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House Hansard - 38

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 1, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 38 - Mar/1/22
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Mar/1/22 12:35:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Jonquière. To some extent, I agree with the Bloc regarding its nationhood. It is not lost on me that the Bloc is arguing this as settlers, whereupon Inuit and first nations have lived and thrived since time immemorial. I agree that linguistic and cultural criteria should be of paramount importance to the electoral redistribution process. I must ask the member what his party will do to ensure that Inuit, first nations and Métis are represented within his party.
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Context: House Hansard - 38 - Mar/1/22
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Mar/1/22 1:45:06 p.m.
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Qujannamiik, Uqaqtittiji. I represent 25 remote fly-in communities, 25 communities with mayors, 25 communities with airports and 25 communities with any number of schools, including a French school in Iqaluit. The land mass of my riding extends from Alberta to Quebec. The discussion on seat distribution is of particular interest to me, and I realize the member thinks that the timing is not the best. Does the member agree that the representation criteria and seat distribution should be expanded to include the vastness of the land mass in Canada?
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