Carolyn Bennett

Toronto-St. Paul's, ON - Liberal
Sentiment

Total speeches : 216
Positive speeches : 179
Negative speeches : 30
Neutral speeches : 7
Percentage negative : 13.89 %
Percentage positive : 82.87 %
Percentage neutral : 3.24 %

Most toxic speeches

1. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-04-07
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Mr. Speaker, the senator's recurring comments about residential schools are ill-informed, hurtful, and quite simply false.What is even more disturbing is that she says she has nothing more to learn. Removing her from the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples was the right thing to do. It is now up to Conservative Party leadership to show its commitment to reconciliation by removing the senator from its caucus.
2. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-11-29
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Mr. Speaker, the government has been working with indigenous groups to eliminate the known sex-based inequities in indigenous registration to respond to the Descheneaux ruling.On October 25, we introduced the legislation to address the injustices by eliminating known sex-based inequities. I apologize for my department not speaking directly with Mr. Descheneaux. I have spoken with Mr. Descheneaux now, and we will move forward on this bill, and 35,000 people will get their rights back by getting this bill through—
3. Carolyn Bennett - 2018-02-26
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Mr. Speaker, our hearts go out with deepest sympathies to the family, the friends, and the whole community of Tina Fontaine. Tina's death put a face to the ongoing tragedy of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. Her story underscores the important work now being done by the national inquiry. The families and all Canadians need answers to the systemic and institutional failures that led to her murder and those of far too many other indigenous women. We can and must do better.
4. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-09-19
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Mr. Speaker, the senator's ongoing offensive comments regarding indigenous people are ill-informed, hurtful, and simply wrong. These disturbing views expressed by a sitting parliamentarian undermine progress toward reconciliation. Her removal from the Senate's aboriginal peoples committee was the right thing to do. If the Conservative leadership wants to demonstrate its commitment to reconciliation, it should remove the senator from its caucus.
5. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-02-08
Toxicity : 0.236599
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Mr. Speaker, contaminated sites are one of the largest parts of our department. We take this very seriously in making sure that sites like that are returned to the pristine environment that are deserved. We will work with all companies to make sure that they do their part. In this situation where the company is bankrupt, it is a very difficult situation that we take very seriously and are looking to repair.
6. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-11-30
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Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to working with parliamentarians, first nations, impacted individuals, and experts to ensure that all sex-based discrimination is eliminated from the Indian Act. Bill S-3, as passed by the House of Commons, remedied all known sex-based discrimination with respect to registration since the Indian registry was created in 1951. We are now seeking to amend the bill to remedy sex-based inequities—
7. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-03-09
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for the clarification. Pedophilia is a terrible crime, and we need to deal with the ongoing effects of those abuses. I can tell the hon. member that I am the client and the Minister of Justice is my adviser, and we will get to the bottom of this and seek justice.
8. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-10-04
Toxicity : 0.227399
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Mr. Speaker, unfortunately the assertion by the minister across the way is absolutely false—
9. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-10-02
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Mr. Speaker, there is nothing further from the truth. We expect fairness in all judicial interactions with first nations, and particularly with the survivors of the Indian residential schools and the execution of their settlement agreements. I am happy to talk to the member opposite to find out what the specifics are that she is referring to.
10. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-04-12
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Mr. Speaker, as I explained and as all members opposite who participated on the aboriginal affairs committee in the last Parliament would know, the First Nations Financial Management Board is an exemplary organization, with a proven track record, that maximizes a small amount of money such that first nations from coast to coast to coast have access to capital for much needed infrastructure. For heaven's sake, I wish the other side would stop this. This kind of stuff is really disruptive.
11. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-10-05
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Mr. Speaker, Canada is committed to reviewing the services offered to children and families on reserves and working with first nations to reform those services.We know that the system is broken, as illustrated by the damning report issued by the British Columbia Representative for Children and Youth. We must take into account the comments of young people when transforming the system and incorporate their experiences into any new approach.
12. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-10-19
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Mr. Speaker, our government is deeply committed to renewing the relationship with indigenous people, and we are delivering on our promises to implement the TRC's calls to action. We have launched a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous people. We have launched a total overhaul of the child welfare system, made a historic $8.4 billion investment in first nations education and infrastructure, and announced our unqualified support for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This is just a beginning. We are committed to making meaningful progress on reconciliation—
13. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-11-16
Toxicity : 0.192797
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Mr. Speaker, I hope that any member of the Kainai Nation who wants that information would approach my department and we will get it for them.
14. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-04-22
Toxicity : 0.190784
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Madam Speaker, this government did not sign an agreement. The agreement was signed on October 30, five days before the new government took office.We believe the Catholic church and only the Catholic church can achieve its own reconciliation with indigenous people in our country. We are urging it to do the right thing, pay the money that it promised to pay. It has a moral obligation to do this for the healing of indigenous people.In clarification, the Prime Minister—
15. Carolyn Bennett - 2018-06-19
Toxicity : 0.186474
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Mr. Speaker, we were pleased to give the inquiry some more time to hear from families and to write its report. We believe we gave a very substantial response to the interim report that will be able to deal with commemoration and healing and the kinds of work on policing and sexism and racism that we need to get on with right now. We have always said that we would not wait until the final report to get on with our actions, and we are doing just that. We look forward its final report next spring.
16. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-06-16
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Mr. Speaker, we are committed to ending this ongoing national tragedy. After decades of loss, discrimination, and mistreatment, families of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls are speaking and feeling heard. The commission has acknowledged the need to increase communication and that families must be at the centre of the inquiry, and it is committed to ensuring this.I was also pleased to see the positive feedback from the first family sessions in Whitehorse. I am confident that the commissioners have the background, the experience, and the mandate to lead this inquiry.
17. Carolyn Bennett - 2019-06-04
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Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to ending this national tragedy. We know that the actions and policies of past governments directly led to the loss and extinguishment of indigenous languages, culture and traditional practices. We are thanking the commission for the report and carefully reviewing all the recommendations. Our job is now to work with the survivors, families and our partners to develop a national action plan to implement those calls for justice. We must work together to end the ongoing tragedy and Canadians should expect no less, including the people in northern Saskatchewan.
18. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-04-19
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Mr. Speaker, all parties to the settlement agreement have a critical role in reconciliation. We believe that the Catholic Church has to honour its obligation. This is not the time to get off on a technicality. Catholic people from coast to coast to coast in this country expect their church to honour this obligation and get on with the reconciliation and they, I am sure, will help in this endeavour.
19. Carolyn Bennett - 2019-06-05
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Mr. Speaker, gender equality is a fundamental human right, and Bill S-3 eliminates sex-based discrimination from the Indian Act. Ministerial special representative Claudette Dumont-Smith and departmental officials have held over 200 engagement sessions with communities and have received over 100 consultation reports from our partners on Indian Act registration reform, including recommendations for an implementation plan to remove the 1951 cut-off. She is currently finalizing her report. We look forward to her final recommendations, and I will be reporting to Parliament within the next couple—
20. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-11-15
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Mr. Speaker, we take the tribunal's ruling very seriously, and we took the vote in the House of Commons very seriously as well. As members know, we have committed $635 million to address the funding gap and we have committed to overhauling the child welfare system.The issue of child abuse is very serious. It is going to be increasingly important that we talk openly about this and have first nations' leadership deal with this in a way that we can share this and deal with the 80% of addictions, 80% of incarcerations attributed to child abuse. This has to stop now.
21. Carolyn Bennett - 2018-12-10
Toxicity : 0.173145
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Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to ending the ongoing national tragedy of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. The independent commission's mandate was clear, that the families had to be at the centre of its work. We are working—
22. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-10-18
Toxicity : 0.166996
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Mr. Speaker, there will be no cuts to health care. It is a bit rich coming from his party, which actually promised it would invest in health but in the last election promised to balance the budget, which would have resulted in deep cuts to all programs across the government.Our government is committed to investing in the health of Canadians and by—
23. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-05-16
Toxicity : 0.165132
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Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to ending the ongoing national tragedy of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. The terms of reference of the inquiry made clear that the families should and must be at the centre. I have read the letter from the families. They are making heartfelt suggestions and asking important questions. I am looking forward to hearing the commissioners' response and to see if our government can do anything to help them. The government has also taken immediate action on root causes with investments in women's shelters, housing, education, and child welfare reform.
24. Carolyn Bennett - 2019-06-04
Toxicity : 0.164289
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Mr. Speaker, the inquiry presented its final report, in which it found that the tragic violence that indigenous women and girls have experienced amounts to genocide. As the Prime Minister has said, we accept these findings. Our job now is to develop a national action plan, as called for by the inquiry to implement its recommendations, that is distinctions-based and flexible. The final report makes it clear that action is now required not just from governments and institutions but from all Canadians.
25. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-11-25
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for raising this question.We, too, were disappointed that the plaintiffs decided to file motions again. There had been a very good offer by the chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission for us to get the lawyers out of this, and be able to speak in a facilitated discussion to get going on the reforms that are really necessary.I look forward to working with the member and with all first nations to get this kind of reform. That is the real discrimination, of way too many indigenous children in care and being looked after by non-indigenous families.
26. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-02-01
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Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to say that we are adversaries no more and that negotiation rather than litigation is our government's preferred route to settle these differences and right historical wrongs. This is why our government today is launching negotiations toward a national resolution to the Sixties Scoop litigation. Several parties have already expressed interest in these discussions, and I hope all parties will participate.The Sixties Scoop is a dark and painful chapter in our history. Resolving these cases is an important step in our journey of reconciliation with indigenous peoples.
27. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-03-09
Toxicity : 0.153344
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Mr. Speaker, I, too, feel that this is a terrible tragedy—
28. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-10-16
Toxicity : 0.152917
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Mr. Speaker, the sixties scoop is a dark and painful chapter in Canada's history. This agreement, in principle, represents the first step in resolving this issue. We know there are other claims that remain unresolved, including those of the Métis and non-status. We remain committed to working with all indigenous people affected by the sixties scoop to resolve these remaining litigations by negotiation.
29. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-11-30
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Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to working with first nations, parliamentarians, impacted individuals, and experts to ensure that all sex-based discrimination is eliminated from registration under the Indian Act. Bill S-3, as passed by the House of Commons, remedied all known sex-based discrimination in the Indian Act registration since the modern Indian registry was created. We are now seeking to amend the legislation to also remedy sex-based inequities that existed between 1869 and 1951. With this amendment, Bill S-3 would remove all sex-based inequities from—
30. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-12-05
Toxicity : 0.146756
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Mr. Speaker, issues of registration, membership, and citizenship go to the heart of identity in community. Bill S-3 will correct known sex-based discrimination in Indian registration. We know that a real conversation needs to happen on these issues. That is why I have committed to launching a formal consultation on registration, membership, and citizenship early next year to deal with the other issues that are not in this bill. I look forward to hearing from communities from coast to coast to coast. I am committed to finding a real reform forward, but right now 35,000 people can get their rights if this bill goes through, and—
31. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-03-09
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Mr. Speaker, the member is absolutely right. Residential schools were a dark and painful chapter in our history, and comments like these are ill-informed, offensive, and simply wrong. The intention of Indian residential schools was to erase indigenous language and culture. The senator's comments underscore the need for better education, so that all Canadians can work together to advance the shared journey of reconciliation. Survivors, families, and communities are still dealing with the intergenerational trauma resulting from Indian residential schools. We must all be united in supporting them.
32. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-11-15
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Mr. Speaker, from coast to coast to coast, first nations governments are accountable to their members. They post it on websites, they post it on password-protected websites, they have town hall meetings, and they post the audited statements in their band office. I will repeat this. If any member is unable to achieve that or has not been shown the data, which I think is sometimes a different interpretation by the member than others, we will be happy to facilitate that information.However, most first nations are reporting this way, and the member should stop demonizing them.
33. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-02-14
Toxicity : 0.139121
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Mr. Speaker, I want to be perfectly clear. We will not be appealing this judgment. We want to get to the table as quickly as possible and be able to put in place the remedies necessary around language and culture, and all that these people lost during this dreadful chapter in our history.
34. Carolyn Bennett - 2018-05-10
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Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to ending this ongoing national tragedy. We thank the commission for its work so far.I am discussing the commission's request for an extension with families and indigenous partners, and our provincial and territorial counterparts.The independent commission's mandate is clear: families must be at the centre of its work. The families of these women and girls need answers. They need to be heard for the systemic and institutional failures that lead to the murder of far too many indigenous women and girls.
35. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-02-03
Toxicity : 0.128199
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Mr. Speaker, the Government of Canada is committed to the successful implementation of the Indian residential schools settlement agreement and to honouring all its obligations under that agreement. I have asked my department to look into this issue as a matter of urgency.
36. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-10-04
Toxicity : 0.127106
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member and all members of the House who stood with the families of Sisters in Spirit on the Hill today.This is a really important question as we go forward. We cannot wait for the result of the commission. We need to get going now on housing, shelters, and safe transportation, but also racism, sexism, policing, and the total overhaul of the child welfare system, as we learned from the B.C. report today, which is devastating.
37. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-02-24
Toxicity : 0.123896
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Mr. Speaker, the member's question demonstrates how really widespread this problem is, from Saskatchewan to Manitoba, to northern Ontario. The short season, because of the mild winter, is really crippling communities, because they cannot get essential supplies in. We are going to work together to do that, but then we know that we need long-term solutions.
38. Carolyn Bennett - 2015-12-08
Toxicity : 0.122509
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for her question and the opposition members for their questions, and I thank the member for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo for her elegant and eloquent member's statement.Today, I was proud to stand with the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Status of Women as we delivered on our commitment for a national public inquiry on missing and murdered indigenous women. Today, we announced phase one, which includes the three ministers. We will meet with family members, national organizations, and provinces and territories to actually help us and other members in dealing with the design of the inquiry. This is the first and urgent step, and—
39. Carolyn Bennett - 2018-05-10
Toxicity : 0.121425
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Mr. Speaker, our government is determined to put an end to this national tragedy. The mandate of the independent commission is clear: the families have to be at the centre of their work. We are determined to give the families the answers they have long been looking for about the systemic and institutional failures that resulted in this tragedy.
40. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-05-30
Toxicity : 0.119134
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Mr. Speaker, this is a bit much coming from a party that opposed this commission during the whole of its mandate.
41. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-10-27
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Mr. Speaker, I repeat that we welcomed the tribunal's ruling and have taken concrete steps to address its orders. We have committed $635 million to address the funding gap, and we are overhauling the child welfare system.Today a Manitoba chief said to me, “Unfortunately the debate today is about money instead of the total reform of the system”. The fact is that the status quo on first nations child welfare is unacceptable, and we are committed to real reforms that put children first.
42. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-11-29
Toxicity : 0.118597
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Mr. Speaker, the government is committed to ensuring justice for all the victims of this dark chapter in our history, and that all those entitled to compensation receive it.We believe the court's decision goes beyond its jurisdiction by unilaterally changing the settlement agreement, which was agreed to by all parties. This could greatly impact the independent assessment process, and the government is therefore appealing the decision.
43. Carolyn Bennett - 2018-06-12
Toxicity : 0.117753
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Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to ensuring justice for the victims of this dark chapter in our history. Canada has not, and will not, seek costs against individual claimants. However, in exceptional circumstances, costs can be sought against lawyers who do not appear to be acting responsibly. As Justice Perell noted in his recent direction, counsel's “repeated and deliberate attack on the integrity of this Court threatens to interfere with the administration of justice.” Counsel will be responsible for any costs awarded and they will be donated to a fund that supports former students.
44. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-11-16
Toxicity : 0.117491
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Mr. Speaker, we have been very clear that the First Nations Financial Transparency Act did not work because it was imposed top-down and it accidentally penalized first nations businesses to predatory practices by competitors.It is extraordinarily important that members have access to the statements, as do we, but it is not appropriate for these to be transparent to the whole world. This is a relationship between first nations and their membership.
45. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-10-19
Toxicity : 0.115221
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Mr. Speaker, Canada is committed to reviewing child and family services on reserves and partnering with first nations to reform those services. We know the system is broken, as illustrated by the British Columbia Representative for Children and Youth's damning report. Feedback from young people must guide our work to transform the system, and we must ensure that any new approach is informed by their experiences.
46. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-11-22
Toxicity : 0.11078
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Mr. Speaker, I think the member fails to understand that there are certain things that are within the purview of my department in terms of indigenous affairs. There are other things that are actually own-source revenues of the band. What that community member is going to court to find are things that we cannot, as a department, determine, because it is not our money. It is the band's money. Therefore, the member needs to go through the regular process to get that information.
47. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-03-20
Toxicity : 0.109011
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Mr. Speaker, in fact, we are absolutely not blocking anything. We will be doing everything in our power to get it the information. The Native Women's Association, the AFN, ITK, and all of the organizations, are working in close collaboration with the commission, and the families will be heard.
48. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-10-25
Toxicity : 0.107576
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Mr. Speaker, the government takes these allegations of misuse very seriously, and when necessary, as the member knows well, INAC conducts a forensic audit to ensure that the funds were used in the intended manner.The audit was commissioned by the Alexander First Nation, and therefore we cannot comment on it, but we are reviewing the situation to determine whether or not a forensic audit will be required.We are working with the information and each first nation, and any first nation member who has any questions can get that information--
49. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-10-18
Toxicity : 0.107333
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Mr. Speaker, it is very important that the leader of the third party recognize the major difference between health and health care. Health is the responsibility of all levels of government.The Prime Minister will soon be meeting with the provincial and territorial premiers.
50. Carolyn Bennett - 2019-01-28
Toxicity : 0.106173
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Mr. Speaker, gender equality is a fundamental human right. Bill S-3 eliminates gender discrimination arising from the Indian Act. We have appointed Ms. Dumont-Smith as the minister's special representative. She will work with our partners on a plan to remove the 1951 cut-off date and make more extensive changes to the registration, membership and citizenship of—

Most negative speeches

1. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-03-09
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Mr. Speaker, I, too, feel that this is a terrible tragedy—
2. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-03-09
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for the clarification. Pedophilia is a terrible crime, and we need to deal with the ongoing effects of those abuses. I can tell the hon. member that I am the client and the Minister of Justice is my adviser, and we will get to the bottom of this and seek justice.
3. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-10-06
Polarity : -0.5
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Mr. Speaker, I reiterate that our government is committed to openness and transparency. We respect the value and work done by the parliamentary budget officer and his team. Unfortunately, and I apologize for this, there was a misunderstanding between my department and the information that the PBO was seeking. Departmental officials have offered to meet with the officials from the parliamentary budget office, and we will ensure that they get all of the information they require in order to hold this government accountable.
4. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-10-16
Polarity : -0.18125
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Mr. Speaker, the sixties scoop is a dark and painful chapter in Canada's history. This agreement, in principle, represents the first step in resolving this issue. We know there are other claims that remain unresolved, including those of the Métis and non-status. We remain committed to working with all indigenous people affected by the sixties scoop to resolve these remaining litigations by negotiation.
5. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-02-03
Polarity : -0.161905
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Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, the member needs to know that my department is the client. The Minister of Justice's department actually gives advice. I have asked my department to look into this, and we are going to look into it in a very serious manner right now.
6. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-11-27
Polarity : -0.15625
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Mr. Speaker, the abuse suffered by indigenous children at Newfoundland and Labrador residential schools was a horrific part of our history. Their exclusion from the 2008 residential schools apology was simply wrong.I was humbled and honoured to join the Prime Minister last Friday when he righted that wrong and offered the historic and long-overdue apology to the former students on behalf of the Government of Canada. We know that this is only a first step in their healing journey, but, as the Prime Minister said, they no longer bear that burden alone.
7. Carolyn Bennett - 2018-11-29
Polarity : -0.15
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Northumberland—Peterborough South for her advocacy.Earlier this month, I was honoured to celebrate with the Williams Treaties chiefs, community members and the Government of Ontario the settlement of all of these longstanding claims. Achieved through dialogue and in partnership, it includes financial compensation, recognition of treaty harvesting rights, and entitlement to add additional reserve lands.Canada and Ontario apologized for the negative impacts of these treaties. As Chief Kelly LaRocca said, “this settlement agreement marks the beginning of healing for our people.”
8. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-10-04
Polarity : -0.15
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Mr. Speaker, unfortunately the assertion by the minister across the way is absolutely false—
9. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-09-19
Polarity : -0.128571
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Mr. Speaker, the senator's ongoing offensive comments regarding indigenous people are ill-informed, hurtful, and simply wrong. These disturbing views expressed by a sitting parliamentarian undermine progress toward reconciliation. Her removal from the Senate's aboriginal peoples committee was the right thing to do. If the Conservative leadership wants to demonstrate its commitment to reconciliation, it should remove the senator from its caucus.
10. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-11-15
Polarity : -0.108333
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Mr. Speaker, we take the tribunal's ruling very seriously, and we took the vote in the House of Commons very seriously as well. As members know, we have committed $635 million to address the funding gap and we have committed to overhauling the child welfare system.The issue of child abuse is very serious. It is going to be increasingly important that we talk openly about this and have first nations' leadership deal with this in a way that we can share this and deal with the 80% of addictions, 80% of incarcerations attributed to child abuse. This has to stop now.
11. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-02-08
Polarity : -0.103333
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Mr. Speaker, contaminated sites are one of the largest parts of our department. We take this very seriously in making sure that sites like that are returned to the pristine environment that are deserved. We will work with all companies to make sure that they do their part. In this situation where the company is bankrupt, it is a very difficult situation that we take very seriously and are looking to repair.
12. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-03-20
Polarity : -0.1
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Mr. Speaker, in fact, we are absolutely not blocking anything. We will be doing everything in our power to get it the information. The Native Women's Association, the AFN, ITK, and all of the organizations, are working in close collaboration with the commission, and the families will be heard.
13. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-11-17
Polarity : -0.0966667
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Mr. Speaker, we take all allegations of fraud very seriously. Under the previous government, work on the audit for the Kainai reserve was stopped in July 2015 while the department sought a legal opinion on the jurisdiction of the matter, particularly with own-source revenue in that reserve. It was determined that the department does not have jurisdiction to investigate own-source revenue. As a result, the audit was not completed and there is no report. In accordance with the department's usual practice—
14. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-11-22
Polarity : -0.0821429
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Mr. Speaker, I think the member fails to understand that there are certain things that are within the purview of my department in terms of indigenous affairs. There are other things that are actually own-source revenues of the band. What that community member is going to court to find are things that we cannot, as a department, determine, because it is not our money. It is the band's money. Therefore, the member needs to go through the regular process to get that information.
15. Carolyn Bennett - 2019-06-13
Polarity : -0.0821429
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Mr. Speaker, the government is moving forward on key legislative initiatives to implement the UN declaration, including the legislation on languages and child and family services. We also supported Bill C-262 as an important next step.We too are deeply disappointed to see that the Conservative leader continues to allow his caucus members in the other place to use partisan delay tactics to prevent this important bill from moving forward, blatantly ignoring the unanimous motion passed by the House.Reconciliation with indigenous peoples should not be subject—
16. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-11-22
Polarity : -0.0791667
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Mr. Speaker, we take all allegations of fraud very seriously. However, in the particular situation the member raises, the audit was stopped in July 2015, when the department sought a legal opinion on a jurisdiction matter. Just as I have explained, it was determined that the department does not have jurisdiction to investigate this matter. As a result, the audit was not completed, and there is no report.In accordance with the department's usual practice, all complainants were informed of this outcome.
17. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-11-29
Polarity : -0.06875
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Mr. Speaker, the government is committed to justice for all victims of this dark chapter in our history and to ensuring that everyone who is eligible for compensation receives it. Our position is that the court overstepped its jurisdiction when it ruled to unilaterally change the settlement agreement adopted by all parties. Given the significant impact the decision could have on the independent assessment process, the government decided to—
18. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-04-21
Polarity : -0.06633
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Mr. Speaker, the headline of the story was wrong, and has subsequently been corrected.Let me be clear. The agreement of release was signed October 30, five days before the new government took office. The previous government initiated negotiations last summer and the previous government agreed to withdraw the protective notice of appeal. The government continues to work with the Catholic entities to urge them to fulfill their financial commitments to their reconciliation with aboriginal people in our country. This is not something the Government of Canada can do.
19. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-01-26
Polarity : -0.0645503
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question and his advocacy.As we know, every member of this government and every minister has in their mandate letters the relationship with first nations, Inuit, and Métis people as a very serious issue. We take very seriously the absolutely devastating report of the tribunal today. All members of this government will work tirelessly to make sure to right the wrongs of the past and make sure that every indigenous child in this country has an equal start in life.
20. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-05-30
Polarity : -0.0604167
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Mr. Speaker, we are committed to ending this ongoing national tragedy. As family member Bernie Williams stated, families have fought too long and hard for this much-needed inquiry to abandon it and them now.The commission has publicly acknowledged the need for increased communication and that families must be at the centre of the inquiry. The commission is committed to culturally sensitive and trauma-informed ways to ensure this—
21. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-03-09
Polarity : -0.052381
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Mr. Speaker, the member is absolutely right. Residential schools were a dark and painful chapter in our history, and comments like these are ill-informed, offensive, and simply wrong. The intention of Indian residential schools was to erase indigenous language and culture. The senator's comments underscore the need for better education, so that all Canadians can work together to advance the shared journey of reconciliation. Survivors, families, and communities are still dealing with the intergenerational trauma resulting from Indian residential schools. We must all be united in supporting them.
22. Carolyn Bennett - 2018-10-26
Polarity : -0.05
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Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for his ongoing advocacy. This week, we took a historic step forward on the path of reconciliation with the Lubicon Lake Band. After decades of negotiations, our government, the Government of Alberta and the Lubicon Lake Band have reached agreements to finally address this historic injustice of land, compensation and community infrastructure.As Chief Billy Joe said, this means a brighter future, a brighter economic future for their people. We acknowledge Premier Notley and her late father, the late Jim Prentice, generations of Lubicon Lake—
23. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-09-23
Polarity : -0.0371212
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Mr. Speaker, I think the 1% number has already been corrected in the media. We are delivering faster than under the previous government, with nearly half of this year's portion of budget 2016 already allocated. The new funding supports construction, service or renovation of 2,700 housing units, as well as 195 water projects that include 26 to address the long-term drinking water advisories, 118 schools, and 126 other new infrastructure programs.Our government is committed to renewing the relationship with indigenous communities, and we are delivering on that commitment.
24. Carolyn Bennett - 2018-12-10
Polarity : -0.0333333
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Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to ending the ongoing national tragedy of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. The independent commission's mandate was clear, that the families had to be at the centre of its work. We are working—
25. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-03-11
Polarity : -0.0277778
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Mr. Speaker, although we are saddened by the revelation of the previous government taking the money that had been promised for first nations education, we redoubled our efforts to actually close this gap. I could not agree more with the member in terms of the shocking situation in first nations schools across the country and the unacceptable level of post-secondary attainment. We are going to fix this problem, and I ask for the member's help in this challenge.
26. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-10-04
Polarity : -0.025
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member and all members of the House who stood with the families of Sisters in Spirit on the Hill today.This is a really important question as we go forward. We cannot wait for the result of the commission. We need to get going now on housing, shelters, and safe transportation, but also racism, sexism, policing, and the total overhaul of the child welfare system, as we learned from the B.C. report today, which is devastating.
27. Carolyn Bennett - 2019-06-04
Polarity : -0.0111111
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Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to ending this national tragedy. We know that the actions and policies of past governments directly led to the loss and extinguishment of indigenous languages, culture and traditional practices. We are thanking the commission for the report and carefully reviewing all the recommendations. Our job is now to work with the survivors, families and our partners to develop a national action plan to implement those calls for justice. We must work together to end the ongoing tragedy and Canadians should expect no less, including the people in northern Saskatchewan.
28. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-12-04
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Mr. Speaker, I want to be very clear with the member: We are not blocking reopening up cases. We are asking for clarification on what procedural fairness means. The adjudicators have given conflicting definitions of procedural fairness, and we are committed to ensuring justice for the victims of this dark chapter in our history.
29. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-10-17
Polarity : -0.00625
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Mr. Speaker, as the member well knows, top-down solutions do not work, and in the Kelowna accord the call for a first nations' auditor general was immediately torn up by the previous government.We are taking very seriously any allegations of misuse of public funds and, when necessary, we do conduct forensic audits to ensure that the funds were used properly. The audit was commissioned by the Alexander First Nation and therefore we cannot comment on it, but we are reviewing the situation in order to determine whether or not a forensic audit will be required.
30. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-12-14
Polarity : -0.00416667
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Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to justice for all victims of this dark chapter in our history and to ensuring that everyone who is eligible for compensation receives it. We do not typically seek to recover costs from claimants under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. Generally, matters related to costs are resolved once the case is settled, not while it is before the court.

Most positive speeches

1. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-02-03
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Mr. Speaker, the Government of Canada is committed to the successful implementation of the Indian residential schools settlement agreement and to honouring all its obligations under that agreement. I have asked my department to look into this issue as a matter of urgency.
2. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-09-26
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Mr. Speaker, time and time again we have heard from first nation communities that the present system is not in the best interests of children. We need to listen to communities, and that is what the MSR did, because communities do not believe that the perverse incentives that agencies now have are in the best interests of their children.
3. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-05-15
Polarity : 0.556061
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Mr. Speaker, we are very proud of the record in our ability to implement all the investments in budget 2016, in improving the relationship from adversary to a true partner in the way we deal with first nations, Inuit, and Métis partners as we go forward. We are proud to look forward to this new relationship based on the recognition of rights, respect, co-operation, and partnership. I am proud to stand in the House with our record.
4. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-09-27
Polarity : 0.54
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Mr. Speaker, it is extraordinarily important to us as a government that all of the people who may not have been able to win their case in court be able to have that reviewed. We have to look at it. I have instructed my department to look at it. We will make sure justice is done.
5. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-03-21
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Mr. Speaker, on this ongoing national tragedy, we are confident that the commission has the tools, resources, and networks to provide the families with the support they need. I can confirm that government officials are scheduled to meet with the commission to discuss how best to utilize the information resources already provided. We remain steadfast to our commitment and will continue to work collaboratively with all parties to ensure the commission is ready to hear from families this spring.
6. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-03-09
Polarity : 0.52
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his vigilance and leadership in all matters pertaining to residential schools and indigenous peoples. It is very important to leave it to indigenous peoples to decide whether to call for an apology or a resignation. It is up to the indigenous peoples.
7. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-09-26
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Mr. Speaker, we are determined to address the shortage of acceptable housing. The 2016 budget includes an investment of more than $554 million over two years for the construction, maintenance, and renovation of 2,007 units. Agreements are already in place for two-thirds of the funding and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the CMHC, is investing in renovating and repairing 2,500 units.
8. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-09-21
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Mr. Speaker, I am very proud of our commitment to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and everything that means with respect to free, prior, and informed consent. We are doing everything we can, across all government departments and all jurisdictions, to honour the implementation of that commitment, and we will get it done.
9. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-01-30
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Mr. Speaker, as the member knows in listening to youth, it is hugely important that they want the skills to to be able to participate in the economy, but they also want the language and culture. They want to be back in touch with the land to be able to be proud indigenous people. We will work on both fronts to make sure that happens.
10. Carolyn Bennett - 2018-05-03
Polarity : 0.433929
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Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to report on the progress to date and the engagement on the recognition of indigenous rights and the implementation framework.In over 67 round tables, we have met with over 1,000 people, and 500 of those were women. It is very interesting that, as the member pointed out, some want this done today, because it is all there in volume 2 of RCAP, and some want us to take longer. We are going to do this the right way, and we are going to do it as soon as we can.
11. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-11-14
Polarity : 0.43
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Mr. Speaker, I believe that there is additional information in that case that the member ought to know. I will be happy to have that conversation with the member privately, because I think it is hugely important that we understand that what is put in place is very important in terms of transparency and accountability and that we develop a system that works for all bands.
12. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-02-13
Polarity : 0.425
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Mr. Speaker, it was, indeed, a terrific announcement that we were able to make with the first nations in Manitoba that choose to work together on developing a school system, where they can develop their own curriculum, develop their own on-the-land programming, and their own professional development. This is a very historic day. This is an opt-in process, separate from the funding in the classroom, where communities that want to work together to develop their own school system come together with separate funding to do just that. We are very proud of that initiative.
13. Carolyn Bennett - 2018-02-05
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for King—Vaughan for her hard work and excellent question.Budget 2017 committed more than $53 million to the northern REACHE program to support renewable energy and energy efficient community-driven projects.Last month in Iqaluit we announced support from this fund for innovative projects to heat Iqaluit's aquatic centre using waste heat from the power system. This is an excellent example of how community-led innovation can help to tackle climate change while addressing the needs of northerners.
14. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-05-06
Polarity : 0.410417
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question and for the excellent opportunity we had at committee yesterday and his good questions there.As we know, post-secondary education is a really important part of moving students out of poverty and into the labour force. I am working with my colleague the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development to make sure that the historic changes from loans to grants will be available for first nation students. We will also work in partnership—
15. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-10-20
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Mr. Speaker, it is very important to provide the best possible education to first nations students. We have invested almost $1 billion in school infrastructure. It is just a first step, and we are working on it.
16. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-05-30
Polarity : 0.4
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Mr. Speaker, we have appointed an independent commission of truly talented people. The family members are now speaking that they are feeling heard in Whitehorse and they want this commission to continue. The commission will continue to work throughout the summer, and I have every confidence it will be able to fulfill its mandate.
17. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-05-02
Polarity : 0.394924
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Mr. Speaker, we are absolutely going to fulfill our obligations under the tribunal ruling, including the new definition and broader definition of Jordan's principle. It is extraordinary. I had a very good meeting this morning with Dr. Blackstock and the AFN. We are going to work with the provinces and territories to get this done.
18. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-03-09
Polarity : 0.392857
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Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to say that the way we are going forward is not to discuss the cases before the courts at this time. But I do want the member to understand, and all members of the House need to understand, what it means to move forward in a nation-to-nation approach based on recognition of rights, respect, co-operation, and partnership. That is something that every single member of the House needs to understand and to understand that sticking up for the rights of the first peoples of this country is the job of all of us.
19. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-10-06
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Mr. Speaker, honouring the promises made to Canada's indigenous youth is very important to our government. It is very important that they have access to an education of equal quality. It is a very important issue for the Prime Minister and for me, and we will work on it.
20. Carolyn Bennett - 2019-06-13
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Mr. Speaker, the relationship with first nations, Inuit and Métis in this country is the most important relationship. It is therefore extraordinarily important that in any agreement we make, the section 35 rights holders are consulted. There have been discussions and concerns raised by indigenous peoples in the Northwest Territories.Until I feel those consultations are met to my satisfaction, we will have to delay the initialling of that agreement.
21. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-11-06
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Mr. Speaker, the important work of the commission is crucial to getting the answers the families have been waiting decades for, and to ending this ongoing tragedy. We are absolutely committed to ensuring that the commission has all the support it needs to succeed. We have struck a working group to create and provide effective back-office support to the commission to ensure it is able to do its work effectively. Families must and will get the answers they need.
22. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-06-16
Polarity : 0.378788
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Mr. Speaker, I reassure the member that the new approach of our government in terms of trying to resolve these land claims, the approach of creative solutions and working together, is happening now. We will do everything in our power to offer that leadership to be able to resolve this claim.
23. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-10-07
Polarity : 0.375
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Mr. Speaker, first nations children deserve to get the best possible start in life and that begins with sufficient funding for education. Budget 2016 provides for $3.7 billion over five years for K-12 education, including $824.1 million to reform first nations education.
24. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-05-12
Polarity : 0.366667
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Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to ending this ongoing national tragedy. We are confident that the commission has the tools, the resources, and the networks to ensure that voices of families are heard and that they have the support they need. We will continue to work collaboratively with all parties to ensure the commission is able to fulfill its mandate. The government has also taken immediate action on the root causes, with investments in women's shelters, housing, education, and reforms to child welfare.
25. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-06-16
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his advocacy on this file.It is completely unacceptable that so many northerners are still struggling to feed their families. I am pleased to announce that the findings from the nutrition north community engagement sessions are now available online. Our government is considering all the feedback received during the recent engagement and is collaborating with northern and indigenous organizations to update the program to be much more reflective of northerners' needs.Together we can ensure that northern families have access to affordable, healthy food.
26. Carolyn Bennett - 2019-06-17
Polarity : 0.356566
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Mr. Speaker, it is with pride that Canada is working with the Government of Nunavut and all our northern partners to develop and implement the new Arctic and northern policy framework, which will be done based on the principles that were determined by northerners around infrastructure, investing in people and investing in our sovereignty.I look forward to working and being able to announce that very quickly.
27. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-12-08
Polarity : 0.35
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Mr. Speaker, nakurmiik to the member.It is completely unacceptable that many northerners are still struggling to feed their families. As members know, our government already expanded nutrition north to support 37 additional communities. However, we know that much more needs to be done. We are considering all of the feedback received during the recent engagement and are collaborating with northern indigenous organizations to overhaul the program to be more reflective of northerners' needs and to work together on accessibility to country food. Together, we can ensure that northern families have access to affordable, healthy food.
28. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-03-24
Polarity : 0.35
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Mr. Speaker, we are very proud that we will be making an investment of $634.8 million in child welfare for first nations children. We will respect the tribunal that understands that this system needs to be reformed. We will work with the leadership of first nations, and with provinces and territories to change the system so that first nations children get to stay with their families and in their communities, and we will work with Dr. Blackstock at the same time.
29. Carolyn Bennett - 2019-06-11
Polarity : 0.34
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Mr. Speaker, it is completely unacceptable that many northerners are still struggling to feed their families.Our government is expanding nutrition north to support a total of 116 isolated communities, although we know more needs to be done. We know that support for harvesters and access to the country food program are very important to northerners. We are very pleased that CanNor is also supporting pilot projects that will allow made-in-community solutions for those very communities about which the member talks.
30. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-10-05
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Mr. Speaker, the member will recognize that the document was dated the day after we were sworn in.First nations deserve the best start in life, and this begins with properly funding education. That is why budget 2016 provided $3.7 billion over five years for kindergarten to grade 12 first nations, which includes providing $824.1 million to implement first nations-led transformation in education and 118 school-related infrastructure programs.We will work nation to nation to ensure the goals set by first nations are achieved and first nations-led initiatives are supported.
31. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-02-06
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Mr. Speaker, as I have said in this House many times, first nations governments, and everyone, want increased transparency and accountability.We will achieve this through working in full partnership with first nations leaderships and organizations. We are currently engaging first nations leadership, communities, and organizations to identify a way forward that is based on the recognition of rights, respect, co-operation, and partnership.
32. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-10-27
Polarity : 0.325
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Mr. Speaker, we welcomed the tribunal's decision, and we have taken concrete measures in response to its orders. We invested $630 million to close the funding gap, and we expanded the application of Jordan's principle. As of August of this year, services are being offered to 900 more children.
33. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-06-08
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Mr. Speaker, I thank Human Rights Watch for its enlightening report.We completely agree that there is an urgent need to fix the lack of clean drinking water on many reserves. We are studying the report to determine how we can best work together to address the specific recommendations in the report.
34. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-12-06
Polarity : 0.322908
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Mr. Speaker, the member for Sudbury is absolutely right. First nations-led and first nations governed education systems achieve better results for students. The historic education self-government agreement we signed last summer with 23 participating nations of the Anishinabek Nation will allow them to take control of delivering education in their own communities.This agreement is the first of its kind in Ontario and the most significant in Canada.Our government is committed to advancing self-determination, and ensuring that first nations students have access to culturally appropriate, high quality education that meets their needs.
35. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-11-18
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Mr. Speaker, I welcome the opportunity to clarify the fact that the commission does indeed have the mandate to look into policing; does indeed have a broad mandate for them to do exactly what the families have asked for, which is to deal with the issue of the causes, and also making sure that the families will be supported, particularly with the new liaison units set up by the Minister of Justice to do just that.
36. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-12-14
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Mr. Speaker, I was very proud to meet with the Assembly of First Nations and the new committee on financial and fiscal relationships. Accountability and transparency is one of the things they are studying very closely. They are consulting with their nations from coast to coast to coast, and they will report in one year about how we will move out from under this grants and contributions system to treating nations nation to nation.
37. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-10-06
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question and for his ongoing advocacy for indigenous children across this country.This morning, to have the agreement in principle, is an important first step. We have lots more work to do to be able to make sure that all childhood litigation is dealt with at the table, with reasonable settlements, but we also want to work with the Minister of Indigenous Services to make sure that the present child welfare system is totally overhauled so that children are not removed from their communities.
38. Carolyn Bennett - 2015-12-07
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo for her question and for the work that we will get to do together on this really important file.We are so pleased to see that already the provinces and territories have taken up those calls to action that are theirs. The universities in the country have already committed to help with the things that are theirs and that we will be able to do this. It was inappropriate for us to cherry-pick out of the 94 recommendations. With political will, leadership, and partnership, nation-to-nation, we are going to get this done.
39. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-05-17
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Mr. Speaker, I completely agree with the member.The situation is totally unacceptable, and we have to do better. We believe that the historic investments for indigenous communities in budget 2016 and the generous and fair Canada child tax benefit will lift many children out of poverty.
40. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-09-25
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Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to completely overhauling child and family services in full partnership with first nations communities.The special representative met with 261 chiefs, experts, officials, advocates, and individuals with lived experience from coast to coast to coast to inform our commitment to first nations child welfare reform.We look forward to receiving a report and recommendations on how we transform the system to better support and reflect the needs of first nations children and to put their well-being first.
41. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-09-26
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Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to completely overhauling the child and family services in full partnership with first nation communities. The special representative met with 261 chiefs, experts, officials, advocates, individuals, and lived experience from coast to coast to coast to inform our commitment to first nations child welfare reform.We look forward to receiving a report and recommendations on how we can transform the system to better support and reflect the needs of first nation children and put their well-being first.
42. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-02-02
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Mr. Speaker, everyone, including the first nations, wants transparency and accountability, but we will achieve this by working with first nations on a nation-to-nation basis. Top down solutions have never worked. Band members in most places from coast to coast to coast are able to find this information. We will work with first nations and achieve the goal of transparency and accountability with them.
43. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-02-21
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Mr. Speaker, everyone, including first nation governments, wants increased transparency and accountability. We will achieve this by working in full partnership with first nations and organizations. We are presently engaging first nation leadership, communities, and organizations to identify a way forward that is based on the recognition of rights, respect, co-operation, and partnership.
44. Carolyn Bennett - 2015-12-07
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou for all of the work that he has done on this issue, and particularly on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The member has taught us a lot.This government is committed to a nation-to-nation relationship. We will begin the important work of reconciliation and we will need the help of all members in the House.
45. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-04-22
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his long-standing commitment to reconciliation.The government is absolutely determined to implement the United Nations declaration. We have to work with First Nations, the Inuit, and the Métis Nation to examine all of the implementation mechanisms available, including legislation.The bill was just introduced, and we are examining it.
46. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-04-11
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Mr. Speaker, I am extraordinarily proud of that investment to the First Nations Financial Management Board.Every member of the aboriginal affairs committee last year heard the testimony. This is an organization that takes a small amount of money, turns it into a large amount of money, and accesses infrastructure for first nations, coast to coast to coast.This is an excellent investment. Ask any of the members on that side. The member needs to ask her colleagues on the aboriginal affairs committee why they supported that in the report.
47. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-02-23
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Mr. Speaker, as the member knows, we welcome the tribunal's ruling and we are working very hard with concrete steps to address its orders. We have committed $635 million over five years to close the gaps in child and family services. We have invested an additional $382 million over three years to expand the definition of Jordan's principle. We are working with the provinces and territories, the service providers, as well as first nations, to totally overhaul the system. Today we are very pleased that Grand Chief Ed John has agreed to chair the national advisory committee to ensure we get this done.
48. Carolyn Bennett - 2019-06-18
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Winnipeg Centre for his ongoing advocacy on this. Gender equality is a fundamental human right, and Bill S-3 does eliminate the sex-based discrimination from the Indian Act. With the ministerial special representative's consultations concluded and her report tabled, we now know what our partners need in a successful implementation plan. Work on that implementation plan is well under way, and I can confirm that we will be bringing these provisions into force within the current mandate. We are committed to working with our partners to remedy all remaining registration issues, but also to accelerate the progress to self-determination by which nations—
49. Carolyn Bennett - 2017-04-11
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Mr. Speaker, I welcome the member back to the House, and wish her son all the best.Everyone, including first nations governments, supports transparency and accountability. We have been working with indigenous organizations, the AFN, and AFOA Canada, the aboriginal financial officers association, on ways to enhance mutual accountability.The government is also reaching out to community members and leadership through comprehensive online engagement, and is planning in-person sessions across the country over the coming months.We will continue to work in full partnership with first nations to improve mutual accountability—
50. Carolyn Bennett - 2016-04-11
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Mr. Speaker, the member well knows that members of first nations communities do have access to all the audited statements. If they do not have access, they can get that straight from my office, and those requests are very, very rare. That was the reason we opposed the act, because first nations had not been consulted. We all want accountability. We just cannot do it top-down.