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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 - 287 - Feb/28/24
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Feb/28/24 2:52:07 p.m.
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Uqaqtittiji, northerners continue to experience the worst housing crisis in the country. Overcrowding is so bad that families sleep in shifts. One home was cracking in half from the melting permafrost and was only held together by duct tape. This cannot continue. For years, the government has ignored the territories' calls for investments to housing. They need the housing funding now. Will the Prime Minister respect the territorial governments and deliver the funding they need to build homes?
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Context: House Hansard - 284 - Feb/16/24
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Feb/16/24 11:26:30 a.m.
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Uqaqtittiji, Canada's federal housing advocate confirmed this week that indigenous peoples are more likely to be forced to live on the streets. This government's lack of action means that indigenous peoples are being intentionally forgotten. In Edmonton, 60% of those living on the streets are indigenous. In Winnipeg, it is two-thirds and in Saskatoon, it is over 90%. In Nunavut, many tell me about overcrowding because of the lack of housing. Will the minister listen to the federal housing advocate and stop underfunding indigenous housing?
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