Discussion · Government Orders
Martin Champoux Bloc Québécois
“I agree with creating this commissioner's office, but I doubt it will lead to real action. The government talks a lot about helping Indigenous communities, but urgent problems there still go unaddressed. I want to know if my colleague also doubts the government's sincerity.”
“Mr. Speaker, I want to commend my Conservative colleague for his pertinent remarks on this bill. My question is this. Over the years, we have seen this government cloak itself in virtue. Every time they speak in any location, they say they are on unceded territory, they reach out to first nations communities, they show them some love, as teenagers like to say nowadays. However, when it comes to action, it seems to me that not much is happening. It seems to me that there are urgent human needs that should have been addressed years ago. I get the feeling that this is another step that may not lead to much. I want to know whether my colleague shares my cynicism about the government’s desire to establish this commissioner position all of a sudden, although we obviously agree on the idea of this office. I still get the feeling that things are going to drag on. I still get the feeling that we are going to continue to see extremely critical situations, situations that are unacceptable from a humanitarian perspective in indigenous communities, that will continue to go unaddressed.”
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Mr. Speaker, I want to commend my Conservative colleague for his pertinent remarks on this bill. My question is this. Over the years, we have seen this government cloak itself in virtue. Every time they speak in any location, they say they are on unceded territory, they reach out to first nations communities, they show them some love, as teenagers like to say nowadays. However, when it comes to action, it seems to me that not much is happening. It seems to me that there are urgent human needs that should have been addressed years ago. I get the feeling that this is another step that may not lead to much. I want to know whether my colleague shares my cynicism about the government’s desire to establish this commissioner position all of a sudden, although we obviously agree on the idea of this office. I still get the feeling that things are going to drag on. I still get the feeling that we are going to continue to see extremely critical situations, situations that are unacceptable from a humanitarian perspective in indigenous communities, that will continue to go unaddressed.