Public Safety committee  Mr. Chair, is it my turn to speak?

Public Safety committee  On June 3, 2019, the report on the national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) was submitted. After the report came out, Minister Bennettcontacted us on June 13, 2019. Several indigenous women's organizations—which are very representative—includi

Public Safety committee  I will be sure to send you the answer in writing. Disciplinary measures for police would effectively prevent police brutality, systemic racism, racial profiling and stop and search. Disciplinary action is necessary—

Public Safety committee  Clearly, when a call is made for psychological distress, the police should not respond. Social services, social workers should have been the ones helping that woman. Why call the police? It was not an assault. Action must also be taken with regard to the police, given everything

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will be pleased to comment on that. In 2015, Anishinabe women, that is to say Algonquin women in the Val-d'Or region, made some major allegations. They spoke out against police brutality, which includes sexual assault, physical force and the “starlight t

Public Safety committee  They don’t file complaints because they’re afraid. It’s the battle between David and Goliath. They’re dealing with a big machine and a long process to file a complaint. As an organization, we have just filed a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission regarding the wom

Public Safety committee  I’d be happy to tell you about it. You may know that at Quebec Native Women, we do a lot of public education. For example, the word "reserve" has not been around for decades; we now talk about the "community,” and I am simply telling you this to give you this wonderful lesson. It

Public Safety committee  That’s a relevant question, thank you. In terms of the recommendations, we sent you the document I read earlier. In addition, we are going to send you the two briefs we have tabled, that is, the brief we tabled to the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and

Public Safety committee  Are you speaking to me?

Public Safety committee  Look, I totally agree, but we still need to improve the judicial system. Police forces play a key role in racial profiling, in arresting people, in abusing their authority. The police are doing things that are truly unacceptable. For example, in Montreal, after a long negotiatio

Public Safety committee  I’ll conclude my remarks. Do we have any recommendations? Well, yes, we do, but we do so with a lot of skepticism. There are structural changes that need to be made. There needs to be an action plan and concrete measures to address systemic racism and violence as well as police

Public Safety committee  [Witness spoke in Innu] [French] Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, members of the committee, elected officials and members of Parliament. Thank you for including Quebec Native Women Inc. in this discussion. Keeping my presentation to seven minutes will be challenging, so I'm going t

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It will be very, very short. I was born from the union of two cultures. My father is a Quebecker and my mother is Innu. I am a member of the Innu Nation. I grew up with my people. I've had that privilege. I speak my language, I know my culture. My people recognize me as an Innu

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Once again, I'll talk about funding. Bill C-92 doesn't mention funding or a commitment to remedy children's situation. If we want our children to grow up properly, we must give them a sense of belonging to the community, to the language, to the culture, and to life in the commun

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I should like to remind you that Article 21 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which was ratified by Canada, concerns implementation. This document was made in the image of First Nations and is based on their vision. It really sheds lights on