Mr. Speaker, I am raising this issue again because in two months, core federal support for friendship centres will run out.
In Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, I saw how the Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre delivers life-saving mental health, addictions and on-the-land programs. In my riding, the Port Alberni and Wachiay friendship centres are lifelines, providing food, housing, safety, culture and belonging. Indigenous populations are growing, friendship centres are beyond capacity, and budget 2025 offered nothing. This is not reconciliation. This is abandonment.
When will the government commit to renewing this funding with long-term, secure and stable support?