An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families  Mr. Speaker, I must say I am cautiously optimistic about the potential support from official opposition members for this legislation. I am glad the member mentioned the co-development process. As the member perhaps mentioned in her speech, this bill has been in the works for ap

An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families  Mr. Speaker, to begin with, I admire the hon. member's commitment and his ability to hold the government's feet to the fire on this issue. He said many times that Canada has not earned the respect of indigenous peoples relative to indigenous issues. I agree with him 100%. Howeve

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, our government is steadfast in our commitment to build a new health facility in Grassy Narrows. We continue to work with the community to support its needs. The minister is looking forward to meeting Chief Turtle to determine how we can continue to move forward on t

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I am very proud of the work that we have done as a government. Since being elected in 2015, we have found $17 billion, new dollars, to invest in education, in the environment, in infrastructure. We have removed 81 long-term drinking water advisories. That party ove

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, members on this side of the House share the outrage of Canadians about allegations of the coerced sterilization of indigenous women. Coerced and forced sterilization is a clear violation of both human rights and reproductive rights. There is no question the practic

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the forced sterilization of indigenous women is a deplorable practice and a serious violation of women's human and reproductive rights. The Government of Canada profoundly believes that all indigenous women must receive culturally safe health services, with no except

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Madam Speaker, I am thankful for the opportunity to speak on this traditional Algonquin territory to explain my support for Bill C-88, an act to amend the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act and the Canada Petroleum Resources Act and to make consequential amendments to other

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Madam Speaker, this bill is intended to fix a problem created by the previous Conservative government, move us ahead on a process that promotes reconciliation, and at the same time, create certainty for investments in the Mackenzie Valley and the Arctic. It is clear to me that

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Madam Speaker, I was very proud to stand in this chamber, as I believe all members on this side of the House were, to support UNDRIP, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. We studied it at committee. I was proud to support it there, as well as on the

Indigenous Services  Mr. Speaker, our commitment to a long-term relocation plan has not changed. The member would know very well from her work as the former minister of indigenous services and president of the Treasury Board the work that is under way to deliver on this commitment. We have made sig

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, our government recognizes that the threat of flooding during the spring breakup is an ongoing reality for the first nation of Kashechewan. Our commitment to a long-term relocation plan has not wavered and has not changed. In the meantime, we have made significant pr

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, one of the issues I am very proud that we have dealt with since being elected as a government is that we have removed 81 long-term boil water advisories across Canada. There are under 60 left. It is not perfect, as the NDP would have it be, but it is very good, and w

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, as parliamentary secretary to indigenous services, I am very proud of the work we are doing all over the country. We have invested over $21 billion in indigenous communities, and no riding has probably benefited more than the riding of Churchill. Several months a

National Suicide Prevention Action Plan  Madam Speaker, I am thankful for the opportunity to speak on the issue of suicide prevention. I would like to dedicate this debate to my late nephew, Zach Leger, who needlessly and tragically left us last summer. We love Zach. I want to thank the member for Timmins—James Bay for

An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families  Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by acknowledging that we are gathered on the traditional territory of the Algonquin people. I rise to speak to Bill C-92, which, if passed, would be a significant step forward in the process of reconciliation and in the renewal of the relations