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Indigenous Affairs Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Kildonan—St. Paul for her commitment to reconciliation. I was honoured to announce the proposed settlement agreement with the McLean class action members. As well as compensation, the proposed settlement includes a $200-million legacy fund in
March 19th, 2019House debate
Carolyn BennettLiberal
Indigenous Affairs Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for her question and for her advocacy. The people of Grassy Narrows have suffered for generations. We continue to work with the community and support its needs, and we remain steadfast in our commitment to build a health facility in the community.
April 1st, 2019House debate
Carolyn BennettLiberal
Indigenous Affairs Mr. Speaker, the residents of Grassy Narrows have suffered for generations. We continue to work with the community to meet their needs and fulfill our promise to build a health facility in the community. The minister would be pleased to meet with Chief Turtle to determine how we
April 1st, 2019House debate
Carolyn BennettLiberal
An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for her ongoing support for what we are trying to achieve in this bill. It is important that we get the bill to committee so we can hear from the people affected by it, the people who have been fighting for a very long time to achieve jurisdiction
April 11th, 2019House debate
Carolyn BennettLiberal
An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Mr. Speaker, I agree that, unfortunately, we have seen delay tactics in the House. This is about us getting the bill to committee so we can hear from the people. If we need to make amendments, if we need to make te bill as good as it can be, that is where we will find the kind of
April 11th, 2019House debate
Carolyn BennettLiberal
An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Mr. Speaker, I respect the member's comments, but I also think she knows the real work happens at committee. It will be at committee where we will hear from the people who would be affected by this bill. That is why it is important we get it to committee as soon as possible.
April 11th, 2019House debate
Carolyn BennettLiberal
An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Mr. Speaker, I will ignore the cynicism and comments that were nothing about children. This bill is about children and getting the proper information out. We need to get it to committee and hear from first nations, Inuit and Métis, the mothers and grandmothers who are now living
April 11th, 2019House debate
Carolyn BennettLiberal
An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Mr. Speaker, I understand the member's frustration, but I also think she understands that a series of concurrence motions and a budget filibuster are in the way of us actually doing work in the House, to get on with the bills we need passed. I would encourage her to speak to her
April 11th, 2019House debate
Carolyn BennettLiberal
An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his ongoing advocacy and for dealing straight up with the crisis in his city and in his province. It is heartbreaking to hear advocates like Cora Morgan explain what happens with the birth alerts. How do we get the jurisdiction into communities
April 11th, 2019House debate
Carolyn BennettLiberal
An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his concern, but again, I think the dilatory action really interfered with our getting this through. It is very interesting that the member is speaking on behalf of the FSIN or other advocacy organizations and governments that need to come to
April 11th, 2019House debate
Carolyn BennettLiberal
An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Mr. Speaker, it is very important to come up with the best bill possible. That is why our government intends to listen carefully to the testimony given in committee.
April 11th, 2019House debate
Carolyn BennettLiberal
An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Mr. Speaker, the member opposite does not really understand how things work if we are going to do things with a recognition of rights, respect, co-operation and partnership. This bill was co-developed with first nations, Inuit and Métis. This is a way forward that came out of t
April 11th, 2019House debate
Carolyn BennettLiberal
An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Mr. Speaker, I thank the parliamentary secretary for all her hard work on this and for her understanding of what it takes to get this right and her understanding of how historic this is. From residential schools to the sixties scoop to what we now, sadly, refer to as the millenn
April 11th, 2019House debate
Carolyn BennettLiberal
An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for her support for this bill and for the intent and spirit of the bill. I think it will be important, as we go forward, for people to understand that the issues raised at the summit came from a problem in the Indian Act. In section 88 of the Ind
April 11th, 2019House debate
Carolyn BennettLiberal
An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Madam Speaker, I think it is really important that people understand that it is communities. In all the gatherings on missing and murdered indigenous women during the pre-inquiry process, almost every family explained the harm the attachment to the child and family services indus
April 11th, 2019House debate
Carolyn BennettLiberal