Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs received 456 pieces of correspondence in the form of letters and emails from stakeholder groups and from individuals across the country on the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls betwee

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, as the member knows, the former government imposed legislation and policy around transparency and accountability on first nations. That is not the way we do business. We work in consultation with first nations. We have been working hard with many indigenous organiz

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, we fully believe in an open and transparent process of dealing with first nations. We believe in full accountability for all first nations. There is a process in place at this time whereby members can obtain the information through their bands in their respective a

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, fighting discrimination is a priority for our government and ending sexual discrimination against indigenous women is a priority as well. We are tackling this on two fronts. The first stage is Bill S-3. That bill will take an approach to reform registration, member

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my colleague knows very well that we are committed to ending sexual discrimination against indigenous women. He also knows that it is necessary to pass Bill S-3 in the House of Commons in order to ensure that thousands of people who are currently being denied their r

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present this petition on behalf of my constituents living in the community of Churchill Falls in Labrador. The petition is with regard to full postal services for their community. The petitioners feel that there has been some downgrading of the serv

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I did apologize on the weekend to Chief Hart and to Chief Nui . There was a misinterpretation of the numbers that were profiled in the budget. We have been happy to work with both communities to invest millions of dollars over the last year in infrastructure, housi

National Seal Products Day  Mr. Speaker, today I am wearing seal in honour of national seal day. The bill has just passed in the House of Commons and is expected to receive royal assent shortly, making this an annual celebration. Inuit and coastal communities of Atlantic Canada and Quebec have relied on t

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to ending the ongoing national tragedy that has surrounded women and girls in this country. We are confident that the commission has the tools, the resources, and the networks to ensure that the voices of families are heard and that they h

Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I want to clarify that the investments we are making right now in communities to serve those who need proper housing is being done out of pure need, need that had been neglected for a long time. Our housing is reaching all sectors of society. We are looking at ur

Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I do not know the specific case or circumstances of which my colleague speaks, but I do know this. We have invested substantially in our children. Under our new child tax benefit, we have been able to lift many children out of poverty. We have been able to ensure t

Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I am very happy to represent my riding and have a voice for the people of Labrador in the House of Commons. Every weekend, I travel back to my riding. It is a very large geographic region of 295,000 square kilometres, which is hard to imagine. Getting around my r

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I certainly have tremendous trust in the Minister of National Defence, and I want to give a few reasons. He is the first minister who stepped up and recognized that there needed to be a review of national defence funding and that there needed to be a strategy goin

National Seal Products Day Act  Madam Speaker, I am happy to rise today and support a bill that has been put forward in the House of Commons by my colleague, the member for Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame, which is, in essence, central coastal Newfoundland. Bill S-208 is an important bill for all of us who h

Indigenous Affairs  Nakurmiik, Madam Speaker. Nakurmiik, my colleagues. I want to recognize the tremendous work and input my colleague from Nunavut has had with regard to nutrition north. As members know, we have been very engaged in consultations with those across the north. We know it is unaccept