.679 Okay, yes, the lad thanks. 401 00:34:53.639 --> 00:34:59.119