Northern Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister. It was one of the proudest moments of my life when I was elected to the first Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. There was such hope and promise. However, fast-forward 20 years, and life is not better for Nunavummiut. For many, i

Nutrition North  Mr. Speaker, yesterday the minister brushed off my call for an inquiry into nutrition north Canada. It seems she does not understand the serious effect the failure of this program has on northern communities. In Nunavut, over 50% of the households are affected by food insecurity.

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs. Since it launched in 2011, successive governments have spent over half a billion dollars on the nutrition north program. In that time, the number of households in Nunavut affected by

Criminal Records Act  Mr. Speaker, I am always happy to agree to apply, and I will be voting no.

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Indigenous Services. I have been proud to fight for the funding announced last fall for an addictions and trauma treatment centre for Nunavut. However, there are no youth-specific facilities in Nunavut. Our youth face long delays an

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities. Yesterday in the House, the minister said that he would work with Quebec and the provinces to ensure that projects were approved in time for this construction season. Nunavut has a housing crisis th

Indigenous Affairs  Madam Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Indigenous Services. When it comes to health care, Nunavummiut do not get the same level of support from the federal government as other Canadians. The national average for federal support is 20%. Nunavut receives less than 10%.

Indigenous Languages Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands for committing to stand with me. We have heard from the government how important this piece of legislation is, and members from the opposition are saying the same thing. If the legislation is so important, C

Indigenous Languages Act  Mr. Speaker, when it comes to voting on this piece of legislation, would the member join me and maybe three other people to stand and force a recorded vote?

Indigenous Languages Act  Mr. Speaker, to my recollection, that is the case. However, as the government House leader pointed out, some amendments were accepted. I would have to go back and check. When I was in attendance, all the ones that were brought forward by opposition at committee were defeated. How

Indigenous Languages Act  Mr. Speaker, as I pointed out, all the amendments that were brought forward when I was at committee were defeated. However, I did take the minister's word that he was looking for a solution and he would come up with an amendment that would keep everybody happy. It would be a comp

Indigenous Languages Act  Mr. Speaker, as I pointed out, the president of ITK and the president of NTI spoke publicly against the legislation because of that exclusion. As I mentioned at the onset of the development of Bill C-91, they were led to believe it would be a distinctions-based approach to develo

Indigenous Languages Act  Mr. Speaker, I cannot speak for the government as to the timing of the legislation, but I have heard it was trying to bring forward other pieces of legislation that were derailed. The Liberals felt they needed to bring something forward, so this was brought forward. ITK and NTI f

Indigenous Languages Act  Mr. Speaker, as I said before, I agree with the principle of the legislation. The member is saying that we need to work together to continually improve things. I provided the Liberals an opportunity to do that and they chose to defeat the amendment. I spoke with the minister. I

Indigenous Languages Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the government and the Government House Leader for allowing me some time to speak to this legislation even though they know I am not speaking in support of it. I do appreciate the opportunity. I think it is important that my voice be heard. I a