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Uqaqtittiji, I thank the member for mentioning that the Liberal government acknowledges indigenous people are over-incarcerated and has trust in the judicial system. However, removing mandatory minimums instead of decriminalizing the personal possession of drugs makes sure that people with addictions will still end up in the criminal justice system rather than the health care system. Why is the go…
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Madam Chair, housing was a main campaign issue in this last election. The Liberal government promised four years ago to deliver an urban, rural and northern indigenous housing strategy. Could the minister provide a timeline of when this work will begin?
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Madam Chair, I am going to turn now to the next set of questions, regarding energy. All 25 of the communities in my riding run on diesel. The Qulliq Energy Corporation is eager to explore renewable energy production across Nunavut. In the 2019 election, Prime Minister Trudeau committed to moving all Inuit communities off diesel power to clean energy by 2030. Nunavut has yet to see any significant …
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Madam Chair, will these investments be made?
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Madam Chair, the minister did not answer my question, but I will move to the next question. What investments will be made to ensure that first nations, Métis, Inuit and Nunavut communities can take care of their own elders in their own home communities?
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Madam Chair, still related to housing but more focused on seniors, what investments will be included for long-term care homes in Nunavut, first nations, Métis and Inuit communities in Canada?
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Madam Chair, by how much will the minister increase short- and long-term federal investments in housing in Nunavut and indigenous communities now and in the future?
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Madam Chair, other than COVID-19, what has been the delay in starting the drafting of the strategy, which was promised two years before the COVID pandemic started?
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Madam Chair, has the minister reached out to first nations, Métis and Inuit to initiate the dialogue toward the development of the strategy?
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Madam Chair, is the minister aware of the cost of building a house in Nunavut?
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Madam Chair, does the minister have data related to how many units are needed in Nunavut for first nations, Métis and Inuit communities?
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Iksivauta, I have appreciated the ministers' responses and their willingness to work together. I will be asking my questions for the Indigenous Services Minister. I understand and acknowledge that they have been willing to work together. In my line of questioning, I will ask responses to be provided with timelines and amounts. My first question is regarding housing in Nunavut. Could the minister p…
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Madam Chair, does the minister have data related to how much more it costs to build a house in the north as compared to building a house in the south?
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Uqaqtittiji, this is a very important discussion, and I would like to ask the Minister of Justice about an issue that is very important to Nunavut. How was Johannes Rivoire allowed to leave Canada? He is now protected in France. I would like to hear from the minister what the government plans to do about this criminal who is hiding in France at the moment.
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Uqaqtittiji, in Nunavut, we do not have much access to health care. We only have one hospital for all of the 25 communities, so the rest of the 25 communities have to get health care services through health centres. Not many of them have doctors. Most have health nurse practitioners. A lot of the patients from Nunavut, when they are looking to access the same level of health care as everybody else…
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Uqaqtittiji, first, it is my first opportunity to congratulate the member for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo on his election. I noticed that his speech was silent on the amendments to the Canada Labour Code, yet he spoke passionately about the importance of health professionals. According to Statistics Canada, my riding of Nunavut has the lowest ratio compared to the rest of Canada for the national ave…
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Uqaqtittiji, as I mentioned earlier today, another example of the lack of health services has to do with three communities in Nunavut: Igloolik, Gjoa Haven and Sanikiluaq. Each of those communities has a population of over 1,000 people. The services I have been talking about and the paid sick leave are all very important. I am trying to hear how difficult it might be for paid sick leave days. My q…
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Uqaqtittiji, as I said in my earlier intervention, Nunavut does not have very much access to physicians and health services. More than one-third of the Government of Nunavut's departmental budget is spent on costs associated with medical travel, at $109 million, with physical and hospital services outside of the territory costing $69.5 million. As such, I have quite an interest in how workers are …
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Uqaqtittiji, it is clear now that my whole focus in my line of questioning has been to find ways to ease the burden on the health system. Nunavut has three main regions. Kitikmeot is one of them. With Kitikmeot, Cambridge Bay is the regional hub. Outlying those communities are Qikiqtaaluk, Kugluktuk, Kugaaruk and Gjoa Haven. They all rely on visiting doctors. There are no full-time doctors availab…
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[Member spoke in Inuktitut as follows:] ᐅᖃᖅᑎ, ᐅᖃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᕗᖓ ᓴᓗᒪᓐᖏᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᒥᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓗᐊᖏᔾᔪᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓂ. ᐅᓇ ᐊᑯᓂ ᐃᓗᐊᖏᔾᔪᑕᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᒻᒪᕆᐋᓗᖕᓄᑦ. ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᑭᓲᓐᖏᑦᑐᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᒪᔪᖅᓃᕐᓗᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐲᖅᑕᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓃᕐᓗᑕ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᕗᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐲᖅᑕᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ. ᑕᒫᓃᑉᐳᒍᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ, ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᖃᕐᕕᖓ. ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓕᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᕿᔭᐅᔮᔪᓐᓃᖅᑐᒍ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓂᑦ. ᐆᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᑕᐃᒫᒃᑕᐅᖅ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑎᑐᑦ, ᐸᕿᔭᐅᔮᓐᖏᑦᑐᒍᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓂ. ᐃᓅᔪᒍᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᒍᑦ. ᓄᓇᖅᑲᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅ…
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[Member spoke in Inuktitut as follows:] ᐅᖃᖅᑎ, ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᕈᒪᕗᖓ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖃᑖᖅᑐᖅ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᕙᖓ ᑲᑎᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᑭᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ ᓴᓇᖃᑎᒋᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑕᕋᑦᑕᐅᖅ. ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᕗᖓ ᐃᓐᑎᐱ, ᐋᕿᒃᓯᓯᒪᕗᖓ ᓴᓇᖃᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᕚᓪᓕᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓅᓯᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᖁᑎᑦᑕ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᑦ. ᐋᕿᒃᓯᓯᒪᕗᖓ ᓴᓇᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕋᒪ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᓂᒃ. ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᒋᓚᐅᕐᒥᔭᒃᑲ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ. ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖓ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃᑕᐅᖅ. ᑐᑭᓯᔪᖓ ᑖᓐᓇ ᓴᓇᑎᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᖃᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᓂᒃ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᑕᐃᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪ…
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Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley. I will be delivering my speech in Inuktitut, so I encourage members to put their earpieces on. [Member spoke in Inuktitut and provided the following text:] ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᐳᖓ ᐃᓅᓪᓗᖓ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑕᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᐅᕙᓃᒃᑲᒪ. ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖅᔪᐊᖑᖃᑎᒐ Edmonton Griesbach ᒥ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᑕᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᑐᖃᑕᐅᕗᖓᕙ. ᐊᒃᓱᕈᓇᖅᓯᒪᓂᑰᒧᑦᑕᐅᖅ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᖁᕙᓕᕗᖓ ᐃᓚᓐᓂ, ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᓂ…
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Qujannamiik, Uqaqtittiji. I want to congratulate the member for Don Valley East for his election and also for mentioning the importance of reconciliation. I want to ensure the member is corrected about first nations, Métis and Inuit wanting to work with all levels of government. They do care. They care tremendously. It is important that we always ensure that when we speak about first nations, Méti…
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[Member spoke in Inuktitut and provided the following text:] ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐱᕕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓇᓂᒃ ᓅᑕᐅᕙᖕᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᕘ ᓯᓚᑖᓄᑦ ᕿᒪᐃᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓚᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᓐᓂᓪᓗ, ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᖏᒻᒪᑕᒎᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᑕᐃᒪᖓᓂ 2017ᒥᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᒃᑯᕖᑦ ᑕᑕᐅᔾᔨᓯᒪᓕᖅᑲᒻᒥᖅᑐᑦ. ᐅᕙᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᔾᔪᐊᕐᒥᒃ, ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᐅᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᒃ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᒥᓲᓗᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᖁᑎᖅᔪᐊᓂᒃ. Prime Minister ᐃᒃᐱᓂᐊᕆᑦᑎᐊᖅᔪᒥᓂᐊᖅᐱᒌ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᖃᖅ…
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Mr. Speaker, Uqaqtittiji, qujannamiik. I speak today on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Indigenous women experience significantly more violence in Canada. On September 1, 2016, the national inquiry on missing and murdered indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people began its work. Three years later, on June 3, 2019, after many testimonies across Canada, the c…
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Uqaqtittiji, first, it was incredible to hear a part of the throne speech delivered in Inuktitut. Canada is richer for it and my sincere congratulations to Her Excellency Mary May Simon. I love that a qulliq was lit beside her and that I could smell it from where I stood. I also want to thank all the Nunavummiut who voted for me, supported me and trusted me to represent them in this House. As I fl…
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