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Operation UNIFIER . There is a Holodomor travelling exposition, but there is also the Bitter Harvest film. I encourage people see it in the theatres. It talks about the crisis that Ukraine suffered in the past and continues to suffer. A new play has been produced in Alberta, with the support of St. John's Institute
March 20th, 2017House debate
Linda DuncanNDP
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee . That was such an attack on the power of the family, but it was just considered perfectly normal by the federal Indian affairs department, by the white school board: “Hey, that's how things are done in 2016.” I want to ask you, as a youth, about confronting this system that is still very much
October 19th, 2016Committee meeting
Aboriginal Healing Foundation commitments and obligations under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. The bulk of this money is spread over two years and will cover the greater-than-anticipated cost of implementing the agreement. These funds will help Indian and Northern Affairs Canada to support
March 30th, 2010House debate
John DuncanConservative
Indian Affairs Mr. Speaker, just to clarify, the Reform Party does recognize treaty rights as solemn and binding obligations on the part of government. The minister of Indian affairs has negotiated a draft co-management agreement for three million acres with the Montreal Lake Band near Prince
May 12th, 1995House debate
John DuncanReform
Indian Affairs Mr. Speaker, yesterday the minister of Indian affairs displayed petulance and obfuscation which has forced him this morning-
April 6th, 1995House debate
John DuncanReform
Indian Affairs Mr. Speaker, this morning the minister of Indian affairs clarified his conflicting answers on the series of events on the Stoney Reserve. It is now evident the minister did not seriously investigate this ongoing situation until after yesterday's question period. I have now
April 6th, 1995House debate
John DuncanReform
Indian Affairs Mr. Speaker, my question follows the question from my leader and is for the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. I would like to quickly say that we foster sensible dialogue, and in our aboriginal town halls in British Columbia offered a very welcome
April 5th, 1995House debate
John DuncanReform
Indian Affairs Mr. Speaker, yesterday in response to a question from my colleague for Skeena the minister of Indian affairs indicated his $5 million policy paper on self-government was not secret. If it is not secret, will the minister tell the House why parliamentarians and Canadians have
March 24th, 1995House debate
John DuncanReform
Indian Affairs Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday in Question Period the minister of Indian affairs stated that the Nisga'a of northwest B.C. won a Supreme Court decision in 1973 awarding them aboriginal land title. This is incorrect. The Nisga'a lost their 1973 appeal. The latest word
February 24th, 1995House debate
John DuncanReform
Human Rights of aboriginal peoples builds on the Prime Minister's historic apology to former students of Indian residential schools and the creation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
October 21st, 2010House debate
John DuncanConservative
Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, this government is delivering strategic investments that will help improve the lives of aboriginal Canadians. Since coming to office, we have more than delivered on education, water, housing, economic development and human rights. The Liberals ignored aboriginal peo
March 23rd, 2011House debate
John DuncanConservative
Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, this government has taken strong action on water since coming into government in 2006. After 13 long years of neglect, we have invested strong resources into upgrading water and waste water systems across the country, and the member knows it.
March 22nd, 2011House debate
John DuncanConservative
Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, in 2009 Dr. Jeremiah Bartram was engaged to explore the prospect of a negotiated settlement with the first nation. Dr. Bartram has submitted his final report and it is currently under review to determine the best way forward. We recognize the Sayisi Dene First Nati
March 8th, 2011House debate
John DuncanConservative
Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, we believe that the Canadian Human Rights Commission is not the venue to hear this, because we simply fund child and family services and the provinces and first nation organizations run the services. We have presented our position at the hearings. We have taken decis
March 4th, 2011House debate
John DuncanConservative
Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, the program went through a long consultation phase. We had more than 80 meetings in the north talking to northerners about what they would like to see in the program. They want a transparent and accountable system. They are going to get it with a retail subsidy inste
March 3rd, 2011House debate
John DuncanConservative