This week

Spoke in the House on Committees of the House Madam Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the eighth report of the Standing Committee on Health entitled “Chronic Diseases Related to ...

Spoke in the House on Emergency Medical Services Week Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to stand in the House today and call attention to Emergency Medical Services Week, which will take place next week. There ...

A week ago

Voted No on Vote #224 That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: ( a) recognize the contributions that the baby ...

Voted Yes on Vote #223 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted Yes on Vote #222 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted No on Vote #221 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted No on Vote #220 That, in the opinion of the House, the Budget legislation guts the environmental assessment and fisheries laws, leaving ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Health Mr. Speaker, I read the encouraging news today informing Canadians that an increasing number of people are surviving cancer. I am proud of all the work ...

Mentioned by B.C. Catholic Newspaper Level of Human Trafficking today vastly exceeds African slave trade By Deborah Gyapong Conservative MP Joy Smith spoke at the Justice Summit, May 5, about her experiences battling human trafficking. Deborah Gyapong / CCN her. "I've been in brothels," she said, describing them as "awful places.

Spoke in the House on Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act Mr. Speaker, I am very honoured and pleased to speak to this fantastic budget that has come forward from our government. We have a global recession ...

Three weeks ago

Mentioned by Winnipeg Free Press Excellence, contributions honoured ... Joy Smith, Dianna Bussey, aboriginal leader, Winnipeg MP and government official respectively -- together they are an anti-trafficking triumvirate The UWSA Day Care Centre staff: University of Winnipeg Student Association group Young Woman of ...

Mentioned by Winnipeg Free Press A night of tribute for province's finest Bussey is the chairwoman of the Human Trafficking Response Team in Winnipeg, Redsky, an aboriginal advocate and Joy Smith is a Winnipeg MP whose private member's bill brought in the first mandatory minimum penalities for trafficking in Canada's ...

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, as hon. members know, Canadians experience better health outcomes than citizens in many other countries. Statistics Canada recently reported that life expectancy in Canada ...

Mentioned by Vancouver Sun (blog) Canadian human trafficking bill gets unanimous consent What makes the bill's passage so extraordinary is that was proposed not by the government, but by Conservative MP Joy Smith from Winnipeg. Before the bill becomes law, it must be approved by the Senate. Private members' bills rarely become law.

Mentioned by Toronto Sun Bill would let cops nab human traffickers abroad Winnipeg MP Joy Smith said if her bill becomes law, it will "reach the long arm of the Canadian law into other countries" by allowing Canadian police to go abroad, slap handcuffs on a Canadian citizen or permanent resident suspected of trafficking ...

Mentioned by Bancroft This Week Bill would let cops nab human traffickers abroad Winnipeg MP Joy Smith said if her bill becomes law, it will "reach the long arm of the Canadian law into other countries" by allowing Canadian police to go abroad, slap handcuffs on a Canadian citizen or permanent resident suspected of trafficking ...

Spoke in the House on Criminal Code moved that Bill C-310, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons), be read the third time and passed. Madam Speaker, I am delighted ...

A month ago

Spoke in the House on National Victims of Crime Awareness Week Mr. Speaker, this week is the seventh annual National Victims of Crime Awareness Week which raises awareness about victims' issues and the program, services and laws ...

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on Human Trafficking Mr. Speaker, today the leader of what is called the largest proven human trafficking ring in Canadian history will be sentenced. This is a deplorable crime ...

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-310 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons)

Statements in the House