Brendan Hanley

Mr. Speaker, as we commemorate World Polio Day this week, we reflect on the extraordinary achievement of getting so close to eliminating polio while recognizing the hurdles ahead. Polio remains endemic in only two countries, but the challenges of reaching children amidst conflict, distrust and misinformation cannot be overstated. Canada's leadership, including a contribution of over $1 billion, [more]

Those are great ideas, along with many of the recommendations from the report. We'll certainly take that into serious consideration. Dr. McCartney, I had the opportunity—and this is just as an example—over the summer to travel to Cambridge Bay. There's a lot going on in housing there. There's clearly an acute need, as there is around the territory and in the three territories, for that matter. [more]

Thank you very much. Thanks for all the testimony so far. This is really important to describe the spectrum of affordability challenges in the north. I'll start with Northwest Territories. Mr. Khasanov, thanks for the presentation. In the brief from Housing Northwest Territories there are a number of fairly specific recommendations of where there could be either renewal or extension of federal [more]

Thank you. The breadth of the topics covered in this panel shows the complexity and the interconnections among all of these areas in terms of infrastructure, aviation, transportation, fuel, and global drivers of fuel costs and how they impact food prices in small communities. I wish I had more than a few minutes, but I would like to start, Dr. de Barros, with you. Thank you for your part in [more]

Thank you. I have to cut you off in the interest of getting to the other panellists, but thank you for the written submissions as well. I'm glad you had a chance to highlight at least two or three of them. President Uluqsi, I wanted to come back to you. Congratulations on your recent election, and I look forward to meeting you in person. I think you also didn't get a chance to finish where you [more]

York—Durham Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to hear the questions from my colleague, the member of Parliament for. The stories he provided were very compelling stories. In my role as the member of Parliament for Yukon, I have heard stories as well and real cases involving real people and their frustrations with CRA. First and foremost, I want to assure the member that the Government of Canada [more]

Mr. Speaker, it is my honour to present a petition on behalf of many Yukoners calling on the federal government to work with the Government of Prince Edward Island to develop and implement a guaranteed basic income demonstration project. For Yukoners, there is a particular interest in this project, given the higher cost of living in the north. The petitioners believe a well-designed demonstration [more]

Mr. Speaker, I again want to reiterate that the CRA is committed to accountability, continually improving service delivery, addressing fraud and upholding the integrity of our tax system. The CRA has strong controls in place and continually strengthens these measures to address evolving risks. As fraud tactics evolve, the CRA remains vigilant in enhancing its processes to prevent unwarranted [more]

Thank you once again. Let me continue briefly on this theme. We know there are a number of federal supports that, despite the challenges, have made an enormous difference in food affordability in the north. As you know, the nutrition north program is under intense review at the moment to look at what has been successful and where improvements need to be made, including the possibility of more [more]

Thank you very much. Ms. Strachan, thank you for your presentation and your overview in understanding the challenges across the territories—and, in fact, countrywide—that non-profits are facing. As you said, they are often the closest to the community and identify the most with community needs. In these difficult economic times, where have you seen successful adaptations of non-governmental [more]

Thank you. Yes, we did hear from Joseph Murdoch-Flowers. Some of us had the opportunity to visit the site in the summer as well, and there's an example of a highly successful and “close to the community” organization. Mr. Arreak, maybe I'll turn to you. Much of what you say about the energy challenges in Nunavut that you face as a corporation are certainly very familiar to me, as someone who [more]

I would love to bring up more on the insurance rates that you mentioned and what the NWT or you might be considering in terms of insurance and incentives related to fire-smarting, but if there's anything you could submit later as a written submission in that regard, it would be great.

Thanks. I'll try to be brief because I'd like to ask questions of all the panel members. Thank you, all, for appearing. I'll go to Mr. Brooks. I wonder if you can talk about the relationship—probably in more recent years—that you've had, as an organization, with development corporations versus indigenous governments. Have you seen an evolving role for EDOs in relation to development [more]