Mylène Freeman at the Status of Women Committee

On February 5th, 2015. See this statement in context.

February 5th, 2015 / 12:50 p.m.

NDP

Mylène Freeman NDP Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, QC

I'm going to continue with Claudette Dumont-Smith.

You spoke about first nations education as being key to ending violence against aboriginal women. There's a huge discrepancy in funding. I think first nations schools are funded at about a third of regular schools. Can you explain how this gap came about? What is causing this?

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