Petitions  [Member spoke in Cree] [English] Madam Speaker, I would like to highlight the work of students at the Met School and other schools in Winnipeg, who, as a school project, raised the issue of water for indigenous peoples. Their fashion project “Strut for Shoal” was a great succes

Oil Tanker Moratorium Act  Madam Speaker, I was just reading about the new agreement or what the government just approved. It was allowing the extra earnings from the TMX to fund clean energy transition. This is about striking a balance, and this bill here is about ensuring that there is a balance. I know

Oil Tanker Moratorium Act  Madam Speaker, I wish the member for New Westminster—Burnaby could be a bit more polite as I try to offer my thoughts. Balance is truly something that we need to have. We had this opportunity to hear the minister speak a bit about that balance and how we have to ensure that indi

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I wear this beaded jacket that has the image of indigenous women so we may never forget that we all have a role in giving a voice to those who have been ignored for far too long. In 2017, Bill S-3 was finally passed with a delay concerning the 1951 cut-off criteria.

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, we all love Pope Francis because he is such a defender of social justice. I would like to quote from the National Post: Pope Francis said on Friday that carbon pricing is “essential” to stem global warming—his clearest statement yet in support of penalizing pollute

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Madam Speaker, I wonder if the member knows that in the Conservative-run province of Manitoba, two agreements had been signed with the Métis people for hydro development. Under that government in Manitoba, the Conservatives started cancelling those treaties, I mean agreements. Ag

Fisheries Act  Mr. Speaker, in the Senate there are a number of bills that are so important, just like this exact bill here, Bill C-68. There are also Bill C-88, Bill C-91, Bill C-92, Bill C-93, Bill C-391, Bill C-374, Bill C-369 and Bill CC-262. All these bills are being delayed by the Senate

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, from Winnipeg Centre all the way to Surrey Centre, I want the member to know that division 7 of part 4 would amend the Old Age Security Act to provide, in July 2020, a new income exemption for the purpose of calculating the guaranteed income supplement. This new exem

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, as everyone knows, the poverty rate is high in Winnipeg Centre. I was just reading about the drop in the poverty rate, which is currently the lowest it has ever been in recorded Canadian history. I even learned today that the median after-tax income was $59,800 in 20

First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Act  Mr. Speaker, that is an incredible offer. Obviously, I would love to see that happen. It is time to move this forward and on to the Senate, so that it has time to finish this work. Time is running short. It is time to give indigenous peoples the opportunity to make their own deci

First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Act  Mr. Speaker, I think “equality” and “equity” are two very important words. Every indigenous community will be doing things a little differently. Every one will have specific needs. People who live up north have different needs from those who live near urban centres. Equity is a

First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Act  Mr. Speaker, I hope we always remain on good terms with each other as we end this debate, hopefully very soon. I talked a little bit about love in a previous comment that I made. Love is extremely important. My mother was extremely poor and my father was a residential school

First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Act  [Member spoke in Cree] Mr. Speaker, I am from Red Pheasant First Nation, which is a Cree community in Saskatchewan, and I am very proud of that. I remember when I first rose in the House on December 8, 2015, for my maiden speech. I talked about child and family services because

First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Act  Mr. Speaker, this bill is so important. There was discussion about the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. The bill they proposed presents an entirely different world view. Bill C-92 is going to allow a lot more leeway for that world view to shine forth. The bill from the Assembly of Ma

First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Act  Mr. Speaker, we know the history surrounding the child welfare system. It is related to the residential school era. Before we would take children in order to assimilate them into the majority culture. We moved into the sixties scoop where there were a lot of adoptions. There were