Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee   communities. I'd love to hear from everybody, so I'd ask you, if you could, to keep your interventions brief. Then we can hear from everybody. I think I'd start with Chief Poitras, if I could, to more thoroughly understand how the supports with respect to mental health can be better

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you so much to all the witnesses today, here on site. It's been so valuable. First I'd like to acknowledge that I'm on the traditional unceded Algonquin and Anishinabe territory in Ottawa, in our nation's capital. Given that we

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee   I guess I will direct it first to Mr. Ejesiak, but somebody else might have follow-up afterwards. Mr. Ejesiak, the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency has two COVID-19-related support systems for small and medium-sized businesses in the north, the $15-million northern

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee   as you see fit. Chief Belleau, you've already touched on the subject a bit, so if you'd like to elaborate a bit, that's fine. Perhaps your colleagues will go first so that you can hear their take on it as well. My question is specific to women, children and mental health. I'm hoping

Coldest Night of the Year Walk   of this event in Milton. They are both in their nineties now, and they have walked every single year, true champions of this cause. Our government introduced Canada's first-ever poverty reduction strategy, and the recent Canadian income survey indicates that over one million Canadians have

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply   gear, people willing to coach him and after this viral tweet, fans from across Canada and the world. This heartwarming story is a good reminder of two very important things. The first is that being Canadian is about the kindness that we strive for every day, our commitment

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply   in this House for their election to the 43rd Canadian Parliament. I would like to reiterate the sense of honour and privilege that I feel in having the opportunity to serve my neighbours in Milton. My neighbours and I ran a really long campaign, over a year. We knocked on doors for about