Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's a really important question. After having lost a brother, a nephew, and a son, I had to learn to say I love you” after the fact. Today I'm able to say that to my grandchildren and to my wife and daughter and to others who I know are going through a har

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That is one of the most important questions that has to be asked. Certainly residential schooling issues have impacted Labrador Inuit and aboriginal groups across Canada. Those who went through residential schooling have not been given the parenting skills required to look afte

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Certainly, where education is involved, in order for our children and our grandchildren to have good mental health, they need healthy home care. They need food on the table. They need to be able to sleep at night to get the rest and the energy that they need to be in school. Most

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I believe that we have to go back to the truth, back to the first contact. When the Europeans first came, the aboriginal people of this new world at the time were impacted. They are still being impacted over 500 years later. Most certainly, the Europeans were looking for riches f

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  [Witness speaks in Inuttitut] I know first-hand just what it is like to lose a loved one to suicide. I have lost a brother, a nephew, and a son. There's a lot of hurt and pain, and a lot of suffering. The impacts are far-reaching. I've spent many sleepless nights, struggling to