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Niki Ashton

Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
NDP

Churchill—Keewatinook Aski
Manitoba
Voting Attendance: 61%
Expenses Last Quarter: $142,937.96

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Context: House Hansard - 240 - Oct/26/23

Ms. Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, NDP)

Oct/26/23 5:22:53 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-34

Madam Speaker, I would like to ask a question of my colleague, who defended former prime minister Mr. Harper's legacy on foreign investment. I am proud to say that I come from Thompson and represent this northern Manitoba town. Unfortunately, this is one of the towns that suffered major losses as a result of the deal to sell the Inco mining company to Vale in 2006. This deal, which was supported by Mr. Harper, resulted in the loss of half our jobs. They were good jobs. It forced dozens of families out of my town and caused a rift with workers in Sudbury. The member was quick to defend Mr. Harper's foreign investment policy, but we know the cost. Does he have any comments on that?

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Context: House Hansard - 209 - Jun/8/23

Ms. Niki Ashton

Jun/8/23 9:15:50 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would need a whole other speech to talk about what the Port of Churchill needs to survive and thrive. I am proud to have been an advocate in support of Churchill getting rid of the American billionaire railway company that took over the rail line when the Liberals privatized it and ran it into the ground. Churchill paid the price. The communities on the Bay line paid the price. Thankfully, we were able to get them out of there. We now have a very innovative and unique ownership model for the port. However, the reality is that we need sustained federal investment to make sure that Churchill survives and thrives. It is a gem when it comes to Canada. We talk about being a proud northern Arctic nation, and Churchill has the only deepwater Arctic seaport. We need to see sustained investment from the Liberal government and future federal governments.

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Context: House Hansard - 179 - Apr/18/23

Ms. Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, NDP)

Apr/18/23 11:17:44 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, as many of us in the NDP have indicated, we are very proud that certain key commitments are made in this budget around dental care and other key areas. However, one area that requires much more support and certainly with greater urgency is investment in indigenous housing. I represent many first nations that are facing a housing crisis. There is a housing crisis that particularly impacts indigenous peoples in urban centres. While this budget commits funding, much of that funding is flowing in the back end of the commitment, so not on an urgent basis as is required. Does the member agree that urgent investments are needed to deal with the housing crisis in indigenous communities?

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Context: House Hansard - 54 - Apr/6/22

Ms. Niki Ashton

Apr/6/22 5:59:44 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-245

Madam Speaker, I think we can all agree that, no, communities certainly do not have what it takes, but what we do know is that the federal government has incredible resources to do the work that needs to be done. We saw during the COVID pandemic the extent to which Canada's federal government stand up and made historic investments, and certainly part of this was the work that we did in the NDP, to keep people in our communities safe in the face of this devastating pandemic, which is ongoing. Climate change is the greatest threat we are all facing, so let us see that same kind of bold investment. Let us use our Crown corporations. Let us do everything we can to invest boldly and take the action necessary to fight the climate crisis. That starts with supporting our communities and with seeing federal leadership on that front.

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