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Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2  moved that the bill, as amended, be concurred in at report stage with further amendments.

October 27th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, this is the first time I am rising in the House as the Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, and I wish to acknowledge that I am honoured, excited and grateful to take on this new role. I want to thank the member for Kitchener South—Hespeler for her advocacy for small businesses.

October 20th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, an agreement could not be reached under the provisions of Standing Order 78(1) or 78(2) with respect to the report stage and third reading stage of Bill C-19, an act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022 and other measures.

June 3rd, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Public Services and Procurement  Madam Speaker, we are fully committed to delivering on the Canadian Coast Guard's fleet renewal plan, including selecting a third shipyard as a strategic partner in the national shipbuilding strategy. As the process of Davie's official qualification to become Canada's third shipyard is still ongoing, we are continuing to work with it every step of the way.

June 3rd, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Public Services and Procurement  Madam Speaker, it is quite the contrary. We are fully supportive of our national shipbuilding strategy. I have seen first-hand this shipbuilding strategy at work by visiting shipyards and seeing men and women working very hard. We know the contributions that the national shipbuilding strategy is making to the economy and the jobs it is creating.

June 3rd, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Online News Act  Madam Speaker, an agreement could not be reached under the provisions of Standing Orders 78(1) or 78(2) with respect to the second reading stage of Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada. Under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), I give notice that a minister of the Crown will propose at the next sitting a motion to allot a specific number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of proceedings at the said stage.

May 20th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I think that our government is seized with this, and we are going to continue to implement further measures in addition to the $800 million that we have committed. I know that the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions is working very hard on this matter.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, as I have said, we have taken significant steps in procurement. We know that there is work that we can do, and we are undertaking that work. The work has led to a 57.6% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, a 19% reduction in the remaining emissions expected by 2025 with our national clean electricity initiative, and an additional decrease of 40% by 2025 by modernizing the heating and cooling systems of buildings in the national capital region through the energy services acquisition program.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, to develop a buy clean strategy for Canada's infrastructure projects, PSPC is working with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's centre for greening government; National Resources Canada; Infrastructure Canada; Innovation, Science and Economic Development; and the National Research Council.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I think the member knows that I am a person with a very collaborative spirit. This place functions best when we work collaboratively and work together. I am always open to discuss ideas and so, of course, I will move forward and have conversations with the member about that topic and any other topic related to my file.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I want to express my gratitude to everyone in the House, the workers at the table, the pages and everyone who has spent time here this evening. I appreciate that support and their efforts. I hope that everyone has a really happy and enjoyable long weekend.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I will work with the member, take the input that she has, learn from her experiences and work collaboratively as we move forward with Canada Post.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, we absolutely want to work with Canada Post. We actually did that survey in order to hear from Canadians. The member read from my mandate letter. It talks about the services that are important to Canadians. We need to know what those services are. That was the reason for the survey.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, if we go back to March 2020, when COVID descended upon us, we were in a very different situation. We did not have one vaccine that was approved. The provinces and territories needed the assistance, which is why the federal government got into that procurement business.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, the government has made significant investments in terms of the crisis that we have at hand with opioids, and the vaccines that we have procured were procured because we knew that we needed those vaccines across the country.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal