Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development told the House that his trip and four night stay at a luxurious hotel in Washington was very valuable.
However, documents we obtained show that his officials beg to differ. Here is what departmental staff said about the trip: “Much of the agenda in Washington is personal/political/non-INAC--”.
If the minister wants to accomplish something very valuable, why does he not turn his attention to my people who are sleeping in shifts in mouldy overcrowded housing and maybe the child welfare crisis at the same time?