Finance committee   and in bureaucracies. However, we don't have any more time to waste on some of these key issues, such as climate change and all of these pieces. I'm going to come to housing in just a second. Of course, as you well know—I know that some of you have been in municipal leadership, such as MP Duncan

Finance committee   Gabriel Ste-Marie from Joliette, Quebec, and MP Eric Duncan from Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry in Ontario. All the way from the west coast, we have Richard Cannings, who is from the Okanagan in B.C., but Richard lived in St. John's in the 1970s, I understand, for a number of years

Canadian Heritage committee   are art forms. We know the indigenous communities across Canada have amazing forms of art. I think of Inuit art and some of the art forms that have come from first nations and Métis, who have their own cultural traditions. This would help preserve those very distinct art forms among

Canadian Heritage committee   to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada and how commemorations of persons, places and events of national significance happen. In that case, we were looking at changing the board composition to include one first nations representative, one Métis representative and one Inuit

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee   the approval in principle. We worked with a number of ministers, including Chuck Strahl, John Duncan, Carolyn Bennett and of course Minister Marc Miller. I want to thank them for their support throughout. Negotiations were complete in the summer of 2022 with a self-government agreement. We

Status of Women committee   a five-day group with survivors. They were all elders, and it was such an eye-opener for us to learn what these women had gone through. We also held a group with Inuit women in Montreal because we noted that there was a breaking news story about Inuit women dying there and no one

Business of Supply   government is working in close collaboration with first nations, Inuit and Métis organizations to jointly develop a distinction-based housing strategy. We must do more, and that is exactly what we are doing with our indigenous partners. In the 2023 budget, our government introduced

Finance   Lakes, Lake Winnipeg, Lake of the Woods, the St. Lawrence River, the Fraser River, the Saint John River, the Mackenzie River and Lake Simcoe. These are water bodies from coast to coast to coast, and these investments will support better coordination of efforts to manage and protect

Historic Places of Canada Act   it is. There needs to be some driver of why it could not be foreseen. There is also a part of this bill that would increase indigenous representation on the board from first nations, Inuit and Métis, and that is a great addition. There are some occasions when they do not all agree on something

Historic Places of Canada Act   from first nations, Métis and Inuit groups. Second, it would require that Parks Canada incorporate indigenous knowledge into the designation and commemoration of historic sites. Of course, indigenous participation and leadership in these processes is so vitally important as we come

Historic Places of Canada Act  Madam Speaker, this bill would add three members to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board from first nations, Métis and Inuit groups. This is not about adding red tape. Indigenous people's sitting on this board is not red tape. In fact, this bill is in response to the truth

Historic Places of Canada Act  Madam Speaker, this is a very important bill in that it addresses the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's call to action 79. It ensures there is going to be indigenous representation on the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada from first nations, Métis and Inuit. I

Online Streaming Act   in Vancouver, starring Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds, with a screenplay by Canadian Paul Wernick, based on a Canadian comic book character. We have Canadian Bacon. Who could forget that? There is John Candy, a legendary Canadian actor, in a story involving Canada. I talked about Margaret

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

Heritage Week   passed, Bill C-23 will create the historic places of Canada act, which will add first nations, Inuit and Métis representation to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. This action would implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s call to action 79. In addition