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House Hansard - 162

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 16, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 162 - Feb/16/23
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Feb/16/23 2:48:45 p.m.
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Uqaqtittiji, rural and remote indigenous communities are in dire need of housing. Nunavummiut are living in canvas tents in the winter, sleeping in shifts in overcrowded rooms and waiting years for adequate housing. Together, the Government of Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik have asked for $500 million over three years, starting in the upcoming budget. Will the government properly invest in Nunavut housing so northerners can sleep in safe, comfortable homes?
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Context: House Hansard - 162 - Feb/16/23
Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)
  • Feb/16/23 2:49:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that answer was not the one expected by the member for Nunavut. The member asked for $500 million, and $200 million is not even close. In my riding, it is no better. It is Edmonton Griesbach's worst problem. We have indigenous people who are living on the streets and enduring the housing crisis; they have been let down by the Prime Minister and the premier of Alberta. Too many are paying more than they can afford. They are living in overcrowded homes or have no homes at all. Will the government stop the rhetoric and start investing in indigenous housing, for indigenous and by indigenous, now?
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