Health Canada says it will fund two additional mental health workers and a case manager for youth in Attawapiskat to assist with the northern Ontario reserve's suicide crisis.
The BC Hemophiliac Society and the B.C. Health Coalition were also at the legislature to back the bill that is modelled after legislation banning payment in Ontario.
A motion to create the committee was placed on the House of Commons order paper late Tuesday evening.
Surrey RCMP says the blaze broke out just before 1 a.m. Wednesday
The BC Coroners Service released its report on the death of Alex Gervais, an 18-year-old who was placed by the Children's Ministry in an Abbotsford Super 8 motel after his group home was closed.
Trudeau announced the planned visit in the House of Commons today as he faced questions about his government's promises to help the community rebuild.