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

Indigenous Affairs  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise to respond to the question from my hon. colleague, the member for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River. I want to thank the hon. member for bringing this important issue to Parliament. I know it is a concern that is shared by her constituents.

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, it is obvious that we are very committed to home care. Looking at home care for Canadians today, we announced the initiatives that we would undertake around palliative care as well. The other part is with regard to the health accord. We are looking to the provinces

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is dealing with tremendous challenges left behind by a former Progressive Conservative government, not unlike what we are dealing with regarding the challenges on debt and deficit that were left to us by the former Conserva

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I am going to share my time with the member for Winnipeg South. I am very proud to speak to budget 2016. Members talk about the reasons they get into politics. This budget is certainly a reflection of one of the reasons I got into politics; it is about reaching out

Situation in Indigenous Communities  Mr. Speaker, I have great respect for my colleague who has been a tremendous advocate on all issues involving indigenous people in this country. We also understand the need for changes to the Indian Act. The Prime Minister has made that commitment. We are planning to move forwar

Situation in Indigenous Communities  Mr. Speaker, immediate action has already been taken. No one has been sitting around waiting for a debate or a discussion. This is about a longer term fix and being committed. In the short term, Health Canada, along with INAC, has despatched numbers of health care workers, menta

Situation in Indigenous Communities  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank all colleagues in the House of Commons this evening for their contribution to this important discussion we are having around youth suicide in indigenous communities. I think the discussion tonight actually marks a full understanding of the action that

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, everyone, including first nations governments, wants to see increased transparency, and we certainly do as well. We are working in partnership with first nations leadership and organizations to ensure that we have the proper process in place. We do not believe in a

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, we recognize that the fiscal arrangement that was put in place by the former government is not a fair process. It was not done in consultation with first nations people; rather, it was imposed upon them. We are undertaking to look at that full fiscal arrangement. We

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the member opposite is obviously trying to make this look like a process whereby band chiefs and indigenous governments in this country are accountable to no one, and that is wrong. They are accountable, first, to the Government of Canada for the money they are affor

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I really appreciate your ruling. As I was saying, transparency and accountability are paramount in any government. It is the same in our government. That has not changed. However, the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs had been mandated to undertake, alo

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise this evening in response to the question posed by the member for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo. She posed this question previously in the House of Commons, and we have responded to it. However, I will attempt to clarify again for the hon. member oppo

Northern Lights Conference  Mr. Speaker, I was pleased to welcome so many people from the north and join them at the Northern Lights Conference here in Ottawa last week. The Labrador North and Baffin Regional Chambers of Commerce hosted a premier event showcasing business, industry, culture, and history in

Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, I want to thank the minister for introducing this bill in the House of Commons today. We can all agree that over the last number of months, we have had many people in our constituencies raise concerns about Bill C-377 and Bill C-525 and the fact that they were goin