Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Can you hear me?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for your question. As I understand it, you are talking about indigenous families who live outside major urban centres and how we can foster relationships and provide services. That is kind of it. Friendship centres like the Native Friendship Centre in Val-d'Or, a city

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for your question, Ms. Bérubé. Indeed, it has been a great challenge to develop front-line services while maintaining essential healthcare services, as well as social and psychosocial services, and providing support to the homeless and vulnerable women. However, since

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for the question. As I said in my presentation and as many of us have said, this approach that Indigenous Services Canada and the government have adopted silences the voice of urban indigenous people. The way to highlight our realities is through action. From a more loc

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Native friendship centres help community members access special programs, but not just during a pandemic. This is something we do every day. So the connection we have with the community helps us to get that far. Just to give you an idea, I know Thunder Bay very well—

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We have mentioned this before: when your mental health is fragile, how do you cope with anxiety and depression? The pandemic will be transitory, but social inequalities will always remain. A number of studies have brought highlighted gaps in health care. In fact, in terms of hea

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for your question.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for your question. Ms. Bérubé. I agree with my colleagues on the issues facing native friendship centres. Actually, the federal government currently does not recognize urban realities—I believe we have heard the various stakeholders speak eloquently about it. Urban in

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, I mentioned that in my presentation. It is totally wrong to claim that we are all equal in the face of a pandemic. For example, how can you stay at home if you have no home? How can we cover basic needs in a time of crisis when we are already struggling to do so in normal

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  One of the blind spots in Canada's response to the pandemic is urban indigenous people. It would be unfortunate if the severity of the current crisis made organizations helping the most vulnerable become very vulnerable themselves. Based on our experience over the past eight year

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Hello, everyone. I would like to extend special greetings to Ms. Bérubé, the member of Parliament for my constituency. In appearing before this committee, I would first like to honour the memory of two young men from our community who passed away under tragic circumstances. Mat

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Okay. I have done that. Should I start over? Have you reset the clock?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. Chi-meegwetch for having me here. I consider this a privilege. My apologies. I will go back to French. As I was saying, in appearing with this group of witnesses, I would like to honour the memory of two young men from our community who passed away under tragic ci