Yesterday

Posted on Twitter Video: My statement honouring Elijah Harper, a great leader and an inspiration. http://t.co/5BN6cAGQNO #miigwetch

Posted on Twitter Honoured to have made a statement of tribute to Elijah Harper in the House of Commons #miigwetch

Posted on Twitter #CPC ramming thru legislation for FNs. Opposed to any and all amendments.Opposed to consultation. Opposed to Justice #shame #S2 #idlenomore

This week

Posted on Twitter Loving the weather at home, +20, bright sun, flury of lawn mowers...spring in the North #home

Posted on Twitter Moving interview w/ Jennifer Wood on @cbcasithappens Miigwetch for sharing ur personal story of the great Elijah Harper @shenorthwilson

Posted on Twitter Talking #Parliament + #Representation with young future leaders at Burntwood School in Thompson. Thank you @finnLiisa http://t.co/ReQqaDNmkq

A week ago

Spoke at the Status of Women committee on Bill S-2, An Act respecting family homes situated on First Nation reserves ... I'd like to speak to clause 16 on emergency protection orders. This is obviously a very important issue but unfortunately one that the government side has ...

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Chair, I would ask the minister to hear the calls from the Garden Hill First Nation regarding policing. The department completely eliminated the funding envelope ...

Two weeks ago

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

Spoke at the Status of Women committee on Bill S-2, An Act respecting family homes situated on First Nation reserves ... Thank you very much, Deputy Grand Chief, Chiefs, and Ms. Fletcher, for joining us here today. We're hearing overwhelming opposition from first nations and certainly, overwhelming ...

Spoke at the Special Committee on Indigenous Women committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women I know AANDC raised the issue around the provinces. Obviously you'll know that two weeks ago governments from each of the provinces, with the exception of ...

Spoke at the Status of Women committee on Bill S-2, An Act respecting family homes situated on First Nation reserves ... Thank you very much, from our side, Ms. van der Woerd. It's unfortunate that we didn't have the time to ask you questions, and so many ...

Three 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 very much. Our question revolves around the fact that discussions did take place with certain first nations. We find that these were inadequate, but ...

Spoke in the House on Ethical Development Mr. Speaker, women in Canada and around the world are demanding ethical development. From clothing manufacturing in Bangladesh to resource extraction that is devastating the environment, ...

Spoke at the Status of Women committee on Bill S-2, An Act respecting family homes situated on First Nation reserves ... Thank you. Thank you very much, Ms. Manitowabi and Ms. Courchene, for sharing a very difficult part of your lives, and even more so in public. ...

Spoke at the Special Committee on Indigenous Women committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women Sure. I appreciate that. I certainly think we all look forward to having the chance to ask the minister that directly. In addition, the latest FPT ...

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 want to pick up on the last question raised by my colleague, Ms. Crowder. I realize that you look at it ...

A month ago

Mentioned by Canada.com Minister sorry for telling MP, 'listen to your father' - Canada.com Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt has apologized after telling an NDP MP to listen to her father about supporting a Conservative bill to protect matrimonial rights on reserves. Valcourt made the comment in response to criticisms from MP Niki Ashton, ...

Spoke in the House on Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, the Conservative government is showing its paternalistic attitude yet again. This time, it is Bill S-2. The government has made some wild statements, claiming ...

Mentioned by Nanaimo Daily News Minister sorry for telling MP, 'listen to your father' - Canada.com Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt has apologized after telling an NDP MP to listen to her father about supporting a Conservative bill to protect matrimonial rights on reserves. Valcourt made the comment in response to criticisms from MP Niki Ashton, ...

Mentioned by globalnews.ca Valcourt tells MP to 'listen to your father' Valcourt made the comment in response to criticisms from MP Niki Ashton, whose father Steve Ashton is a cabinet minister in the Manitoba government. Manitoba has said it supports the Conservative bill, which aims to allow spouses living both on and off ...

Mentioned by Winnipeg Free Press Minister's 'listen to your father' remark irks MP Ashton OTTAWA -- Manitoba NDP MP Niki Ashton said she was offended Tuesday when a federal cabinet minister suggested she check with her father before criticizing federal legislation. Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt made the comment under ...

Mentioned by Post Aboriginal Affairs minister sorry for telling NDP MP to 'listen to your father' - Regina Leader Valcourt made the comment in response to criticisms from MP Niki Ashton, whose father Steve Ashton is a cabinet minister in the Manitoba government. Manitoba has said it supports the Conservative bill, which aims to allow spouses living both on and off ...

Mentioned by globalnews.ca Aboriginal Affairs minister sorry for telling NDP MP to listen to her father OTTAWA – Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt says he's sorry he told an NDP MP to consult with her father about a Conservative bill to protect matrimonial rights on reserves. Valcourt made the remark in response to criticisms from MP Niki Ashton, ...

Spoke in the House on Financial Administration Act Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to stand in the House and speak to the important work that my colleague, the member for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, has done ...

Spoke in the House on Navigable Waters Protection Act moved for leave to introduce Bill C-491, an act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (Bloodvein River and other rivers). Mr. Speaker, it is my ...

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-491 An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (Bloodvein River and other rivers)

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on The Environment Mr. Speaker, once again Manitoba and Saskatchewan are facing major flooding. Yet, every season the Conservatives feign surprise when communities are devastated. In 2009 and 2011, ...

Spoke in the House on Aboriginal Affairs It just shows their priorities, Mr. Speaker. Instead of listening, the government showed more paternalistic attitudes toward first nations youth, imposing a punitive workfare program. What ...

Three months ago

Spoke in the House on Nuclear Terrorism Act Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House to speak to this important bill. Obviously my colleagues have shared some of the key points ...

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-635 An Act to establish criteria and conditions in respect of funding for post-secondary education programs in order to ensure the quality, accessibility, public administration and accountability of those programs

Statements in the House