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Forest Industry May 5th, 2003
Mr. Speaker, Natural Resources Canada has an established research expertise on the mountain pine beetle and has been key in providing forest management options to land managers on beetle control. The department is delivering a $40 million initiative over the next five years.
Social Programs April 10th, 2003
Mr. Speaker, today a CPR program for grade 10 students will begin at Inuksuk High School in Iqaluit, Nunavut. This program will see high school teachers teach their students lifesaving CPR skills and heart health knowledge every year thanks to sponsorship by community minded partners, such as Tahera Corporation, Ayaya, and First Air.
The ACT Foundation, with the support of its pharmaceutical company partners, AstraZeneca, Aventis and Pfizer, and community partners, brings the high school CPR program to schools across Canada.
I wish to thank Inuksuk High School, the ACT Foundation, and community partners, and congratulate the students who will participate in this important training.
Aboriginal Achievement Awards March 28th, 2003
Mr. Speaker, tonight in Ottawa 14 individuals chosen by a national jury of accomplished aboriginal people will be honoured at the 10th annual National Aboriginal Achievement Awards in a special televised gala ceremony.
These awards which are the initiative of aboriginal peoples, go to outstanding Inuit, first nations and Métis.
One of the awards is a special youth award and is accompanied by a $10,000 scholarship. Another is in recognition of a lifetime of achievement.
Established in 1993 in conjunction with the United Nations International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, these awards provide role models for aboriginal youth and inform the public of the significant achievement of aboriginal peoples in a wide variety of areas.
Please join me in congratulating the recipients of this year's aboriginal achievement awards.
World Junior Hockey Championships January 31st, 2003
Mr. Speaker, over the Christmas holidays the majority of Canadians were riveted to their TV sets as our junior men's hockey team dominated the round robin series and advanced to the final game versus the Russian federation.
Throughout the tournament these young men played with passion, dignity and pride while representing their country.
I am very proud Nunavut was represented on Team Canada by our own young star, Jordin Tootoo. Everyone in Nunavut was honoured by his contribution to the national team and for bringing international attention to our new territory. We especially liked all the posters written for him.
I thank all the great fans and sponsors who gave their support to the Canadian junior men's hockey team. Congratulations.
Order of Canada January 29th, 2003
Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate the four Nunavummiut just awarded the Order of Canada.
Zacharias Kunuk of Igloolik is honoured for his outstanding work in preserving Inuit culture and tradition, and sharing it with the world. His film Atanarjuat is an international success.
Tagak Curley of Rankin Inlet, founding president of the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada, now known as Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and negotiator of the Nunavut land claim, is honoured for his dedication to the economic and political development of the north.
Helen Maksagak of Cambridge Bay is honoured for her community work. As Commissioner of the Northwest Territories and then of Nunavut, Helen performed her official duties with grace and dignity.
Elisapee Ootova of Pond Inlet created an Inuktitut dictionary and co-authored an encyclopedia of Inuit traditional knowledge.
All four have made the world a better place and are role models for all of us.
Petitions January 27th, 2003
Mr. Speaker, I have a petition from the residents of Arviat, Nunavut who are opposed to the war against Iraq and who ask the government to stand for peace and unity.
Hockey Day in Canada January 27th, 2003
Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, February 15 Iqaluit, Nunavut will be the main broadcast location for the fourth annual Hockey Day in Canada. I applaud CBC for broadcasting from the coolest capital city of Canada as all the six Canadian hockey teams face off against each other across the country. As well, on this special day, local hockey stories will be broadcast, players interviewed and coaches questioned.
I know that residents of Iqaluit are looking forward to this event. As home territory of Jordin Tootoo, a rising young Inuk hockey star, Nunavut is passionate about hockey and happy to be the hub of Hockey Day in Canada.
I would ask that all my honourable colleagues join with me in declaring that February 15 be Hockey Day in Canada for this year.
Kyoto Protocol December 6th, 2002
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member has taken this opportunity to bring some very interesting facts to the debate.
I know, from other initiatives we have taken, that it is never a single avenue. There are always ripple effects. I think that is a reason for the whole debate. As much we say that the Kyoto protocol is to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions there will be other areas within which research will be done and there will be other opportunities to deal with other pollution factors in the world.
We can never single-handedly deal with one single issue because they all intertwine with each other. I look at the Kyoto protocol as a starting point from which other great initiatives can be taken.
Again, I am proud that as a country we have decided to ratify this protocol and I look forward to the ratification before the end of the year.
Kyoto Protocol December 6th, 2002
Mr. Speaker, I am very proud of Canada having taken the initiative in ratifying the Kyoto accord.
As a person of the Arctic who had to live with Chernobyl, as actually everyone else in the world did, we know that it did not happen in our country but it affected the whole world.
We have to do this internationally because we cannot do it by ourselves.
The people in the Arctic circumpolar world have taken a position through the Inuit Circumpolar Conference that everyone has to come up with an international solution. I am very proud of Canada for being one of those countries that has taken on this challenge and has moved forward.
We have seen a decline in Arctic research. I feel that with the Kyoto protocol there will be more push for different kinds of research to be done internationally. As much as we know that we have to deal with it in our own country, this is very much an international effort that all countries hopefully will recognize to come up with an international solution.
Kyoto Protocol December 6th, 2002
Mr. Speaker, I support taking a position today. That was the whole basis of my argument: that we have to do something today.
While we are debating whose angle is better, people's health is affected. As a country we have taken a position to do something, and I feel that while everyone is trying to decide how we should deal with climate change, we are losing people to cancer and we are losing people's good health. I am talking about taking a move as a nation to deal with a very serious issue. By ratifying the Kyoto protocol, I would say that we are on the move to creating solutions and getting people involved in the debate on how to deal with the other issues affecting us today.