In the House of Commons on December 7th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Aboriginal AffairsOral Questions
December 7th, 2007 / 11:25 a.m.
Winnipeg South Manitoba
Conservative
Rod Bruinooge ConservativeParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians
Mr. Speaker, to date, the Government of Canada has received over 80,000 applications in relation to the Indian residential schools settlement. At this time, it has processed 34,000 of those 80,000 initial applications, totalling some $600 million.
This is an important finality to a very troubling era in Canadian history, and we are getting the job done.
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