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Sébastien Lemire Bloc Québécois
“First Nations must be in control of their own communities. Quebec has worked with the Cree people for fifty years, and it works. They got funding, built up their own skills, and improved their infrastructure while keeping control of their own future.”
“Mr. Speaker, you are doing a good job; I just want to acknowledge that. I would like to thank my colleague from Edmonton Northwest for his comments and for his work in strengthening first nations’ capacity for self-determination. This is a principle that the Government of Quebec has recognized and put into practice for many years. Take, for example, the Cree community. The Minister of Indigenous Services was once their grand chief. This community has benefited from the peace of the braves. It has benefited from agreements with the government for some fifty years. Those agreements have brought investment into the community, but more importantly, they have helped build local capacity. I had the opportunity to visit Chisasibi this summer. What struck me was the tremendous amount of work being done to modernize infrastructure while ensuring that the community remains in control of its own development. That is they key to success and strong relationships.”
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Mr. Speaker, you are doing a good job; I just want to acknowledge that. I would like to thank my colleague from Edmonton Northwest for his comments and for his work in strengthening first nations’ capacity for self-determination. This is a principle that the Government of Quebec has recognized and put into practice for many years. Take, for example, the Cree community. The Minister of Indigenous Services was once their grand chief. This community has benefited from the peace of the braves. It has benefited from agreements with the government for some fifty years. Those agreements have brought investment into the community, but more importantly, they have helped build local capacity. I had the opportunity to visit Chisasibi this summer. What struck me was the tremendous amount of work being done to modernize infrastructure while ensuring that the community remains in control of its own development. That is they key to success and strong relationships.