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House Hansard - 335

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 19, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 335 - Jun/19/24
Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
  • Jun/19/24 2:17:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, June is National Indigenous History Month, a time to celebrate the peoples whose land we call Canada. As settlers on Turtle Island, it is our job to stand up and attest to the genocide perpetrated by Canada against indigenous peoples, to acknowledge the truth and to seek reconciliation. However, National Indigenous History Month is not just about the past; it is also about today, tomorrow and every day to come. Right now, indigenous people are sleeping on the street or in an encampment, if they are lucky and the police have not come to tear down their homes. There will be celebrations. There will be glorious dances and the beat of the drum. There will be love and gratitude for all that the Creator has given. However, for me and for Canadians like me, there must also be a reckoning, a recognition not only of the genocide of the past but also of the racist systems and institutions that we have designed and built. They persist today to destroy indigenous peoples.
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Context: House Hansard - 335 - Jun/19/24
Ms. Heather McPherson
  • Jun/19/24 3:31:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the incredible folks who support the work that we do in this place. I would like to offer my gratitude, and the gratitude of all members of the New Democratic Party, to those who help us do our jobs in this esteemed place; to you, Mr. Speaker; to the clerks at the table; to the security personnel; and the incredible interpreters, who do so much. I thank all of our interpreters. I give a special mention to Cindy Runzer, who will be retiring. I thank her very much for her service to us. I would also like to thank those who feed us every day. I thank the amazing team of pages and the page supervisor. On behalf of all New Democrats, I want to thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts. I hope everyone in the House has a wonderful summer with their family and loved ones in their ridings, listening to their constituents.
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