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Question Period
June 17, 2016
Following the government’s announcement that it will recognize the actions of ISIS as genocide, Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion faces questions about Canada’s military response. He is also called on to support NATO countries in eastern Europe amid Conservative claims of a Russian threat. Parliamentary secretary François-Philippe Champagne (Finance) is asked about the potential expansion of the Canada Pension Plan and alleged tax evasion by large corporations. Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef responds to continued Conservative calls for a referendum on potential electoral reforms. Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett is asked about the government’s position on the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People. UNDRIP is the subject of a private member’s bill proposed by NDP MP Romeo Saganash (Bill C-262). International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau answers questions about her department’s spending on a recent trip to New York City. (June 17, 2016)