National Council for Reconciliation Act   and duty to consult; bilateral mechanisms; tabling of the annual report; functions of the council; disclosure of information by the Government of Canada; and the preamble to use first nations, Inuit and Métis. There has been a great deal of effort that has gone far beyond any one

National Strategy on Flood and Drought Forecasting Act  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to be able to close this debate on my bill at second reading. First of all, I would like to say how impressed I was by the quality of the speeches from both sides, by members from all parties present in the House this morning. I would also like

Business of Supply  , the interim housing assistance program. That program reimbursed the costs faced by the provinces and municipalities to support newcomers. The first part of the program was launched in 2017, and it ran for five years. A total of $750 million was provided by the federal government

Parliament of Canada Act  . The role that the arts can play in society includes building relationships and knowledge with indigenous nations. Indigenous artists are arguably the best-known Canadian artists outside Canada. As we look toward reconciliation and renewing relationships with indigenous peoples, I want

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, we started debate on the first nations clean water act, an important piece of legislation that I look forward to studying at committee in due course. However, it seems like every time we want to move forward on reconciliation, the Conservatives want

Public Safety committee   is a prime target for cybercriminals and state-sponsored actors. At BlackBerry, we know this first-hand. Between September and December 2023, we stopped more than 5.2 million cyber-attacks, and 62% of those targeted critical infrastructure. Just yesterday, the Canadian Centre for Cyber

Corrections and Conditional Release Act   in 1992 first entitled victims to receive information about the offender who harmed them. In 2003, the government updated and re-endorsed the statement of basic principles, and in 2015, the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights became law, solidifying victims' rights in various ways. Under

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you for the question. I have here with me a list of four Hong Kong officials who hold property in Canada and who are directly involved in either supporting or implementing the national security law. First I have Wong Kam-sing, the secretary of the environment. He

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023   the first free trade agreement in 1988. There was a lot of resistance at the time from a lot of nay-sayers who were saying things like we were going to lose our sovereignty as a nation. People were saying that our agricultural sector would not be able to compete with the warmer States

Parliament of Canada Act  , but it would also make sure there are opportunities for Inuit, first nations and Métis artists to be selected as part of this—

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee   it all to speak truth to power and to stand up to human rights abuses and CCP corruption in Beijing. In my opening remarks, I want to highlight three themes about Jimmy Lai's detention. The first theme I will term "lawfare" because Jimmy Lai was targeted for decades for doing his

Public Safety committee  , an act respecting cybersecurity, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other acts. I would like to welcome our witnesses for the first panel. From Blackberry, we have John de Boer, senior director, government affairs and public policy, Canada

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023   are third in the world, and probably second, since the United States necessarily attracts by far the most investment. The third chart is with respect to the budgetary balance projections for G7 nations. As Sir John A. Macdonald used to say, “Don't compare me to the Almighty. Compare me

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the communities which comprise the federal electoral district of Courtenay-Alberni, between the 2005-06 and current year fiscal year: (a) what are the federal infrastructure investments, including direct transfers to the municipalities and First Nations

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns   transfers to the municipalities and First Nations, for the communities of (i) Tofino, (ii) Ucluelet, (iii) Port Alberni, (iv) Parksville, (v) Qualicum Beach, (vi) Cumberland, (vii) Courtenay, (viii) Deep Bay, (ix) Dashwood, (x) Royston, (xi) French Creek, (xii) Errington, (xiii) Coombs