Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, and thank you for that question. Absolutely. Many times our first nations communities.... Many Canadians don't know that we're not eligible for mortgages, even if we wanted to. It can be very frustrating when we're left out of the economics of our country because of t

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I absolutely feel that it's a right. It also creates economic stability in many of our first nations. More importantly, my grandfather, Chief Richard Woodhouse, signed Treaty 2 in 1871, and we were always told we had the right to housing, education and all of these other things.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Absolutely. I know of one community that created its own housing committee and its own housing development corporation within its first nation community. The spinoff on that was enormous to the families and to the community. It was also helpful in making sure they knew how to rep

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for the question. Yes, many first nations have created their own control of their housing. There are many different models out there, and I would encourage you to...or I'll get back to you with some different examples of the many first nations communities who want cont

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'll say this. When it comes to CMHC, I think having them working more closely with first nations would be helpful. We hear time and time again from many first nations communities that they're trying to work through even the small details of things and they feel like they're goin

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. Good afternoon. Welcome to each and every one of you, first and foremost. I am coming to you live from the Treaty 1 territory here in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I am from a small first nations community where I was raised with my parents and my four brothers. It's called