Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member and all my colleagues in the House of Commons for their support toward this issue. It has been a long-awaited move of reconciliation with residential school survivors in Newfoundland and Labrador. We are very pleased that this week the Govern

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, we know that child and family services on reserve must be overhauled and we have started working toward that process. We are investing money into child and family services and we are doing it across the board through various departments of government. Our initiative

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, as I have stated before, and as the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs has said, we do not see a strong working relationship with indigenous people as an impediment to resource development of any kind in this country. In fact, Mr. Perry Bellegarde, the nati

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, we would certainly like to thank Pauktuutit and IKT for their input into this process. Missing and murdered indigenous women has been a priority for us since we have taken government. We are committed to seeing this inquiry through. We are determined to work with

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the Government of Canada is committed to fairness in the independent assessment process. We have seen the negotiation that was just settled in Newfoundland and Labrador with residential school survivors. We are prepared to co-operate and ensure that all the necessary

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my colleague knows that the Government of Canada is committed to achieving full reconciliation with former students. We have seen that this week with the ruling in Newfoundland and Labrador and the negotiated settlement. The member also knows that we have complied wi

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, today is a historic day as the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs is speaking in New York at the United Nations, outlining that we will remove any objections that we have had to the United Nations designation of indigenous people. Our support for the UN Dec

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, first, we welcome the ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada, and we respect the ruling. We have every intention to continue our partnership with Métis and non-status people in the country to advance them and move them forward. In fact, the president of the Metis Nat

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, we are committed to achieving reconciliation for all those who are tragically impacted. It seems that the previous government did create an unfortunate misjustice that has allowed it to not own up to the implications. We pledge to the people, despite the actions of

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, we far from justify. In fact, we too are very concerned about what has happened here. We will continue to work with those involved, including the Catholic Church, to try to achieve the full reconciliation that is owed to those who are tragically impacted. Unfortunat

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, in fact, if we are ever to move away from the colonialism that we have experienced over the many years of this country in dealing with indigenous governments and people, we have to start thinking differently to get a different result.

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, in this new chapter of relations between Canada and our indigenous people, we certainly welcome the ruling and the clarity that this ruling gives. We support and respect all indigenous people in this country, including first nations, Métis, and Inuit. This will be a

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I reject the concept that acknowledging indigenous people and clarifying their rights within our country is an impediment to development of any resources.

National Volunteer Week  Mr. Speaker, as members know, this is National Volunteer Week, and I am pleased to recognize the many volunteers across my riding and in our country. I stand today to congratulate and recognize the well-over 1,000 volunteers who made two events possible in my riding recently. T

Indigenous Affairs  Madam Speaker, I also want to point out that Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada has funded studies mitigating these challenges, which have been undertaken by first nations and the provincial governments. We are looking forward to the department engaging with the provinces an