Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2006-09-29 12:35:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Harold Albrecht (Kitchener\u2014Conestoga, CPC)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"91561\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I listened intently to the speech of the member opposite. I want to assure him, and I think he would admit this if he were honest, that no one in the House wants to address the needs of aboriginal people more than I and my colleagues on this side of the House want.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"91562\" data-originallang=\"en\">When it comes to playing politics, I had the fortunate experience of sitting on the aboriginal affairs committee. The unfortunate experience, through the first number of meetings, was to be constantly brought back to the questions about Kelowna. We want to address the issues that Kelowna addressed, but it is clear that there is no Kelowna document, no accord. We keep talking about the Kelowna accord. I have not yet seen that so-called historic document.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"91563\" data-originallang=\"en\">How can the member say that there has been no progress made on the aboriginal file when just today, our parliamentary secretary made an announcement about the fact that our Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development would make an announcement on a move toward improving the issue of matrimonial real property for our aboriginal people?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"91564\" data-originallang=\"en\">Also, we know there have been many cases recently of improved water conditions on our reserves. As well, the committee at this point is studying the post-secondary educational needs of our aboriginal people and addressing the gaps that exist in allowing our aboriginal people to access post-secondary education. We know that one of the primary reasons they have difficulty accessing post-secondary education is because of the poor graduation rates in K to 12 and many the obstacles they face there, so we need to address the entire picture.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"91565\" data-originallang=\"en\">How can the member say that we on this side have no concern for the aboriginal people and the issue of matrimonial rights, as mentioned as one specific in his speech, when just today the parliamentary secretary announced we are making movement on this file?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"91561\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai \u00e9cout\u00e9 attentivement le d\u00e9put\u00e9 d'en face. Je peux lui assurer, et je crois qu'il l'admettrait s'il \u00e9tait honn\u00eate, que personne \u00e0 la Chambre n'est plus d\u00e9sireux de r\u00e9pondre aux besoins des Autochtones que moi et mes coll\u00e8gues de ce c\u00f4t\u00e9-ci de la Chambre.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"91562\" data-originallang=\"en\">Au sujet des manoeuvres politiques, je tiens \u00e0 dire que j'ai eu la chance de si\u00e9ger au Comit\u00e9 des affaires autochtones. Cependant, j'ai trouv\u00e9 dommage, lors des premi\u00e8res r\u00e9unions, qu'on soit revenu sans cesse sur Kelowna. Nous voulons r\u00e9gler les probl\u00e8mes de Kelowna, mais il est clair qu'il n'existe aucun document ni accord sur Kelowna. Tout le monde parle de l'accord de Kelowna, mais je n'ai toujours pas vu ce document qu'on dit historique.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"91563\" data-originallang=\"en\">Comment le d\u00e9put\u00e9 peut-il affirmer qu'il n'y a eu aucun progr\u00e8s dans le dossier des Autochtones alors que, plus t\u00f4t aujourd'hui, le secr\u00e9taire parlementaire a indiqu\u00e9 que le ministre des Affaires autochtones et du Nord canadien s'appr\u00eate \u00e0 annoncer une mesure dans le dossier des biens immobiliers matrimoniaux des Autochtones?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"91564\" data-originallang=\"en\">Par ailleurs, depuis quelque temps, la qualit\u00e9 de l'eau s'est am\u00e9lior\u00e9e dans beaucoup de r\u00e9serves. De plus, le comit\u00e9 est en train d'examiner les besoins des Autochtones en mati\u00e8re d'enseignement postsecondaire et les obstacles qui les emp\u00eachent d'y acc\u00e9der. Nous savons que l'un des principaux obstacles est le faible taux de r\u00e9ussite des jeunes de la maternelle \u00e0 la 12<sup>e</sup> ann\u00e9e et les difficult\u00e9s qu'ils rencontrent pendant leur apprentissage primaire. Nous devons donc examiner la situation dans son ensemble.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"91565\" data-originallang=\"en\">Comment le d\u00e9put\u00e9 peut-il affirmer que, de ce c\u00f4t\u00e9-ci de la Chambre, nous ne nous pr\u00e9occupons pas des questions li\u00e9es aux Autochtones et, en particulier, de celle des droits matrimoniaux, alors que le secr\u00e9taire parlementaire a annonc\u00e9 aujourd'hui que nous passons \u00e0 l'action dans ce dossier?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2006/9/29/harold-albrecht-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/harold-albrecht/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/311/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "1663857",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Routine Proceedings",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Committees of the House",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2006/9/29/",
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}