A week ago

Spoke in the House on Committees of the House Mr. Speaker, it is the view of the official opposition members of the committee that primary consideration of the Arctic Council under two years of Canada's ...

Spoke in the House on Nuclear Terrorism Act Mr. Speaker, I would first like to thank all my colleagues who participated in the debate on Bill S-9 before us today. This bill is about ...

Spoke in the House on Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, my leader is a great one, and he is going in the right direction. Last night at the committee of the whole, we did ...

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Chair, I will be taking my 15 minutes to ask questions and hopefully get answers from the other side. My theme for these questions is ...

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 in the House on Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development needs to stop getting so worked up every time I ask him questions. I will give ...

Mentioned by Nunatsiaq News Tories, Grits lax in fighting climate change: Nunavik MP When it comes to taking concrete action to fight climate change, the Conservative and Liberal parties are shirking their responsibilities, says New Democrat MP Romeo Saganash. In a May 1 news release, Saganash, who represents the riding of Abitibi-James ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, I think the commission's mandate is too important to be ignored by the Conservatives. Yet that is what the Auditor General says in his ...

Mentioned by Montreal Gazette MP recounts toll of residential school - Montreal Gazette MONTREAL — Romeo Saganash says he has accepted that he'll never regain the childhood that was taken away from him. Saganash spent the most formative decade of his life in residential school. And while he survived and went on to become a lawyer and member of Parliament for the NDP, his brother never made it out of the Moose Factory residential school alive. “Every day I ask myself what I ... The NDP MP has also struggled with the legacy of pain from his stolen childhood. The struggle caused Saganash to ...

Mentioned by Winnipeg Free Press MP weeps remembering residential school life MONTREAL -- A member of Parliament tearfully testified during a truth and reconciliation hearing about the damage he suffered in an Indian residential school. New Democrat MP Romeo Saganash cried Friday as he described the death of his brother Johnny, ...

Mentioned by Montreal Gazette MP recounts toll of residential school - Montreal Gazette MONTREAL — Romeo Saganash says he has accepted that he'll never regain the childhood that was taken away from him. Saganash spent the most formative decade of his life in residential school. And while he survived and went on to become a lawyer and member of Parliament for the NDP, his brother never made it out of the Moose Factory residential school alive. “Every day I ask myself what I ... The NDP MP has also struggled with the legacy of pain from his stolen childhood. The struggle caused Saganash to ...

Mentioned by Brandon Sun Residential schools commission hears from tearful federal MP MONTREAL - A member of Parliament has tearfully testified during a truth and reconciliation hearing about the damage he suffered in an Indian Residential School. New Democrat MP Romeo Saganash cried today as he described the death of his brother ...

Mentioned by Winnipeg Free Press Residential schools commission hears from tearful federal MP MONTREAL - A member of Parliament has tearfully testified during a truth and reconciliation hearing about the damage he suffered in an Indian Residential School. New Democrat MP Romeo Saganash cried today as he described the death of his brother ...

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak during our opposition day to the motion moved by the member for Vancouver Kingsway. I would like to thank ...

Spoke in the House on Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act Mr. Speaker, today I rise to speak to the piece of legislation before us, Bill S-2. This bill marks the fourth attempt by the government to ...

Three months ago

Spoke at the Foreign Affairs committee on Canada's Arctic Foreign Policy Thank you, Mr. Chair. First of all, I'd like to thank our two witnesses for their presentations, which were quite relevant. I would like to make ...

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-469 An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Spoke at the Foreign Affairs committee on Briefing on the Situation in Syria Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to thank the two witnesses as well. I found the presentation very informative. You said there were 360,000 registered refugees. ...

Spoke at the Foreign Affairs committee on Role of the Private Sector in Achieving Canada's International Development Interests I have two very quick questions with respect to civil service capacity. Mr. Abbott, how many meetings did you have with civil society in Mongolia? I ...

Spoke at the Foreign Affairs committee on Canada and the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will share my seven minutes with my two colleagues, the one on my left and the one on my right. I ...

Spoke at the Foreign Affairs committee on Role of the Private Sector in Achieving Canada's International Development Interests Thank you very much. Thank you for your testimony to this committee. I know your organization has done a lot to raise awareness about the activities ...

Spoke at the Foreign Affairs committee on Role of the Private Sector in Achieving Canada's International Development Interests The assumption, Mr. Chair, is that the model of cities is the ideal development model for this idea—so therefore it assumes that rural areas, and small ...

Spoke at the Foreign Affairs committee on Role of the Private Sector in Achieving Canada's International Development Interests Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank both of our witnesses for their testimony today and for their contributions to our ...

Spoke at the Foreign Affairs committee on Development Assistance to Ethiopia Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Ms. Lefkow, for your presentation and your presence at this committee today. Your organization has been reporting on the ongoing ...

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