Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, it is a great pleasure for me to be here today in the House of Commons. [Member spoke in aboriginal language] I am very proud to bring greetings to all my relations and to speak on this motion put forward by the NDP. As we know, in life it is always important to h

Petitions  Madam Speaker, I stand in the House on behalf of thousands of citizens who have signed a petition calling on the Canadian government to request that Chinese officials immediately end the persecution of Falun Gong, and release all Falun Gong prisoners of conscience, including Cana

Indigenous Affairs  Niwakoma cuntik Tansai Nemeaytane Awapantitok. Mr. Speaker, the Indian residential school system was a systematic plan to remove indigenous children from their homes, families, and cultures to facilitate in the stated policy of killing the Indian in the child. When Prime Minist

National Security Act, 2017  Mr. Speaker, I was looking in the dictionary. It was interesting, having a chance to go through the dictionary. “Repudiate” means to “refuse to accept or be associated with”. The Canadian public repudiated the security policies associated with the Harper Conservatives, because th

National Security Act, 2017  Mr. Speaker, in Winnipeg Centre, this was a huge concern just before the last election. People were very concerned, because a lot of people in Winnipeg Centre like to have peaceful protests. They like the opportunity to stand up and voice their opinion, and many indigenous people

National Security Act, 2017  Mr. Speaker, the bill is indeed very big, but it deals with just one subject: national security. It was vital that we take the time to thoroughly study the issue, and that is what we did. The Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security heard from security experts wh

National Security Act, 2017  Mr. Speaker, [Member spoke in Cree] I am very pleased to have this opportunity to speak to this historic piece of legislation. The people of Winnipeg Centre were very concerned before the last election in 2015 about the manoeuvres of the Harper government with Bill C-51 and al

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  [Member spoke in aboriginal language] [Translation] Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to be here this evening. I would like to highlight some of the benefits to the Treaty 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 territories that make up Manitoba. We are all treaty people and we all work together. T

Sea Cadet Program  Mr. Speaker, as a proud former Royal Canadian sea cadet who attended for five summers HMCS Quadra with the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corp UNDAUNTED and NLCC Captain Jackson, I am honoured to stand and celebrate one of the greatest youth programs in Canada. This year is the 100th

Export and Import Permits Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to dispel a myth that has been put forward in the House. The ATT does not affect domestic gun control regulations. It does not create a registry of conventional weapons. Nothing in the ATT prevents lawful use of sporting firearms for legitimate purposes,

Aboriginal Cultural Property Repatriation Act  [Member spoke in Cree] [English] Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to be here to speak to this private member's bill. It is important that we consider what story is told, who tells that story, and how it is told. We often hear the phrase that history is the story of the victorious,

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act  [Member spoke in Cree] [English] Mr. Speaker, I am pleased of the work the people of Winnipeg Centre did in getting the bill here today. People from across Canada had a profound impact on the bill and seeing it get to third reading. Last summer, Steve Heinrichs met me on the s

Extension of Sitting Hours  Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to come to the House and have the opportunity to debate. I enjoyed hearing that we are going to have extended hours, because I think it is extremely important that people from Winnipeg Centre ensure that their representative does have the opportunity

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I am very proud of the efforts that our government has made. For instance, if we look at the immigration services which are provided, we have cut the processing time in half for spousal applications, for 82% of clients. We have also cleared the backlog left to us by

Federal Sustainable Development Act  Mr. Speaker, I apologize, but I did not understand the question in French. Could the member rephrase her question?