Public Accounts committee   was working together, whether donating PPE or looking after a neighbour or a friend in quarantine. Then we had our MPs and senators working together. I remember the days when we had those technical briefings on a daily basis. We put aside politics and would give ideas, observations

Public Complaints and Review Commission Act   the way up to the RCMP, whether it is law and justice reform or whether it is support for our veterans and our military, there is a lot that could be talked about. It is a worthy thing that we are talking about, and it is something that we should continue to talk about. I find it very

Grocery Industry   multiple rounds of reforms to the Competition Act. It is good to see that the NDP and other parties are starting to work with us. Earlier this week, we got Bill C-59 through the finance committee, which was great progress on reforming the competition laws.

National Arctic Strategy  Uqaqtittiji, on Wednesday, I joined a productive panel discussion with my colleagues from the other House Senator Dawn Anderson and Senator Pat Duncan, as well as Jackie Jacobson, a former MLA in the Northwest Territories, to discuss the Arctic Research Foundation's impressive

Public Complaints and Review Commission Act   for transparency, reform and accountability within Canadian law enforcement agencies. Even though policing practices and the legal framework in Canada are distinct from those in the U.S., the widespread media coverage of and societal reactions to American law enforcement issues can heighten

Committees of the House   governments, Conservative and Liberal, have failed to grapple with defence procurement reform, with Arctic security and sovereignty, with recruitment and retention, with meeting our international commitments on peacekeeping, with combatting sexual misconduct in the military

Diversity and Inclusion  Mr. Speaker, budget 2024 proposes funding for Canada's first-ever action plan on combatting hate, which would support community outreach and law enforcement reform, tackle the rise in hate crimes, enhance community security, counter radicalization and increase support

Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act  , the government could have built the regulatory foundations to gradually phase out oil and gas by voting, among other things, to reform the system governing them. Our goal was to ensure that adequate regulation of current oil and gas projects would end the approval process for new ones

Privilege  . However, at that point, a decision was made to not notify the affected members of Parliament and the affected senators; I think there are about 13 of us in total. That is a bit more problematic, so this is why I support the member's privilege question because I do think this needs

Bill C-69 An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 16, 2024

Short Title Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1 . PART 1 Amendments to the Income Tax Act and Other Legislation R.S., c. 1 (5th Supp.) Income Tax Act 2 (1) The description of B in subsection 6(2) of the French version of the Income

Carbon Pricing   this potential relief is compromised by amendments pushed through by Liberal-appointed senators, who threaten to slash nearly $910 million from these savings. They are attempting to gut this bill under the direction of the Liberal Prime Minister. The changes proposed, specifically removing

National Strategy on Brain Injuries Act   invites Ottawa to do so. I would add that the EI reform promised by the Liberals has yet to happen. (h) encourage consultation with mental health professionals, particularly in educational institutions, sports organizations and workplaces, to provide persons who are suffering from

Privilege   have the facts about and chronology of this matter. I submit that the facts of the situation clearly demonstrate that the government acted without delay to notify the House and Senate of suspicious spearphishing activity that targeted parliamentarians. I would also state

Justice  Mr. Speaker, I will highlight that we worked with provinces, including many provincial Conservative leaders across this country, to bring in bail reform. We will continue to work on things that are keeping Canadians safe. At the same time, the leader opposite talked about gun

Finance committee   it operates like a sliding scale. I'll just quote from the written submission to FINA from the Competition Bureau: While we welcome these steps, our February 2022 and March 2023 submissions called for a more definitive reform in this area. We recommend that Clauses 249-250 be amended