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House Hansard - 58

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 26, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 58 - Apr/26/22
Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Apr/26/22 12:35:15 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to acknowledge what a moving and powerful speech my colleague across the way gave. I have shared some of the experiences, certainly as an indigenous woman, in terms of racism in this country. It takes a lot of courage to talk about those things in such a raw, open and giving way. I have a question about the funding that has been provided specifically for gender-based violence. One of my concerns, and I have raised this publicly several times, is the fact that in this budget there were zero additional dollars provided for murdered and missing indigenous women and girls. This is something that has been acknowledged as a genocide, certainly by the Prime Minister of this country, and human rights groups have acknowledged it internationally. I am wondering what my colleague thinks of that. Does she support the need to provide additional funding to address this ongoing genocide?
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Context: House Hansard - 58 - Apr/26/22
Ms. Annie Koutrakis (Vimy, Lib.)
  • Apr/26/22 2:04:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, last weekend, I had the honour of joining members of the Armenian community to mark the 107th anniversary of the genocide. We heard very personal stories about their family members who experienced and witnessed the atrocities. That pain will never go away. On April 24, 1915, the Ottoman Turks began a genocide that resulted in the death of 1.5 million Armenians. Shedding light on the truth is an essential part of the healing process. The Armenians' determination enabled them to preserve their culture, their religion, their identity and a free country. I will always stand with Armenia and the Armenian people, and I pledge to never forget. I ask everyone here to never forget.
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