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Posted on Twitter Mi'qmaqs walkers gather on parliament hill - rasing awarenesss - amazing that they walked 2100 km #cdnpoIi http://t.co/cT6scD6Saj

Posted on Twitter Tried to amend coming into force of MRP bill- cons voted against giving 3 yrs to develop on codes #cdnpoIi

Posted on Twitter Valcourt's answers re liabilty re FN water systems is convoluted + does not address who will pay if something goes wrong #cdnpoIi

Two days ago

Posted on Twitter Celebrating the 2 Grace's 90th birthdays - feisty, working for social justice women #Nanaimo http://t.co/mMBqOzr2zt

Three days ago

Posted on Twitter Congrats to Richard Hajdu + Jim Peterson - inducted to Heritage Sports Wall of Fame #lakecowichan http://t.co/wbsfh608wb

Posted on Twitter Enjoying liquid sunshine at #lakecowichan heritage days http://t.co/NJ777SEeDM

A week ago

Spoke at the Status of Women committee on Bill S-2, An Act respecting family homes situated on First Nation reserves ... Thank you, Madam Chair. This particular clause is dealing with notice to councils and views of councils. It certainly is important to note that this will ...

Spoke in the House on Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, in 2007, this House voted unanimously for Jordan's Principle, ensuring that the care of first nations children would not get lost in jurisdictional squabbling ...

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Chair, I will be using my full 15 minutes for questions. I would like to begin with the main estimates where the department is asking ...

Voted Yes on Vote #681 on Bill S-213 Respecting a national day of remembrance to honour Canadian veterans of the Korean War

Voted Yes on Vote #680 on Bill C-460 Respecting the implementation of the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada

Voted No on Vote #679 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Voted No on Vote #678 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Voted No on Vote #677 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Two weeks ago

Spoke at the Status of Women committee on Bill S-2, An Act respecting family homes situated on First Nation reserves ... Thank you, Madam Chair. I know that Chief Maracle, in his opening remarks, pointed out that this bill is before the wrong committee, and I would ...

Mentioned by Canada First Perspective Tory MP Clarke's private member's bill to repeal sections of Indian Act could ... “I think it's a deeply-flawed bill,” NDP MP Jean Crowder (Nanaimo-Cowichan, B.C.) said last week about Bill C-428, an Act to amend the Indian Act (Publication of Bylaws) and to Provide for Its Replacement, which is currently being studied clause-by-clause at ...

Spoke in the House on Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, when the Minister of Labour was speaking, I noticed that she referred to training dollars for first nations. I know the member for Winnipeg ...

Spoke in the House on Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, survivors of residential schools deserve to know what happened to their records. Over 50,000 survivors have not received compensation, because no historical documents can ...

Spoke at the Special Committee on Indigenous Women committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women Thank you. I have a question for Ms. Barr-Telford. Our very capable analyst provided some background for us, and apparently your department does a general social ...

Spoke at the Status of Women committee on Bill S-2, An Act respecting family homes situated on First Nation reserves ... Perhaps it's too late at this stage, but I want to support Ms. Bennett's statement. Normally, committees look for a balance in the questioning of witnesses. ...

Spoke at the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development committee on Bill C-428, An Act to amend the Indian Act (publication of by-laws) ... Thank you. Mr. Chair, I'd like to move a motion that pursuant to Standing Order 97(1), the committee report to the House a recommendation that Bill ...

Spoke in the House on Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives' lack of co-operation on the truth and reconciliation process is simply disgraceful, especially after the Auditor General just criticized their mismanagement. We ...

Spoke at the Status of Women committee on Bill S-2, An Act respecting family homes situated on First Nation reserves ... I want to touch on your tool kit. I didn't have time to read the whole piece, but you talk about fair access to justice and ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke at the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development committee on Bill C-428, An Act to amend the Indian Act (publication of by-laws) ... Thank you. I still have time? I just want to touch on the wills and estates. The reason I'm bringing this up, on this side, is ...

Spoke in the House on Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, the Conservatives have mismanaged the truth and reconciliation process as well. The Auditor General reports that establishing the history of residential schools is ...

Spoke at the Special Committee on Indigenous Women committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women That's great. Thank you, Madam Chair. And thank you, Ms. Hitch, for coming before the committee. We would agree with you that the case of murdered ...

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Justice Mr. Speaker, Jordan Anderson passed away in hospital while governments fought over the cost of his care. This House voted unanimously for Jordan's principle to ensure ...

Spoke in the House on Navigable Waters Protection Act moved for leave to introduce Bill C-495, An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (Cowichan River). Mr. Speaker, I am rising to submit this ...

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-495 An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (Cowichan River)

Two months ago

Mentioned by Hill Times (subscription) First Nations Transparency Act passes, opposition critics call it 'paternalistic' Accountability: NDP MP Jean Crowder, left, and Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett, centre, criticized Bill C-27, the First Nations Transparency Act, but Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt, right, said it will benefit First Nations. By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH | ...

Mentioned by Canada.com MPs propose solution to Island, Valley election boundaries puzzle And Nathan Cullen MP wanted to know if his NDP colleague Jean Crowder, currently MP for Nanaimo-Cowichan, had been consulted and was in agreement with the solution being put forward by Duncan and others. After taking evidence on the issue for two ...

Mentioned by Canada.com Budget doesn't deal with youth job woes ... MP Jean Crowder is dissatisfied with the federal budget. Speaking from Ottawa on March 21, the day the budget was announced, the NDP MP said the plan fails to address the problems being faced by those in her constituency and in Canada as a whole.

Mentioned by APTN National News Special MPs committee on murdered, missing Indigenous women holds ... OTTAWA–The Liberal MP whose Valentine's Day House of Commons motion was the catalyst for a special committee on missing and murdered Indigenous women says she hopes the work doesn't get “hijacked” by political agendas. The Special Committee on Missing and Murdered Indigenous ... NDP Aboriginal affairs critic Jean Crowder said she also hoped all committee members shed their partisan colours before engaging in the committee's work. “I am really hoping we can work…in a non-partisan matter,” said ...

Mentioned by iPolitics.ca (subscription) Details of $241 aboriginal skills program's compliance measures remain uncertain Echoing criticisms she made Friday in the House of Commons on the program, NDP aboriginal affairs critic Jean Crowder said Monday the money should not be dependent on participation in the program and that investing more than half the funds on ...

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-421 An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (nitrate reduction)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-233 An Act to eliminate poverty in Canada

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-231 An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (derelict vessels and wreck)

Statements in the House