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Lori Idlout

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • NDP
  • Nunavut
  • Nunavut
  • Voting Attendance: 67%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $178,285.32

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Context: House Hansard - 229 - Oct/4/23
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Oct/4/23 5:37:54 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-12 
Uqaqtittiji, today being the national day of action for MMIWG, we know all too well that indigenous women, girls and two-spirit victims who have been taken or murdered do not get to tell their stories. When the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights supported the NDP's proposal to make a recommendation allowing victims the right to opt out of a publication ban, this was an important way to make sure victims can tell their story. I wonder whether the member agrees that this kind of recommendation, which would help increase the understanding of how they got to that situation, is what would help make sure we have fewer victims of this nature.
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Context: House Hansard - 160 - Feb/14/23
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Feb/14/23 1:46:31 p.m.
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Uqaqtittiji, I would like to thank the member for discussing the increased usage of food banks. While this increase has been happening, at the same time Loblaws' gross profits were up by 30.8% in the third quarter of 2022. Corporate greed as such needs to be taxed so families can stop going to food banks. Does the member agree?
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Context: House Hansard - 129 - Nov/17/22
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Nov/17/22 12:56:10 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Uqaqtittiji, as I have mentioned before, food bank usage is up and grocery store profits are up. It is good to see that in the bill the Liberals have created the Canada recovery dividend, but it will not do enough. I wonder if the member can explain why the government has not extended the Canada recovery dividend to big box stores that are clearly contributing to the hardship that people are facing?
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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Nov/15/22 1:44:27 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Uqaqtittiji, Food Banks Canada said that nearly 1.5 million visits were made to food banks this year. This is a 15% increase from the previous year. At the same time, the revenue of Loblaws was $12.12 billion. I say these two figures because I wonder where the food banks got their groceries. I am sure they bought them from Loblaws. Does the member not agree that the Canada recovery dividend needs to be extended to these kinds of for-profit corporations?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Ms. Lori Idlout
  • May/19/22 10:45:04 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, will the minister work with me on the viability of a postal banking system in Nunavut?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Ms. Lori Idlout
  • May/19/22 10:43:35 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, will the minister work with me to at least develop a pilot project in Nunavut to check the viability of developing a postal banking system for the rest of Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Ms. Lori Idlout
  • May/19/22 10:43:02 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, does the minister think the government can instruct the banks I mentioned earlier to operate in indigenous communities and rural communities?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Ms. Lori Idlout
  • May/19/22 10:42:31 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, can the government instruct banks like First Nations Bank, TD Bank and Scotiabank to open branches in places like my riding?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Ms. Lori Idlout
  • May/19/22 10:41:53 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, does the minister agree that it is within her mandate to work with Canada Post to develop a postal banking system?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Ms. Lori Idlout
  • May/19/22 10:41:14 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, is the minister aware that Australia has operated a postal operating system that offers over 3,500 post offices with access to banking services?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Ms. Lori Idlout
  • May/19/22 10:39:51 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I do look forward to that information. I will help the minister with some of these questions. Nunavut has 25 post offices in all 25 communities. It has eight banks. I am quite sure that the realities are similar in indigenous communities. I am going to ask the minister a yes-or-no question. Does the minister agree that access to affordable, quality banking is a challenge for Nunavut and for indigenous communities?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Ms. Lori Idlout
  • May/19/22 10:39:27 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, does the minister know how many banks are operated in Nunavut?
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Context: House Hansard - 62 - May/2/22
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • May/2/22 10:40:05 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-8 
Qujannamiik, Uqaqtittiji. I was struck by the member for Abbotsford mentioning the banks stepping up by increasing interest rates. I want to ask him about the banks having increased their profits, nearly $58 billion in 2021. The Royal Bank alone made $16 billion. It just seems to me that they are not necessarily stepping up when they are continuing to see great increases in their profits. I want to ask why the Conservatives are protecting the interests of the rich rather than trying to make sure we are doing better for the working people in Canada.
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