Climate change, as you know, is hitting indigenous communities hardest. In our region, this is evident in many ways. One of the most evident is the way in which ice roads have become increasingly unreliable. For isolated first nations, this is a matter of life and death. First nations in our region are clear: There needs to be a revival of the east side road authority initiative, and federal investment is required.
Is your government prepared to support the call for all-weather road infrastructure, including an airport for Wasagamack First Nation; investment in the road being proposed between St. Theresa Point and Berens River; and a northern route to service first nations like Oxford House, Garden Hill and first nations in between?