Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the approximately $602 million that Indigenous Services Canada spent on medical evacuations in 2022: what is the breakdown of the spending by (i) province or territory, (ii) community, (iii) reason for the evacuation (heart attack, prenatal care, child delivery, ca

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River  Mr. Speaker, today, I want to recognize and thank those who support me in the work I do representing the good people of Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River. First, there are the many volunteers who consistently give generously of their time. Although, there are too many to name

Indigenous Services  Mr. Chair, Bill C-29 was introduced on the last day of the June 2022 session, which was about the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Bill C-38 was introduced on December 14, 2022, and not revisited until 11 months later, again on the last day of a session. Bill C-53 was i

Indigenous Services  Mr. Chair, I want to thank my colleague for his passionate comments. The member talked about some of the frustrations with Indigenous Services Canada and the growth and ballooning in some of the statistics. One thing I would like him to comment on is the investment in internal

Indigenous Services  Mr. Chair, my colleague sits with us on the INAN committee. I would like her to recall that, back in the spring, we were talking to the minister about on-reserve graduation rates. Both the minister and the deputy minister were surprised that, according to their department's resul

Indigenous Services  Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague for her very compassionate comments. The speaker before my colleague talked about driving change and she alluded to some of that in her comments as well. When 99.2% of the executives at level 3 and above, the top 50 executives in the department, a

Indigenous Services  Madam Chair, I did not know I was going to get a second opportunity. In four years, the department has grown from 4,200 full-time employees to 7,070. In 2021-22, despite only reaching 17% of the departmental targets it set for itself, 94.6 of the employees at the executive leve

Indigenous Services  Madam Chair, I asked a question of the parliamentary secretary earlier and I want to get the minister's take on it as well. I looked at the website for Crown Indigenous Relations, which is his department, in the context of water legislation. It talks about the engagement approa

Indigenous Services  Madam Chair, the member and her colleagues from the NDP stand in this place and rail against the Liberals for some of the issues they perceive to be caused by the Liberal government in the context of the relationship with indigenous people. My question is actually a simple one: C

Indigenous Services  Madam Chair, I am not responsible for the comments other people made 15 years ago; that is not on me.

Indigenous Services  Madam Chair, look at my record. I have advocated for indigenous people across the country consistently. I serve a riding that has 71.3% indigenous people, and I have advocated for them through COVID. I have advocated for them to have economic opportunities that will actually solv

Indigenous Services  Madam Chair, if I recall, and it is very clear in the record, that member apologized for what he said 15 years ago. I would ask whether the member, in his youth, ever said anything he regretted and whether he wants to stand up and apologize for it.

Indigenous Services  Madam Chair, no. I just wanted to respond.

Indigenous Services  Madam Chair, in my comments tonight around Indigenous Services Canada, I do not think I complained even once about the amount that was being spent. What members heard me challenge was how the money is being spent and the outcomes we are getting as a country for that investment.

Indigenous Services  Madam Chair, as I said in my comments, the Parliamentary Budget Officer has made it clear that there is a lack of accountability and that the investments being made are not being made in a way that is improving the lives of indigenous people across our country. That is what we ad