Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
Earlier this year six young children died in a house fire in Lynn Lake, Manitoba. According to an annual report by the Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons aboriginal children in Manitoba are four times more likely to die than non-aboriginal children, and aboriginal children are 11 times more likely to die in house fires.
Could the minister tell the House what he is doing about the horrendous social conditions endangering and killing aboriginal children?