Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Ms. Demianowicz, I'd like to turn to you. Of course, this bill is not the first attempt of Parliament to address this issue. Since 2010, three NDP private members’ bills have tried to do the same. I want to give a shout-out to former MP Alex Atamanenko

Agriculture committee  I would just like to point out that the NDP private members' bills of Alex Atamanenko were addressing the horse slaughter issue. We are here about the live exports. The question is really about welfare during the transport. I've been involved with HSI Canada for the past decade

Prohibition of the Export of Horses by Air for Slaughter Act   sign of government legislation on this topic, and why, after two years, are we now looking at Bill C-355? That point being made, I want to give an honourable mention to someone who used to sit in the House, a former colleague of some of my NDP colleagues, Mr. Alex Atamanenko. He

Food Day in Canada Act   and environmental goals and food quality objectives. We have had incredible MPs, like Alex Atamanenko and Malcolm Allen, who in the past really set the stage for the debates we are able to have today. We have to recognize those members of Parliament who did that heavy lifting in previous

Agriculture and Agri-Food   Democrats have had a plan for the development of a national food policy for quite some time now. As the agriculture critic, I have to recognize the work of dignitaries in this party, like Malcolm Allen and Alex Atamanenko, who were previous agriculture critics and led to the development

National Local Food Day Act   health goals, environmental goals, and food quality objectives. In 2014, Alex Atamanenko and Malcolm Allen, former members of Parliament, brought together a landmark strategy paper called “Everybody Eats: Our Vision for a pan-Canadian Food Strategy”, focusing on going from the farm

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) responses to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR): (a) according to the government’s analysis, do the IRS provisions comply with the provisions

British Home Child Day  , and suffering endured by British home children and to offer a sincere apology to those still living and their descendants. The New Democrats have long supported the righting of this sad chapter in Canadian history, including through motions tabled by former NDP MP Alex Atamanenko

Food and Drugs Act  Mr. Speaker, I am happy to speak today to Bill C-291, a bill that would require the labelling of food products made from genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. I want to start by acknowledging the work and mentorship of Alex Atamanenko, who served as MP for British Columbia

British Home Child Day   written a book on these Canadians and their experiences. Much of the information and many of the words I used to prepare this speech came directly from Mr. Joyce. My predecessor in this place, Alex Atamanenko, tabled a motion in the previous Parliament asking for an apology from

Food and Drugs Act   the honour of working on such a strategy with my colleagues Malcolm Allen and Alex Atamanenko. We are very proud of the work we did. Our vision is to connect Canadians from the farm to the fork. Our overall objective is to adopt a federal integrated policy that covers agriculture, rural

Food and Drugs Act   it at their party's convention. I hope to have their support here. I am also following in the footsteps of some remarkable MPs who have worked on this file. There was Alex Atamanenko, NDP member who represented the riding of British Columbia Southern Interior. He introduced a bill on this more

Alex Atamanenko was NDP MP for British Columbia Southern Interior (B.C.) until 2015

Excise Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of Bill C-241, sponsored by my colleague from Saskatoon—Grasswood. The bill would amend the Excise Tax Act to allow for a 100% rebate of the GST for school authorities. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Alex Atamanenko

Excise Tax Act   proposes increasing the GST rebate to 100%. That would contribute to increasing the funding that our school boards are getting, which is extremely important. I am pleased to support the bill. The bill was introduced before by my former NDP colleague Alex Atamanenko. I want to point out