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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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