NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq speaks out about her struggles to feel welcome inside the House of Commons
NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq would often repeat the words"I belong here" to herself, away from the eyes of here House of Commons MPs.Mumilaaq Qaqqaq would give herself pep talks in the elevators at work. After the doors to the parliamentary elevators closed and she could be away from her fellow MPs, she said she’d often repeat three words to herself: I belong here. I belong here.
she wrote about the speech on Twitter. Despite working to convince herself that she belonged, she said it was clear that Parliament was not a place for her. “The systems are built to work for certain people. It’s middle-aged white men,” she said. “It’s a weird thing to realize your lack of privileges, even though you’re in a position so full of privileges.”
on two occasions: this past spring, as well as last fall. Last year’s leave was after she completed a housing tour of Nunavut, where she visited many of her constituents in houses full of mould and in various states of disrepair. She said she’s also been seeing a counsellor for the past few months, which she’s found helpful.
She has really liked working with youth in the past, she said, and would consider working again in the Inuit employment or suicide prevention fields. On different notes, she mentioned she’s interested in the Indigenous law program at the University of Victoria, and that she really loves beading and wants to learn more design and sewing.Ms. Qaqqaq also just re-sanded and repainted her deck, which she enjoyed. “I’m kind of tempted to see if I like carpentry,” she said.
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