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House Hansard - 64

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 4, 2022 02:00PM
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Order. The previous comment still applies. The hon. member for Burnaby South.
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  • May/4/22 2:57:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to begin by thanking the member for Brampton South for her hard work. Our government is committed to working alongside indigenous partners and survivors to end violence against indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQI+ people in Canada and the tragedy of MMIWG. That is why we invested over $100 million in budget 2021 to re-establish and revitalize indigenous cultural spaces, which responds to call for justice 2.3. This work has begun, for example, in the Skeetchestn Indian Band in B.C. with funding for the construction of a traditional pit home and museum facility that the community has long advocated for, as well—
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