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Charlie Angus

Member of Parliament
NDP

Timmins—James Bay
Ontario
Voting Attendance: 63%
Expenses Last Quarter: $134,227.44

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Context: House Hansard - 271 - Jan/30/24

Mr. Charlie Angus (Timmins—James Bay, NDP)

Jan/30/24 3:15:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is another winter, and another tragic fire in Treaty 9. Children at Eabametoong First Nation have no school because it burned in a fire, and there was no fire service. Last winter, Peawanuck lost a beautiful 10-year-old child to a fire, and the government's response was, “We'll buy you a truck, but we're not going to pay for the fire hall.” How does one do fire safety at -45°C without a fire hall? Will the minister stop nickel-and-diming the people of Treaty 9 and commit to, for all the communities, properly funded fire halls and vehicles, and for the children of Eabametoong, a new school? Every child deserves safety and a comfy school.

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Context: House Hansard - 189 - May/2/23

Mr. Charlie Angus (Timmins—James Bay, NDP)

May/2/23 2:47:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canada needs to get its critical mineral supply chain off the ground, but Doug Ford has thrown a major spike in this by doing away with the duty for mining companies to come up with the funds for environmental cleaning. There is not a first nation anywhere that will allow mining without the guarantees for closure. Doug Ford is now driving his bulldozer all over the duty to consult and the result is Treaty 9 has launched a $95-billion lawsuit against Doug Ford and the government. What steps will the minister take to ensure that sustainability and the duty to consult remain at the heart of our critical mineral strategy?

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Context: House Hansard - 104 - Sep/28/22

Mr. Charlie Angus (Timmins—James Bay, NDP)

Sep/28/22 6:22:04 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-29

Madam Speaker, Neskantaga First Nation is 27 years and counting without clean water. If we go to Neskantaga, they have a clean water plant that has been built. How is it possible, in a country as rich as Canada, that we can get a plant built, through a whole number of contractors who come in, leave and finish the job, but we cannot even get it signed off? That is the reality of what we are talking about. Webequie First Nation has no fire truck, but had a bunch of terrible fires in the community. The question of reconciliation for people in Treaty No. 9 is the right to be able to make decisions about their territory and to have the funds to do it properly. Indian Affairs is not broken. It was designed to be broken. It has broken the hopes in communities across our region for 150 years. If that money was transferred to Nishnawbe Aski Nation to look after mental health, to look after infrastructure and to look after education and health, we would see much better outcomes. I would like to ask my hon. colleague what he thinks about transferring to the treaty territories, so that they can make decisions so that people can have clean water and fire trucks and safe housing.

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Context: House Hansard - 99 - Sep/21/22

Mr. Charlie Angus (Timmins—James Bay, NDP)

Sep/21/22 5:38:29 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-29

Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for her excellent speech and her excellent presentation in the House. I represent the region that is just south of hers, and we share some of the same beautiful waterways. Nunavut is established as its own region, but in other parts of the country the struggle for self-government is the key. There is a lot of symbolism, there are a lot of promises and we hear a lot of nice language, but in my region, say with Treaty No. 9, the right of communities to self-determination and the right of communities to decide how health dollars are spent and what resources are developed or not developed is still something that is not respected or understood. Would my hon. colleague have some thoughts on how we have to move towards real reconciliation, which is self-determination?

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