Liberals eager to get Bill C-91 to committee, amid criticisms over lack of substance, definition

‘We need to ensure that groups that feel like they’re not presented in this legislation are able to come forward and appear as witnesses,’ says Government House Leader Bardish Chagger.

Government House Leader Bardish Chagger says she hopes to see Bill C-91, introduced by Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez on Feb. 5, get to committee for study soon. While NDP MP Georgina Jolibois calls the bill a 'positive step in the right direction,' she says changes are needed. Conservative MP Cathy McLeod, her party's Indigenous affairs critic, calls Bill C-91 an 'important' step forward. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Cynthia Münster

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

February 11, 2019

The government’s much-awaited Indigenous Languages Bill, C-91, is being called an important step forward, but has been met with mixed reactions, with strong criticisms coming from Inuit groups in particular. With just 12 sitting weeks left before Parliament rises, Government House Leader Bardish ...

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