Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2016-09-19 15:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Carolyn Bennett (Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, Lib.)",
        "fr": "L'hon. Carolyn Bennett (ministre des Affaires autochtones et du Nord, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4532674\">Mr. Speaker, insofar as Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, INAC, is concerned, with regard to the statement made by the minister on June 7, 2016, the response is as follows: for part (a) of the question. Prior to the implementation of the First Nations Financial Transparency Act, FNFTA, if a first nation member did not know how to access their first nation\u2019s financial information, or if they were unable to obtain such information from their first nation directly, they would contact the Department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs to request a copy of the first nation\u2019s audited consolidated financial statements. Where the individual confirmed that access to the audited financial statements was requested and denied, and provided proof of their membership, the departmental official would provide the audited financial statements directly to the member of the first nation. After the introduction of the FNFTA, if a member of a first nation submitted a request to the department for the audited consolidated financial statements of their first nation, INAC would refer them to the departmental website, where all audited consolidated financial statements are posted when they are received by the department, as per the requirements of the FNFTA. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4532675\">Regarding part (b) of the question, the funding agreement outlined both the requirement for first nations to make the audited consolidated financial statements and other financial schedules required by INAC available to its membership, and the provision for Canada to make the documents available to members where the first nation did not meet its disclosure requirements. The funding agreement model was published on the departmental website, and first nations were also obliged to share the funding agreement with their members. Over the last two years that the act has been in place, INAC has communicated with first nations and first nation members on the act\u2019s various requirements and processes. In addition, this information has been posted on INAC\u2019s website at www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1399312715586/1399312880474. </p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4532674\"> Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, en r\u00e9ponse \u00e0 la partie a) de la question, avant la mise en \u0153uvre de la Loi sur la transparence financi\u00e8re des Premi\u00e8res Nations, la LTFPN, si un membre ne savait pas comment acc\u00e9der \u00e0 l\u2019information financi\u00e8re de sa nation, ou s\u2019il n\u2019\u00e9tait pas en mesure de se procurer cette information directement aupr\u00e8s de cette nation, il devait communiquer avec Affaires autochtones et du Nord Canada, soit AANC, afin de demander une copie des \u00e9tats financiers consolid\u00e9s v\u00e9rifi\u00e9s. Une fois que la personne confirmait qu\u2019on refusait de lui donner acc\u00e8s aux \u00e9tats financiers v\u00e9rifi\u00e9s, elle pr\u00e9sentait une preuve d\u2019appartenance \u00e0 la nation, puis le fonctionnaire remettait les \u00e9tats financiers v\u00e9rifi\u00e9s directement au membre. Apr\u00e8s la mise en place de la LTFPN, si un membre d\u2019une Premi\u00e8re Nation pr\u00e9sentait une demande au minist\u00e8re concernant les \u00e9tats financiers consolid\u00e9s v\u00e9rifi\u00e9s de sa nation, AANC l\u2019invitait \u00e0 consulter le site Web du minist\u00e8re, o\u00f9 sont pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s tous les \u00e9tats financiers consolid\u00e9s v\u00e9rifi\u00e9s d\u00e8s que le minist\u00e8re les re\u00e7oit, conform\u00e9ment aux exigences de la LTFPN.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4532675\">En ce qui concerne la partie b) de la question, l\u2019entente de financement indiquait \u00e0 la fois que les Premi\u00e8res Nations devaient mettre leurs \u00e9tats financiers consolid\u00e9s v\u00e9rifi\u00e9s et leurs autres plans financiers exig\u00e9s par AANC \u00e0 la disposition de leurs membres et que le Canada devait pr\u00e9senter les documents aux membres si une nation ne respectait pas les exigences en mati\u00e8re de divulgation. Le mod\u00e8le d\u2019entente de financement \u00e9tait publi\u00e9 sur le site Web du minist\u00e8re et les Premi\u00e8res Nations devaient en outre transmettre cette entente \u00e0 leurs membres. Durant les deux premi\u00e8res ann\u00e9es pendant lesquelles la Loi \u00e9tait en vigueur, AANC a communiqu\u00e9 avec les Premi\u00e8res Nations et avec les membres au sujet des diverses exigences et des divers processus de la Loi. De plus, cette information a \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e dans le site Web d\u2019AANC, \u00e0 l\u2019adresse suivante: www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fra/1399312715586/1399312880474.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2016/9/19/carolyn-bennett-4/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/carolyn-bennett/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4324/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "p4532674",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Routine Proceedings",
        "fr": "Affaires Courantes"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Questions on the Order Paper",
        "fr": "Questions au Feuilleton"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Question No. 343",
        "fr": "Question no 343"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2016/9/19/",
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    }
}