Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I'd like to ask several questions to the Minister. The first one is in light of the recent reports on CBC and with the interview with Phil Fontaine of the Assembly of First Nations on the, I don't know what types of words he used in terms of calling it a crisis or a national disgrace in terms of the number of foster in Canada. I think he quoted a number of 27,000 across Canada. Mr. Fontaine was asking some serious questions. I'd like to ask the Minister, in regards to the Northwest Territories in terms of foster care children in the Northwest Territories homes that are of aboriginal descent and that are in homes that are non-aboriginal custody, that if he has some numbers. I'm asking for some details, so I'm also prepared to wait until he can get them to me at a later date. But I want to know that statement by Mr. Fontaine, does that somehow have, on a scale of the Northwest Territories, are we in that type of a situation as he has purported in the news? Thank you.
Norman Yakeleya on Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 15th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 14th, 2007
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