An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families  Mr. Speaker, the member for Winnipeg North is absolutely right. Every day in this country indigenous children are separated from their families and communities. That simply has to stop. This is the start of a process. Nobody is saying that this is going to be the be-all and end-all to address the issue.

An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families  Mr. Speaker, that is an excellent question. As members know, off-reserve child and family services have traditionally been a provincial responsibility. That is why we have been working with all provinces from coast to coast from the very beginning. I personally attended a meeting with the former minister and the Manitoba minister responsible for children and families.

An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families  Mr. Speaker, let me first say that I am very proud of the consultation process we had with indigenous communities across Canada. There were over 65 individual meetings across Canada, and well over 2,000 people participated. I am proud to say that we have the support of the Assembly of First Nations, the Métis National Council, as well as ITK.

An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for her commitment to this bill and her positive contributions at committee toward making this a better bill. There are a couple of things. Number one, it is important to understand that we are reforming the way child welfare is delivered across Canada in indigenous communities.

An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families  Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by acknowledging that we are gathered on the traditional territory of the Algonquin people. I rise to speak to Bill C-92, which, if passed, would be a significant step forward in the process of reconciliation and in the renewal of the relationship between Canada and indigenous peoples.

National Suicide Prevention Action Plan  Madam Speaker, I am thankful for the opportunity to speak on the issue of suicide prevention. I would like to dedicate this debate to my late nephew, Zach Leger, who needlessly and tragically left us last summer. We love Zach. I want to thank the member for Timmins—James Bay for bringing the motion forward, and I am pleased to say our government is supporting it.

Island Lakes Residents' Group  Mr. Speaker, in 1989, the Island Lakes Residents' Group was formed. Led by a dedicated volunteer board, it has advocated and fundraised for a number of important developments in the neighbourhood. During my time as city councillor for Saint Boniface—Saint Vital, I was proud to help it with some of those projects, including providing funding for a large community room in the neighbourhood's new school.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, as parliamentary secretary to indigenous services, I am very proud of the work we are doing all over the country. We have invested over $21 billion in indigenous communities, and no riding has probably benefited more than the riding of Churchill. Several months ago we announced $250 million to build four new schools in the riding of Churchill.

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, one of the issues I am very proud that we have dealt with since being elected as a government is that we have removed 81 long-term boil water advisories across Canada. There are under 60 left. It is not perfect, as the NDP would have it be, but it is very good, and we are going in the right direction.

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, our government recognizes that the threat of flooding during the spring breakup is an ongoing reality for the first nation of Kashechewan. Our commitment to a long-term relocation plan has not wavered and has not changed. In the meantime, we have made significant progress on priorities, such as the new modular school that will be installed in September of this year.

Indigenous Services  Mr. Speaker, our commitment to a long-term relocation plan has not changed. The member would know very well from her work as the former minister of indigenous services and president of the Treasury Board the work that is under way to deliver on this commitment. We have made significant progress on priorities, such as the new modular school that will be built in the community in September.

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Madam Speaker, I was very proud to stand in this chamber, as I believe all members on this side of the House were, to support UNDRIP, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. We studied it at committee. I was proud to support it there, as well as on the floor of this chamber, and we now await ratification in the Senate.

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Madam Speaker, this bill is intended to fix a problem created by the previous Conservative government, move us ahead on a process that promotes reconciliation, and at the same time, create certainty for investments in the Mackenzie Valley and the Arctic. It is clear to me that what is important is achieving a balance between the environment and the economy.

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Madam Speaker, I am thankful for the opportunity to speak on this traditional Algonquin territory to explain my support for Bill C-88, an act to amend the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act and the Canada Petroleum Resources Act and to make consequential amendments to other acts.

International Day of La Francophonie  Mr. Speaker, on this International Day of La Francophonie, I would like to acknowledge an important event, namely the 50th anniversary of the Société de la francophonie manitobaine, the SFM. In 1916, the Association d'éducation des Canadiens français du Manitoba, the AECFM, was founded in the wake of the Thornton Act prohibiting French as a language of instruction.