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Marcus Powlowski

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Liberal
  • Thunder Bay—Rainy River
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 65%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $144,359.62

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Context: House Hansard - 251 - Nov/20/23
Mr. Marcus Powlowski (Thunder Bay—Rainy River, Lib.)
  • Nov/20/23 2:20:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Seven Generations Education Institute is an Anishinabe-led organization that provides secondary and post-secondary training to indigenous and non-indigenous people in the Treaty 3 region of northwestern Ontario. It all started in 1985 in the backs of pickup trucks going from community to community. Now it has campuses in Fort Frances, Kenora and Sioux Lookout. The institute teaches people the technical skills needed to find employment, but also teaches Anishinabe language, culture and tradition. Let me acknowledge two young people whose lives have been changed thanks to Seven Generations: Kari Yerxa and Jeremy Andy, both from Couchiching First Nation. Kari completed the women's empowerment program and is now teaching full-time in the community. Andy completed the Anishinaabemowin adult learner program and is now employed by Seven Generations, teaching the Anishinaabemowin language. I invite members to please join Seven Generations' staff and former students, along with the living legend Donald Rusnak and me, in the Sir John A. Macdonald building, room 200, beginning at 5:45 p.m. Meegwetch.
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Context: House Hansard - 168 - Mar/10/23
Mr. Marcus Powlowski (Thunder Bay—Rainy River, Lib.)
  • Mar/10/23 11:46:38 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, indigenous people in Canada often face challenges in accessing health care, particularly finding a doctor or finding nurses in rural and remote areas. In addition, first nations, Inuit and Métis should, like all Canadians, be able to receive health care without encountering prejudice or racism. Can the Minister of Indigenous Services update the House on what our government is doing in partnership with indigenous communities to improve their health care?
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