Thank you, Mr. Chair. Previously, Aboriginal governments have come forward and wanted to take ownership of their housing needs and we tried to work with them and those attempts weren't really successful. So I am really committed to, and I believe, like I had stated many times, that self-governance is important for Indigenous people, and within that true self-governance means that you have to take on ownership of your housing, your children, et cetera. I am really more than open to working with an Aboriginal organization that's willing to try out a pilot project, but I really want to stress that I am not willing to set people up to fail, so it would take a lot of negotiations to sit down with that community to define what exactly that community would need to be able to sustain that. What their strengths are; what are the areas that they need support in, and then developing a really comprehensive plan so that when they do take over their housing within their community they have the tools and infrastructure to succeed within that. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Caroline Cochrane on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on June 16th, 2016. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
June 16th, 2016
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