Hindu Heritage Month   against the young and defenceless have filled newsfeeds for the last two years. This is unacceptable. There are many Canadians who are just waking up to the fact that residential schools were there to drive the Indian out of those children. Tens of thousands of them went to those

National Council for Reconciliation Act   Watt-Cloutier, Okalik Eegeesiak, Dalee Sambo Dorough, Cindy Blackstock, the member for Winnipeg Centre, Justice Murray Sinclair, John Amagoalik, Tagak Curley, former member of Parliament Romeo Saganash, John Borrows, Tracey Lindberg, Duncan McCue, Pam Palmeter and James Eetoolook. I

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I would like to apologize to my colleague Mr. Duncan. He has to wait for his turn to speak, but I am very much looking forward to hearing the points he has to make. I would also, in turn, like to congratulate my colleagues Mr. Gerretsen, Ms

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the Tseshaht First Nation has shared its partial research findings into the horrific deaths of children at the Alberni Indian Residential School, which operated on its lands, without consent, for almost 80 years. Seventeen suspected unmarked graves have been

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee   on Indigenous Affairs. My name is John Martin. I am the chief of the M'Kmaq of Gesgapegiag. [English] I just want to thank you for the opportunity to speak to you tonight. I'm speaking about the first nations educational regional agreement. It's a historic agreement for us

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee   face across the country. When we talk about the notion that there should be a higher standard of consultations, that's absolutely right, because first nations had these rights taken away from them by none other than Duncan Campbell Scott in 1927. He was the Department of Indian

Privilege   consideration by the House. Saturday morning's Globe and Mail article entitled “John Fraser finishes his time as interim Ontario Liberal leader as party elects permanent replacement”, written by Laura Stone, rather remarkably quotes the Speaker. I will read the relevant paragraph: 'He’s