Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister. Recently, the government generously funded ITK to tackle critical issues facing the Inuit in Canada, like housing and health care. The problem is the majority of Canada's Inuit live in Nunavut. The Government of Nunavut has bee

Governance in Nunavut  Mr. Speaker, when Nunavut was created, Inuit opted for a public government, full of hope that they would have the support of the federal government to build a place where we could live and prosper. Fast forward 20 years, and the Government of Nunavut remains chronically underfu

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister. His apology for abuse suffered 70 years ago by Inuit TB patients was appreciated. Today the rate of TB among Inuit is 290 times that of non-indigenous Canadians, and we know why. A severe shortage of housing creates overcrowdi

Health  [Member spoke in Inuktitut] [English] Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Indigenous Services will be aware that in my riding of Nunavut, there is not one mental health and addictions treatment facility. The need for such a facility has been well documented and is exemplified by the h

Nunavut  Mr. Speaker, this week the Government of Canada announced $1.6 million in funding to support the Kivalliq hydro-fibre link. This project will significantly reduce Nunavut's dependency on fossil fuels and for the first time bring reliable Internet connectivity to communities in th

Indigenous Languages Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague. I will continue with what I was saying. Unfortunately during this current sitting of the Nunavut legislature, it is looking at repealing pieces of that legislation because it does not have the resources to provide bilingual education. Legisl

Indigenous Languages Act  Madam Speaker, I thank everyone who spoke to this and I want to make it very clear that I support the concept and the idea behind the legislation. However, in its current form, I do not believe I can support it. I know the president of ITK, Natan Obed, said that the office of the

Regional Economic Development  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade. It was recently announced that the long-awaited Arctic and northern policy framework may finally be ready for release in June. Past actions by the government affecting ind

Northern Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade will know that the Kivalliq Inuit Association has been working very hard to advance clean energy solutions that will create economic development opportunities in the region. This work is fully

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Indigenous Services. There are $700 million missing. That is what was identified by a media analysis of the spending of the current government's infrastructure program. That reporting gap was directly attributed to an ongoing fail

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the financial reviews to which the Nunavut Planning Commission was subjected for the financial years ranging from 2012 to 2017: (a) what are the names and titles of the persons who determined that these reviews were necessary; (b) what was the rationale for determi

Northern Affairs  [Member spoke in Inuktitut] ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᑎ [Member provided the following translation of the Inuktitut:] Mr. Speaker, [English] my question is for the Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs. Yesterday, Canada finally announced changes to the nutrition north program

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, yesterday I pointed out in my statement that last week the Prime Minister was wrong in his justification for barring the Government of Nunavut from becoming a party to the two Dene treaties. Every modern land claims agreement in Canada's northern territories has invo

Appropriation Act No. 3, 2018-19  Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply and will be voting yes.

Appropriation Act No. 3, 2018-19  Mr. Speaker, I am always extremely pleased to apply and will be voting yes.