10 (of many) stories in my portfolio that made me happy in 2018: 1. We worked with First Nations, Inuit & the Metis Nation to develop federal legislation about keeping families together (to be tabled in January)https://aptnnews.ca/2018/11/30/no-more-scooping-children-canada-indigenous-leaders-announce-plan-to-co-develop-child-welfare-legislation/ …
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7. Continuing great access to care for kids through Jordan’s Principle, improving the lives of thousands of children and youth (>177,000 requests approved)https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/trilateral-agreement-enshrines-jordans-principle-in-alberta-1.4907618 …
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8. Visited beautiful Tahltan Nation in BC. They were devastated by 2018 wildfires but have already done such inspiring work to recover & rebuild.https://www.yukon-news.com/news/telegraph-creek-evacuees-to-start-returning-home-next-week/ …
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9. We’ve now seen 78 long-term drinking water advisories lifted on reserve. Only 63 to go – right on track to meet our 2021 commitment.https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/b-c-water-indigenous-boilwater-treatment-plant-1.4948045 …
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10. Pikangikum is now connected to the Ontario power grid :) providing clean energy, eliminating diesel-dependency, creating jobs & opportunities in communityhttps://globalnews.ca/news/4782289/17-first-nations-ontario-power-grid/ …
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More talk. Hey anyone, are there shovels in the ground. Remember what happened in Ontario, after the election all progress on our issues wad reversed in weeks. Feed election is next year
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#LPC wanted what's best for#Canada it would have allowed the promised#ERRE process to deliver#ProportionalRepresentation, an improvement that would all but eliminate#PolicyLurch. Sadly Liberals put party ahead of public good. -
We don't vote in foreign elections so no help to Indigenous Peoples.
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Canada purports to be a representative democracy yet the Trudeau Liberals (like the Harper Conservatives before them) govern with 100% majority power with support of only twenty something percent of eligible voters.
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#Canadian Representative Democracy. This makes it very difficult for citizen voters to hold the government accountable to live up to treaty obligations, stop discrimination/assimilation policy and instead build a nation-to-nation framework. -
That I get completely.
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Please can you help me I want to go to Canada Please contact me madampic.twitter.com/EO9qor3jYo
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