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View Niki Ashton Profile
NDP (MB)
View Niki Ashton Profile
2015-06-18 14:21 [p.15290]
Mr. Speaker, what indigenous peoples are saying and what we are saying is that it is time for the toxic current government to go.
The Aboriginal Economic Progress Report was released yesterday. We see that equality of aboriginal and non-aboriginal people will not be achieved even by 2022. First nations on reserve had the worst results for almost all indicators, including employment and education.
How does the minister explain such a disastrous record?
View Bernard Valcourt Profile
CPC (NB)
Mr. Speaker, as I said yesterday, we welcome this report and we thank the committee for its work.
Our government understands that economic development is essential to improving the living conditions of aboriginal peoples. Since the beginning of our mandate, we have taken steps to improve the living conditions of first nations by giving them the means to fully benefit from Canada's economic prosperity. We also created the first nations job fund and made investments to improve the education system, and we will continue in that vein.
View Carolyn Bennett Profile
Lib. (ON)
View Carolyn Bennett Profile
2015-06-18 14:41 [p.15294]
Mr. Speaker, yesterday's report of the National Aboriginal Economic Development Board confirmed that under the Conservative government, gaps between aboriginal people and the rest of Canada are getting worse.
Underfunding education, inaction on overcrowded housing, crumbling water systems and inferior health care are not only morally reprehensible, but economic incompetence.
When will the government make the concrete investments necessary to ensure the equality of opportunity that first nations, Inuit, and Métis deserve?
View Bernard Valcourt Profile
CPC (NB)
Mr. Speaker, as I said earlier, we welcome the report of the National Aboriginal Economic Development Board and we thank the board for its work.
We agree that economic development is key to improving the living conditions of aboriginal peoples everywhere in Canada. That is why since coming to office we have taken measures to improve first nations' well-being by enabling them to take full advantage of Canada's prosperity. We will continue to work with willing partners to continue in that vein.
View Brian Masse Profile
NDP (ON)
View Brian Masse Profile
2015-06-18 14:45 [p.15295]
Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives are neglecting key sectors of our economy, such as the tourism industry, which employs 600,000 people across the country. Because of this lack of leadership, Canada has fallen from 7th to 16th in the number of international visitors arriving here. This is hurting our regions and border towns that rely on tourism to support their local economies.
Why are the Conservatives failing to support our tourism industry? What is their goal: to take us out of the top 20?
View Maxime Bernier Profile
CPC (QC)
View Maxime Bernier Profile
2015-06-18 14:46 [p.15295]
Mr. Speaker, I think that the member was not at the meeting in Niagara Falls a month ago with all the representatives of the tourism industry in Canada. What did they say? They said that this year is the best year for the tourism industry. They were very happy with the investment from our government, $30 million over three years, to invest in the U.S. to make sure Americans will travel to Canada to visit our great country.
View Annick Papillon Profile
NDP (QC)
View Annick Papillon Profile
2015-06-18 14:46 [p.15295]
Mr. Speaker, this government has been cutting money for tourism for nine years. Now suddenly it has decided to adopt the NDP's proposal to invest more.
In Quebec City alone, 15,000 people work in hotels, restaurants and parks and as tour guides, all serving tourists. In the past two years, Canada has dropped from 17th place to 20th place in tourism revenue. This week I moved a motion setting out concrete measures to clean up the mess in our tourism industry.
Will the Conservatives support that motion, which lays the foundation for a real national tourism strategy?
View Maxime Bernier Profile
CPC (QC)
View Maxime Bernier Profile
2015-06-18 14:47 [p.15295]
Mr. Speaker, we support the hundreds and thousands of small business owners across Canada who work in tourism. We brought in a plan three years ago.
Now we are taking action for the tourism industry and doing everything we can to meet their needs. That is why, a few weeks ago in Niagara Falls, people from the tourism industry were so happy to hear our announcement of an additional $30 million over three years for Destination Canada.
View Blake Richards Profile
CPC (AB)
View Blake Richards Profile
2015-06-09 10:05 [p.14781]
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 10th report of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development in relation to its study entitled “Access to Capital”.
Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to this report.
View David Wilks Profile
CPC (BC)
View David Wilks Profile
2015-05-25 12:58 [p.14045]
Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Red Deer for his speech, for everything he is doing on aboriginal affairs, and for how he is moving this file forward.
I wonder if the member could explain to the House how this will improve economic development in Yukon as this bill moves through the House.
View Earl Dreeshen Profile
CPC (AB)
View Earl Dreeshen Profile
2015-05-25 12:58 [p.14045]
Mr. Speaker, I had the opportunity a number of years ago, when I was first on the aboriginal affairs and northern development committee, to go to the north. We were in Iqaluit, Yellowknife, and Whitehorse. I had a chance to speak to different groups and different organizations.
The study was on barriers to development in the north. While we were there, this was one of the key, important features people were talking about. They said to give them that opportunity. They said that they had great entrepreneurs there and did not want to be held back. They wanted to be able to have the same advantages as the people south of 60. It was so important for them to be able to do that to help their families.
When we were talking to folks about what these barriers were, these were some of the key components that were being brought forward.
View Dan Albas Profile
CPC (BC)
View Dan Albas Profile
2015-05-15 11:00 [p.13996]
Mr. Speaker, I was excited to learn that the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development has signed off on a request from the Osoyoos Indian Band to designate close to 280 acres for leasing purposes. This change opens the door to another exciting new business partnership for Chief Clarence Louie, who has become well known for championing such business ventures.
Imagine a new race track designed by Canadian Formula One legend Jacques Villeneuve. The proposed five-kilometre FIA level 2 track would be a $12 million investment that would build on the Osoyoos Indian Band's thriving business community, which includes agriculture, ecotourism, and commercial, industrial, and residential development.
To quote Chief Louie directly:
I want to see First Nations programs based around jobs.
I believe that all members of the House will join me in recognizing the leadership of the Osoyoos Indian Band in supporting new and innovative opportunities that create jobs and support our regional and local economies.
View Carol Hughes Profile
NDP (ON)
Mr. Speaker, Pic Mobert First Nation has been working since 1992 to acquire a small 16 square kilometre parcel of land that will give the community the room it needs to grow. There is no cost to the government, but the delay is costing the first nation and is holding back projects, including an industrial park.
The province has signed, the band has signed, but the government is missing in action. When will the minister sign the agreement that will let the Pic Mobert First Nation grow its on-reserve economy?
View Mark Strahl Profile
CPC (BC)
View Mark Strahl Profile
2015-05-13 14:49 [p.13837]
Mr. Speaker, as the member will know, the additions to reserve process is often a lengthy and complex one. I will speak to the minister directly about this specific case.
Certainly, we are working with willing partners in first nations communities to advance their economic needs and to advance their economic participation in Canada. Every time we do that, that member and her party vote against it.
View Mark Strahl Profile
CPC (BC)
View Mark Strahl Profile
2015-05-13 20:07 [p.13878]
Mr. Chair, one of the items we saw in the recent budget was a commitment to the First Nations Land Management Act. The first duty I had when I was appointed parliamentary secretary was to accompany the minister to an announcement of additional member first nations, which were clambering to join this First Nations Land Management Act. It would remove them from 34 sections of the Indian Act and would give them more economic freedom to move at the speed of business. There were $30.3 million more added to the last budget.
Could the minister expand on this excellent act and why he thinks this benefits participating first nations?
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