Justice committee  I was part of meetings back in 2018 with a group of senators who had taken on this action and to raise the same concerns. I met with five senators at the time. Then it fell by the wayside. Now it's been picked up again. Certainly we express the same concerns with the complete

Parliament of Canada Act   to specify that a member of the Senate or the House of Commons who applies for a secret security clearance from the Government of Canada is, for the purposes of the consideration of their application, deemed to need access to the information.... The whole issue of confidentiality

Carbon Tax  . Conservatives are fighting against the NDP-Liberal government every day to lower the price of groceries and to bring tax relief for Canadians. That is why Conservatives brought in Bill C-234 to remove the carbon tax on Canadian farmers. However, the Prime Minister’s hand-picked senators have

Grocery Industry  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the leader of the NDP for bringing a very important question on this file, but it seems that he is missing a part. He was with us in order to make the largest reform on competition in this country. In fact, thanks to this work and the help

Foreign Affairs committee   cheap on the diplomatic front. We need to invest in Global Affairs Canada and help it reform some of its outdated practices, such as the division of Africa into sub-Saharan Africa and Arab Africa. Honourable Chair, a strategic approach to Africa entails identifying the policy areas

Housing   a mortgage in the future. Our housing plan will unlock 3.87 million new homes by cutting red tape, by reforming zoning, by lowering the costs of homebuilding and by using public lands and vacant government offices for housing. We are making it easier to save up for a tax-free down

Bill C-377 An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (need to know)

R.S., c. P-1 Parliament of Canada Act 1 The Parliament of Canada Act is amended by adding the following after section 13: Access to Information Deeming — need to know 13.1 (1) A member of the Senate or the House of Commons who applies for a secret security clearance from

Information & Ethics committee  You're asking for specific facts. Reports have indicated that Ms. Byrne attends regular caucus meetings, meetings that are typically reserved for Conservative members of Parliament, senators and top staff. The reporting also details Ms. Byrne's active participation in morning

Information & Ethics committee  Past commissioners initiated investigations on their own accord based on information they came across without there being direct requests from a member of Parliament or a senator, but I would have to get back to you on the exact number of them.

Information & Ethics committee  -25: vote 1 under Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying; vote 1 under Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner; vote 1 under Office of the Senate Ethics Officer; and votes 1 and 5 under Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada, referred

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, he is mistaken. That is the simple answer. He seems to have a memory problem. We presented the biggest competition reform in the country with our NDP colleagues. Unfortunately, we know that the Conservatives were against it, but we moved forward anyway because we

Status of Women committee  Absolutely. Thank you for that. I was nearly done, but I had a couple of summary points. The MMIWG inquiry called for justice reform to make systemic changes to ensure the justice system is culturally appropriate. The creation of a nationwide red dress alert program

Status of Women committee   in their own communities. The red dress alert program must be adequately resourced, and it must be indigenous-led. The MMIWG inquiry called for justice reform to make systemic changes to ensure the justice system is culturally appropriate, and—

Bill C-252 An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (prohibition of food and beverage marketing directed at children)

and 7.2 come into force, those sections are to be referred to the committee of the Senate, of the House of Commons or of both Houses of Parliament that may be designated or established for the purpose of reviewing their effect. The review is, in particular, to focus on whether

Pandemic Day Act   very troubling, is that we have an effort by a member of the Liberal Party to sponsor and bring forward this pandemic day act in the House of Commons, which was put forward by a senator. However, what I think needs to be said very clearly is how impactful COVID was, and not just