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Rachel Blaney

  • Member of Parliament
  • NDP
  • North Island—Powell River
  • British Columbia
  • Voting Attendance: 62%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $145,542.18

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Context: House Hansard - 321 - May/30/24
Ms. Rachel Blaney (North Island—Powell River, NDP)
  • May/30/24 10:45:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when we are in this place, we have to wrestle with really hard pieces of legislation that benefit some but not all, and I am afraid that in this place, historically, up until today, indigenous people are left out of so much decision-making, and their needs are extensively not met, again and again. I am just wondering if the member could talk about what she sees as being needed right now to start including indigenous people in a more meaningful way so that we can start to repair the harm that has been done, specifically in this place.
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Context: House Hansard - 85 - Jun/9/22
Ms. Rachel Blaney (North Island—Powell River, NDP)
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for his very impassioned speech and his advocacy on this issue continuously throughout many Parliaments. I could not agree more. We need to get this out the door for sure so that we can see jurors across this country supported in a meaningful way. I want him to expand on one of the things he touched on. This is a civic duty. That is what jurors are doing, yet we are leaving them in this country at this point with a great amount of suffering. It is like being wounded while serving one's country. Could he talk about how important it is to recognize that and make sure that is not the legacy we leave?
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