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Heather McPherson

  • Member of Parliament
  • NDP
  • Edmonton Strathcona
  • Alberta
  • Voting Attendance: 64%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $189,044.82

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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 - 49 - Mar/30/22
Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
  • Mar/30/22 2:18:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, tomorrow is the International Transgender Day of Visibility. It is a day to celebrate our transgender neighbours, friends and family members. Trans individuals overcome formidable challenges. They face pressure to conform or change to please others. They are forced to manoeuvre in our health care system and our government services, which often refuse to see them for who they truly are, and they are too often subjected to hate and violence. The International Transgender Day of Visibility is not just about seeing transgender people and understanding the sometimes brutal challenges they face. The Transgender Day of Visibility is an opportunity to thank people for leading a human rights revolution. They are heroes. We thank them for not giving up. They are not alone. We thank them for being themselves. They are power. Let me say it today. Let us repeat it tomorrow. Let us remember it every day. Trans men are men, and trans women are women.
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