Public Safety committee  Well, I think that's true. I would suggest that you're talking more about an urban circumstance. Yes, 60% of the aboriginal people live in aboriginal circumstances, but there is 40% still looking for employment. They want to go back to their families. They're located in rural are

Public Safety committee  I think it's important to realize that the skills learned on a farm are transferable. I tried to express that in my previous answer. In other words, when I think of the list that we looked at on the smart growth panel, I know that I was exposed to many of those skills—yes, at th

Public Safety committee  Yes. It's hugely disproportionate. It's nearly 30% of the population of Canada, whereas aboriginal people represent 4% of the population of Canada. The ratio is way out of whack.

Public Safety committee  Locally, the gentlemen around me probably can answer that question more accurately, but my understanding is no, they are not. What I'm hearing from those who work with aboriginal women and from aboriginal women themselves--and this also is addressing the question you asked prev

Public Safety committee  Absolutely.

Public Safety committee  Thank you for the question. I think it's like you've said. By the way, I also made some of my income in the construction industry in the past. I think what you're saying about developing skills that will help you in finding employment afterwards is not a black and white situatio

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to thank all on the committee and my fellow speakers for sharing this opportunity with me. I was a elected municipal official for 28 years. I'm the former rural chair of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. In fact, I was the founding chair j