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  • His favourite word is children.

NDP MP for Vancouver Kingsway (B.C.)

Won his last election, in 2021, with 52% of the vote.

Yesterday

Spoke in the House on Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to the federal tobacco control strategy for fiscal year 2022-23: (a) what was the budget for the strategy; (b) how much of that budget ...

Voted Yes on Vote #657 Amendment to opposition motion

Voted Yes on Vote #658 Opposition Motion (As amended - Canada's actions to promote peace in the Middle East)

Voted No on Vote #659 on Bill C-59 Implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 21, 2023 ...

Voted Yes on Vote #660 on Bill C-59 Implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 21, 2023 ...

Voted Yes on Vote #661 on Bill C-59 Implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 21, 2023 ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke at the Industry committee on Accessibility and Affordability of Wireless and Broadband Services in Canada Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that we have witnesses here and, with all due respect to them, they are not the ones this ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke at the Science and Research committee on Briefing with the Chief Science Advisor of Canada Of course. The values of the Canada graduate scholarship—$17,500 for master's students and $21,000 for post-doctoral—have not changed since 2003. That's over 20 years. As well, ...

Spoke in the House on Health Mr. Speaker, every Canadian should have access to the health care they need when they need it, but a new survey reveals that over six million ...

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Madam Speaker, one thing the New Democrats agree with the Conservatives on is that it is always wrong when taxpayer dollars are wasted in unnecessary procurement. ...

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Excise Tax Act moved for leave to introduce Bill C-382, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Income Tax Act (extra-energy-efficient products). Madam Speaker, I am ...

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-382 An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Income Tax Act (extra-energy-efficient products)

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on Health Mr. Speaker, Manulife just cut a deal with Galen Weston that forces Canadians to fill their prescriptions at Loblaws. This robs patients of their choice of ...

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I am sorry; I do not recall to whom to attribute this, but I have also heard it said that taxes are the price ...

Spoke in the House on Pandemic Day Act Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for this bill. If we are remembering the pandemic, one particularly critical fact to remember is ...

Spoke in the House on Constitution Act, 1867 Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate my hon. colleague on the excellent idea to provide parliamentarians the option of swearing allegiance to the monarch of ...

Spoke at the Health committee on Meetings Thank you, Mr. Chair. Happy new year, everybody. I hope everybody had a chance for a restful and festive holiday season. I'm looking forward to joining ...

Three months ago

Spoke at the Health committee on Women's Health, Meetings, and Information That seems fair from the Canadian government's point of view, but here's what actually happened. In March 2022, the WTO decided not to accept Covifenz for ...

More than three months ago

Spoke at the Health committee on Meetings and Information With respect, we forced the government to do that at the health committee as well when they were fighting us tooth and nail not to provide ...

Spoke at the Justice committee on Bill C-321 Thank you, Madam Chair. It's a pleasure to be at this committee. I'm a visitor, but I have a question and a comment to add on ...

Spoke at the Health committee on Children's Health, Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, and Women's Health I have a few comments. I'm not 100% sure how important the motion is. What's most important here is that we actually get the motion passed ...

Spoke at the Health committee on Women's Health and Meeting Requested Pursuant to Standing Order 106(4) to Discuss ... Thank you. At that time, the NDP, the Bloc Québécois, and the Conservatives joined together to demand transparency and accountability from the government in all aspects ...

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-340 An Act to enact the Canada Pharmacare Act

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-337 An Act to establish a national strategy on the reduction of textile waste

Posted on Twitter Had a fantastic time at the Peer 2 Peer Youth Showcase today at @collingwoodnh featuring the short film Redacted an… https://t.co/PT9Sbqv9a8

Posted on Twitter This is incorrect. The Cons oppose harm reduction, while NDP supports that plus recovery, education and prevention. https://t.co/qAjkZFkkXr

Posted on Twitter Today I was pleased to meet with @cancersociety to discuss their top advocacy issues for 2023. These include preven… https://t.co/fYasQBnuO4

Posted on Twitter A new report shows the number of Canadian teenagers regularly vaping is now among the highest in the world. Expert… https://t.co/cmQsqq3ndv

Posted on Twitter Another failed conservative policy: we can reduce crime by locking people up longer. If that worked, the US would h… https://t.co/mnDHGwyJkN

Posted on Twitter The only failed drug policy is the failed War on Drugs championed by conservatives and others for 100 years. It has… https://t.co/XxoP74pjp7

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-328 An Act respecting the development of a national strategy on student loan debt

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-312 An Act respecting the development of a national renewable energy strategy

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-307 An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (menstrual products)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-272 An Act respecting the development of a national employment strategy for persons with disabilities