Heard On The Hill

‘We have drive’: Indigenous MPs on their election and their future

Plus, Canadian Catholic Bishops issue an apology to Indigenous people and the Sen. Michèle Audette joins the ISG.

Indigenous MPs looking forward to taking their seats in the House of Commons during the 44th Parliament say they plan to become active members of the Indigenous caucus, push for action to ensure Indigenous people in Canada can succeed, and work to have priority issues viewed through and Indigenous lens.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feature

BY ALICE CHEN

September 29, 2021

Another election has come and gone and there was a record number of Indigenous candidates put forward this time, at least 77 people, with the end results showing that the actual count of Indigenous MPs who will sit in the House has also gone up, to 12 from the 10 elected after the 2019 campaign. Th...

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