Premier Doug Ford said he's 'proud' of the NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa, as did several others who marked the occasion at Queen's Park on Tuesday
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a Village Media website devoted to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park.
His mother, who turned 79 on Tuesday, celebrated her birthday at Queen's Park, watching her son make history while sitting in the gallery inside the chamber. Mamakwa also said he hopes other legislatures and the federal parliament will take similar steps and enable Indigenous languages to be spoken there.
He asked about the government's 2018 promise to build 76 long-term care beds in Sioux Lookout, which is more than 300 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay. Once he returned to his seat, Mamakwa was all smiles as he looked up at the public gallery with a thumbs-up. Reflecting on the day, Mamakwa said it was "surreal."
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