Madam Speaker, the other day I had a meeting with Chief Patrick Michell. He is a very dynamic individual and has worked really hard to get the federal government out of the way so Kanaka Bar Indian Band can build housing. Right now, as part of its infrastructure plan, I think the federal government needs to get housing built. It took three years for Chief Michell to get 24 units built. Let us work with these small indigenous communities that are fighting so hard to get those infrastructure dollars to get clean water back on the reserve, because it has all been destroyed recently. They need to get housing and clean water as soon as possible. We have the people on the ground who know how to do it. We have to empower them and we have to eliminate some of the red tape that they are facing.
In the House of Commons on November 24th, 2021. See this statement in context.