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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 - 283 - Feb/15/24

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

Feb/15/24 2:46:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Environment's recent comments that the Liberals have stopped investing in new road infrastructure and that the current system is perfectly adequate to respond to Canadians' needs is anti-northern and anti-indigenous. It is a death knell to isolated communities like Wasagamack, St. Theresa Point and others that have been forced to call states of emergency because climate change has made their ice roads unreliable. Other Liberals have been actively engaged in finding solutions on this front. Will the Minister of Environment retract his comments, work with his colleagues and first nations to build the all-weather road access they desperately need?

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Context: House Hansard - 278 - Feb/8/24

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

Feb/8/24 3:08:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, four first nations, Wasagamack, Red Sucker Lake, St. Theresa Point and Garden Hill, have declared a state of emergency. They are unable to bring in fuel and other necessities; the ice roads they depend on have melted because of climate change. We are talking about thousands of people who are stranded. For years, the Liberals, like the Conservatives before them, have ignored the need for an all-weather road for these communities. What will it take for the Liberals to help build the all-weather road needed for the first nations on the east side who are already paying the price for climate change?

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Context: House Hansard - 274 - Feb/2/24

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

Feb/2/24 12:04:03 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, northern Manitoba is seeing temperatures above zero. We have had weather that is unheard of these last two months. Thousands of people in our region depend on ice roads to survive. Because of the warm weather, some roads have not opened and others will not last the season. The Liberals have failed to act quickly to combat the climate emergency that is hitting indigenous communities the hardest. Investments in climate adaptation are needed now: an airport for Wasagamack and all-weather roads for St. Theresa Point, Oxford House and York Landing. When will the Liberals finally act to deliver these life-saving investments?

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Context: House Hansard - 246 - Nov/3/23

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

Nov/3/23 12:08:23 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, York Factory First Nation has called a state of emergency, calling for federal help to get essential goods to their community. In the face of climate change, York Factory is clear: it needs all-weather road access. It cannot rely on ice roads. It is not alone. Other first nations like Wasagamack and communities on the east side need all-weather road access now. From getting health care to bringing in building materials to lowering the cost of living, an all-weather road is about survival. Will the federal government work with York Factory, Wasagamack and the east side first nations to build all-weather road access now?

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Context: House Hansard - 90 - Jun/16/22

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

Jun/16/22 3:09:18 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-245

Mr. Speaker, York Factory First Nation has lost its lifeline, its ferry, for longer than expected. The community is now isolated and needs immediate assistance. It also needs an all-weather road. Climate change is already wreaking havoc here, as the ground-breaking report from the Canadian Climate Institute indicates. Urgent federal action is needed now across our north, including by building all-weather roads. My bill, Bill C-245, supports this work. Will the Liberals invest in all-weather road access for York Factory and support my bill to invest in our communities that are on the front lines of climate change?

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