Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the member's history on this bill and the whole devolution process that happened in the Northwest Territories. I still think the devolution process has a long way to go. As I mentioned earlier, there are certain parts of the Northwest Territories that

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Madam Speaker, the member provided lot of information. The indigenous governments in the Northwest Territories have all done a lot of work in moving toward land claims and self-governance. Many have signed agreements, expecting the Government of Canada to honour its portion of th

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Madam Speaker, while I can appreciate that the member has never been in the north, he seems to say quite a bit about this legislation, which has been worked on for many years. Some of the work started during the days when the Conservative government was in power. Therefore, a lot

Finance  Mr. Speaker, thanks to the hard work of Canadians, Canada's economy is strong and growing, creating well-paying jobs for the middle class and people working hard to join it. More Canadians are working, and families have more money to spend on what matters to them. Could the M

Indigenous Languages Act  Madam Speaker, the Northwest Territories is in a different position than the rest of Canada. In the Northwest Territories, we have recognized 11 official languages, nine of which are indigenous. We recognize the Inuit languages as official languages. I think we are going to see

Indigenous Languages Act  Madam Speaker, since I come from a colder part of Canada, for sure I have to be a lot tougher than he is in Alberta, where they get spoiled with warm weather. I cannot speak for the Premier of the Northwest Territories. I am going to assume that he is very excited that we are lo

Indigenous Languages Act  Madam Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Labrador. First of all, I want to say mahsi cho. Today is a great day. It is with great pleasure that I rise to speak in support of Bill C-91, the indigenous languages act. This legislation supports a revitalizatio

Indigenous Languages Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the minister for bringing this important legislation forward. I come from the Northwest Territories. I grew up in an era when strapping and spanking was common practice in the school I attended for speaking any word that was not English. I am a prod

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, two weeks ago, I was pleased to welcome the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations to my riding. We travelled to Norman Wells to celebrate the signing of the self-government agreement in principle with the Norman Wells Land Corporation

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Madam Speaker, I heard the Conservatives mention a number of things in the last couple of hours regarding the north. They talked about oil and gas infrastructure in the Beaufort Sea. I should point out that there is no oil and gas infrastructure in Beaufort Sea. I heard them ta

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Madam Speaker, I want to remind the member that the issue before the House today is the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act and the Canada Petroleum Resources Act, which are very important to my riding. The member chose to speak mostly about Bill C-69. I also want to point

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Madam Speaker, we recently heard of the oil spill on the east coast and that the weather prohibited the clean-up. I am not sure how they will clean up that spill. Could the member tell me what he would imagine would be a clean-up process for an oil spill in the Northwest Territ

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Madam Speaker, I want to quickly remind people what the former grand chief of the Tlicho government said at the hearing. He stated: It took 13 years of negotiations, negotiations with Canada and the GNWT, to arrive at the compromise that could have true co-management in the Wek

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the last part of the member's comments where he said we should let northerners decide about the north. I think that is certainly in order. I think that is what he should do also. He should support this bill and let the will of northerners decide. Peo

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Mr. Speaker, as I travel in my riding in the Northwest Territories, I talk to many people, including the the Chamber of Mines, and I meet with the chamber of commerce. I have talked with a lot of the organizations and industries in the Northwest Territories that want to expand. T