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House Hansard - 64

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 4, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 64 - May/4/22
Ms. Andréanne Larouche
  • May/4/22 11:24:50 p.m.
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Madam Chair, talking about recovery, I would like to address one aspect that we must discuss. I am referring to the infamous Indian Act. We cannot consider recovery as long as this archaic law is in force. This law perpetuates all manner of prejudice towards indigenous communities. Furthermore, we cannot talk about recovery if we do not let them live with dignity. As I stated earlier, too many communities still do not have safe drinking water in 2022. In a country such as Canada, that is unacceptable. Housing is decrepit and inadequate. This is not conducive to women breaking the cycle of violence. An announcement told us that an indigenous community in Abitibi will finally have electricity. Congratulations. It is 2022, but this community still did not have electricity. We cannot speak of recovery when we do not see the problem in its entirety. Above all, the Indian Act is really outdated. We need to speak about this again.
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