Today

Mentioned by TheTyee.ca First Nations education gets failing grade from federal panel "The recommendations in today's report are not a surprise," NDP MP Linda Duncan said in a statement. "Countless reports — including multiple reports by the auditor general — have called for action on First Nation education with little result.

Yesterday

Spoke in the House on Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, in 2011 the auditor general reported that the government had failed to address the significant gaps in education opportunities for first nations children. She ...

Spoke in the House on Petitions Mr. Speaker, I have privilege today of tabling a petition from residents of Ponoka, High Prairie, Lacombe, Oyen, Hanna and Edmonton, Alberta. They are bringing to ...

Voted Yes on Vote #123 on Bill C-306 Amend the Parliament of Canada Act (political affiliation)

Voted No on Vote #122 on Bill C-11 Amend the Copyright Act

Mentioned by Winnipeg Free Press First Nations education gets failing grade from federal panel "The recommendations in today's report are not a surprise," NDP MP Linda Duncan said in a statement. "Countless reports — including multiple reports by the auditor general — have called for action on First Nation education with little result.

Posted on Twitter #afn #yegfed #cdnpoli Lafond of aboriginal education panel says the children have not failed-the system is failing them.

Posted on Twitter #yegfed #cdnpoli #afn National Panel on First Nation Education says put children and make action national priority

Posted on Twitter #cdnpoli #afn National Education report to be issued this AM, now will govt make Shannon's Dream a reality?

Two days ago

Spoke in the House on Ending the Long-gun Registry Act Mr. Speaker, I would like to advise the hon. member that with the last incarnation of the bill, I took the time to sit down with ...

Spoke in the House on Petitions Madam Speaker, I wish to draw to the attention of the House a petition that is a call for Canada to host a conference on nuclear ...

Voted No on Vote #121 on Bill C-19 Amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act

Voted Yes on Vote #120 on Bill C-19 Amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act

Voted Yes on Vote #119 on Bill C-19 Amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act

Posted on Twitter #afn #cdnpoli NDP support Committee visit to the 3 communities along James Bay to assess pattern of infrastructure crisis

Three days ago

Mentioned by Hill Times (subscription) Dewar pushes trust in his NDP leadership bid, plans to unveil detailed ... Mr. Dewar, who will announce his plan in the CCF-NDP homeland of Saskatchewan before heading to Edmonton where NDP MP Linda Duncan (Edmonton Strathcona, Alta.) holds the only NDP seat between Manitoba and British Columbia, said he realized at the ...

This week

Posted on Twitter #yegarts congrats Edmonton's own Peng for his Burtynsky inspired production of Waiting for Godot at Arts Barns

Mentioned by rabble.ca (blog) Oh, Those 'Radicals'! And, trm shares Edmonton MP Linda Duncan's concerns that First Nations' communities were not adequately consulted and that many more tarsands projects could be approved before this monitoring begins. trm considers this announcement to be a reflection ...

Mentioned by CBC.ca Alberta, Canada launch joint oilsands monitoring system The lack of an independent commission also troubled Linda Duncan, the NDP MP for Edmonton-Strathcona. "Given the fact this won't be an independent commission, how can we have confidence, given the secrecy in the Harper regime, that we are really going ...

Posted on Twitter #yegfed #cdnpoli hurrah Kent admits feds have jurisdiction and mandate to regulate the oil sands!

Mentioned by APTN National News APTN's political panel debates Enbridge pipeline Conservative MP Chris Walkerton, chair of the Commons Aboriginal affairs committee, NDP MP Linda Duncan, Aboriginal affairs critic for her party, and Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett, Aboriginal affairs critic for her party, joined APTN from Ottawa.

A week ago

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the motion tabled by my colleague, the member for Pierrefonds—Dollard. Her motion has been brought before this place on ...

Spoke in the House on Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, in fact, the recovery plan posted on the minister's website gives short shrift to the Alberta herd. The reality is that the minister is ...

Spoke in the House on Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, perhaps the minister would like to come up to Fort Chipewyan with me and have that discussion. Following last week's crown-first nations gathering, the ...

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on The Environment Mr. Speaker, southern Albertans have petitioned the House, calling on the government to call a halt to gas fracking on lands controlled by the federal government. ...

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-327 An Act to establish a national literacy policy

Statements in the House