Ontario NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa ask a question during question period at Queen's Park in Toronto on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023.
A First Nation legislator in Ontario is set to make history today when he rises at Queen's Park to speak in his language, Oji-Cree. For the first time in its history, the Ontario legislature will allow, interpret and transcribe a language other than English and French.The Canadian PressOntario NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa asks a question during question period at Queen's Park in Toronto on Sept. 26, 2023.
New Democrat Sol Mamakwa sparked the change after convincing Government House Leader Paul Calandra to allow him to speak in the language his parents taught him. Mamakwa, from Kingfisher Lake First Nation in northern Ontario, says the milestone is important because Indigenous people are losing their languages and his speech and question in the legislature will mark a step toward reconciliation.Calandra changed the standing orders on languages spoken in the legislative chamber to include any Indigenous language spoken in Canada.
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