I am very pleased to welcome you all here today. It is an honour for me to be here with you, discussing issues that are so important to the future of this nation, and I thank you for being here.
I want to thank our hosts, the Aga Khan Foundation, for your generosity to us today, as well and of course the University of Toronto for also supporting the gathering and the launch today.
The Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, offers her congratulations to Cowichan Tribes on the completion of an award-winning culvert and roadway project that has supported the return of salmon to the Quamichan Creek.
The Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, congratulated two Ontario First Nations on the completion of their housing projects with funding from Budget 2016.
The Honourable Jane Philpott, the Honourable Michael Coteau, Ontario Minister of Children and Youth Services, Minister of Community and Social Services, and Minister Responsible for Anti-Racism, and the Chiefs of Ontario leadership signed a joint commitment on policy and funding reform for First Nations Services in Ontario.
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, on behalf of the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, today announced an investment of over $1.2 million for the design and preliminary site work for a new elementary school for Biigtigong Nishnaabeg.