Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Pontiac for his tireless commitment to reconciliation and, more specifically, his engagement with the people of Kitigan Zibi. I also want to highlight his undertakings in learning the Algonquin language. He is an example to us all

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Madam Speaker, thank you for giving me the opportunity to express my support for Bill C-88 and explain why I approved it at second reading stage. First, I want to congratulate the hon. member for Yukon on his fine speech and thank him for his support for a region of this countr

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Madam Speaker, language is very important. Language is a core element of people's identity and a key to who they are. We should know this, particularly people who come from Quebec and have fought so long for the French language. For indigenous peoples, particularly those in very

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Madam Speaker, as my colleague knows, in Canada, the gap between indigenous people and non-indigenous people is still quite wide, especially when it comes to education. I am sure she read the budget in its entirety. She will have noted that 25% of the new spending is allocated t

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member opposite for her relentless advocacy in this matter, as well as her colleague from Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou. This is obviously a matter that is under advisement with the department. It is a matter we take very seriously, and I hop

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, Bill C-262 is a key step in implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Passed by the House last spring, the bill is now stalled in the other place as a result of Conservative procedural delay tactics. While we have enormous res

Indigenous Affairs  Madam Speaker, our government is working in support of the Government of Nunavut in the provision of health services to its residents. Last week, the Minister of Indigenous Services met with the minister of health and finance for the Government of Nunavut to discuss health care

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, this government has taken historic measures to reunite families, and it is a little rich for the member opposite, whose party had two options when dealing with files: pressing the delete button or the alt-right button. It is a disgrace for the member opposite to stan

Crown-Indigenous Relations  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, a number of documents: the annual report on the implementation of the Labrador Inuit land claim agreement for the period April 1, 2015, to March 31, 2016; the annual report of t