Relations with Indigenous Peoples  Madam Speaker, I want to share with this House something very personal, that I have not shared with anyone other than close friends and family, about an incident that occurred 30 years ago. Thirty years ago, at the age of 16 turning 17, I decided to enrol in the Canadian Armed F

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, we agree that we must compensate first nations children who were harmed as a result of government policies related to child and family services in the past. We want a solution that is both comprehensive and fair. As my colleague knows very well, the Canadian Human R

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, our commitment to compensate first nation children harmed by past child and family services policy is firm and remains firm. Canada has named senior officials from my department and the Department of Justice to conduct discussions. Those discussions are ongoing and

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, to put it clearly, no first nation child will go without funding. This is about advancing first nations control of first nations education. Stoney Nakoda and the Stoney Education Authority expressed an interest in taking over the administration of their own funding

Indigenous Affairs  [Member spoke in Mi’kmaq and provided the following text:] Wela’lin ta’n telpi panigasin. [Member provided the following translation:] Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question. [English] We are implementing the indigenous languages act in collaboration with those who

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, today we are in full compliance with all of the tribunal's orders to address the overrepresentation of first nation children in care. We have almost doubled funding to child and family services, and close to 500,000 Jordan's principle requests have been approved. W

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, we agree that we must compensate first nations children harmed by past government policies. We are seeking a solution that is at the same time comprehensive, fair and equitable. That is why I have instructed my assistant deputy minister to work with those involved wi

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, today we are in full compliance with all of the CHRT's orders to address the overrepresentation of first nation children in care. We have almost doubled funding to child and family services, with over 483,000 Jordan's principle requests that have been approved. We a

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, we need to compensate the first nations children who were harmed by past government policies. We are seeking a comprehensive, fair and equitable solution. That is why I asked the assistant deputy minister to work with those involved in the Canadian Human Rights Tribu

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, departmental health teams continue to work closely with our partners in Manitoba to coordinate augmented crisis response and mental wellness supports to mitigate any gaps in coverage during this time. We are in regular contact with the community of Gods Lake Narrows

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I first want to congratulate the member opposite on his election and, importantly, his advocacy in this matter. I am glad to have had the opportunity to have met with Chief Turtle last week. We had a good, productive conversation. In the meeting, I reiterated my co

Crown-Indigenous Relations  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, a number of documents: the annual report on the implementation of the Labrador Inuit land claim agreement for the period April 1, 2015, to March 31, 2016; the annual report of t

Levi Oakes  [Member spoke in Mohawk and provided the following text:] Levi Oakeskénha tehonwaká:nere ne raohwá:tsire, wa’thatsha’tí:ia’ke tsiahiàksera tsi nahe ratironhia'kehronòn:ke shiiotohétston. Karonhià:ke tethakà:nere ó:nen. Ronkwe’tiióhne, tóhske, tahnon raweientehtòn:ne ahaiéntho.

Indigenous Reads  Mr. Speaker, June is National Indigenous History Month, and I am happy to note that it is also the fourth year of the indigenous reads initiative. Indigenous reads presents an exciting opportunity for all Canadians to expand their awareness of indigenous life, culture and histo

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies  Mr. Speaker, I know you are a Mooseheads fan, but Sunday, May 26, was a great day. The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies won their first Memorial Cup with a 4-2 win over the Halifax Mooseheads. After shattering a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League record with 59 wins in the regular season,