Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, with regard to part (a), funding announced in budget 2023 will support evidence-based oil and gas decision-making in the Arctic offshore to ensure that any future oil and gas development in Canada’s Arctic waters is consistent with the highest safety and environmenta

Red Dress Day  Mr. Chair, I want to thank the member for her hard work, dedication and advocacy toward this very important cause throughout her life. We know resource development is an important part of Canadian history and Canadian society, and it will be an important part of the future of C

Red Dress Day  Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague for that excellent question. Everyone knows that reconciliation with indigenous peoples and environmental protection have been key priorities for our government since it was elected in 2015. Since then, we have invested hundreds of billions of dol

Red Dress Day  Mr. Chair, I want to first say that I will be sharing my time with the member for Edmonton Griesbach. This is the second consecutive year in which we have dedicated a take-note debate to the ongoing national crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ pe

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Yukon for all of his hard work on all these issues. I congratulate the Métis National Council for 40 years of hard work for the rights of Métis across the homeland, building on the legacy of our ancestors. I commend Cassidy Caron for her stew

Northern Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Fredericton for her important question. I know how hard she works, and I know she is absolutely passionate about this issue. All Canadians, no matter where they live, deserve access to healthy and affordable food all year round. Just this mont

Northern Affairs  Mr. Speaker, our government is absolutely committed to transitioning northern and Arctic communities to clean, reliable and renewable energy. We have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the remote and indigenous clean energy hub. We have developed the indigenous climate l

Regional Economic Development  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the Member for Calgary Skyview for all his hard work. The Prairies have unique needs and priorities, and only local communities know how to best address them. That is why our government is investing across the Prairies by opening seven new PrairiesCan

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, insofar as Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada is concerned, the response is as follows. Canada’s northern, remote and isolated communities face unique housing needs because of the challenges presented by geography, climate change, infrastructure

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, insofar as Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada is concerned, the response is as follows. Canada’s northern, remote and isolated communities face unique housing needs because of the challenges presented by geography, climate change, infrastructure

Housing  Mr. Speaker, our government and I have made it very clear that we are here to build more non-profit affordable housing. I have stated on the record that I feel Lions Club should provide non-profit affordable housing for generations in downtown Winnipeg. I have written to the chai

Firearms  Mr. Speaker, we will always respect hunters, sport shooters, and indigenous peoples and their traditions. Our government has been extremely clear. We are not targeting hunting rifles. We are not targeting shotguns. This is about guns that were used at Polytechnique and the mosq

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls  Mr. Speaker, first of all, the systemic violence and racism that we are seeing manifest itself today in the murders of four women has its roots in the colonial values that Canada had at its beginning. Our first Indian Act policy was the civilization of first nations, then the Chr

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls  Mr. Speaker, I believe I stated in my previous response that our government has not done enough. We need to do more. We need to continue the partnerships with community groups. We need to continue the partnerships with other levels of government, including the City of Winnipeg.

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for that good question. I would like to abolish racism, not just against the first nations, but also against the Inuit and the Métis. I am certainly prepared to sit down with the member to try to find ways to achieve that goal. As for his questio