\u00a0By Roisin Cullen \u00a0Local Journalism Initiative Reporter \u00a0 The new chair of the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, MP Patrick Weiler, is ready to hit the ground running. The Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs reviews, examines and reports on issues affecting First Nations, Inuit and M\u00e9tis peoples and northerners. Elected chair on June 4, Weiler served as a member of the committee from 2021 to 2023. The local member of Parliament told Pique he has seen first-hand the injustice Indigenous people in Canada face on a daily basis. \u201cPrior to politics, I used to practise in aboriginal and environmental law. It\u2019s one of the things that made me want to get involved with politics,\u201d he said. \u201cI wanted to improve the relationship with Indigenous Peoples across Canada. I… <\/p>\n
\u00a0By Roisin Cullen \u00a0Local Journalism Initiative Reporter \u00a0 The new chair of the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, MP Patrick Weiler, is ready to hit the ground running. The Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs reviews, examines and reports on issues affecting First Nations, Inuit and M\u00e9tis peoples and northerners. Elected chair on June 4, Weiler served as a member of the committee from 2021 to 2023. The local member of Parliament told Pique he has seen first-hand the injustice Indigenous people in Canada face on a daily basis. \u201cPrior to politics, I used to practise in aboriginal and environmental law. It\u2019s one of the things that made me want to get involved with politics,\u201d he said. \u201cI wanted to improve the relationship with Indigenous Peoples across Canada. I... <\/p>\n