Question Period Note: COMMISSIONER FOR MODERN TREATY IMPLEMENTATION

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Reference number:
CIR-2025-QP-2855
Date received:
May 23, 2025
Organization:
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Name of Minister:
Alty, Rebecca (Hon.)
Title of Minister:
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations

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Suggested Response:

• For over 20 years, Indigenous Modern Treaty Partners have called for the creation of an oversight mechanism to address persistent implementation issues.
• Together, we co-developed a proposal for an oversight body, the Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation.
• The Commissioner is intended as a significant shift in the Crown-Indigenous Modern Treaty relationships, ensuring the federal government is held accountable to Parliament for our responsibilities.
• Honouring Modern Treaty relationships and objectives in partnership advances reconciliation, national priorities, and shared prosperity for the benefit of all Canadians.

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