Qujannamiik.
I have three big questions in two minutes and 50 seconds, so maybe what I will do is ask the first two questions and maybe ask them to be given back in written form, and then I'll give an opportunity for the third question to be responded to here.
My first question is on Arctic sovereignty. This government has committed to major spending toward military equipment in the Arctic. Arctic communities face a major security threat. Rapid coastal erosion and melting ice are opening the Northwest Passage. This will bring illegal fishing, leaks from cargo ships, and strains on local search and rescue capabilities.
Can the minister push for a national defence policy that protects and supports our Arctic communities? That's the first question.
The second question is on the Canadian Rangers. We know they are the front line of defence in the far north. At a time when this government is investing more and more in Arctic sovereignty, Arctic security, the equipment usage rate for the Canadian Rangers has not been increased to keep up with inflation. When will this government increase the equipment usage rate and improve the process for Canadian Rangers to get their reimbursements? I have been told that it takes a very long time, sometimes upwards of six months, for Canadian Rangers to get their reimbursements.
The third question that I would love a response on is on children aging out of care. We know that Canada's residential schooling system was a huge genocidal policy that still has impacts to this day. It's well known that the foster care system and the child apprehension system are another form of that, and there are a huge number of first nations, Métis and Inuit children who are going to age out of care.
What will this government do to ensure that those children who are aging out get the housing they need, so that they can feel safe after they have left the system?