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NDP MP for Winnipeg Centre (Manitoba)

Won her last election, in 2021, with 50% of the vote.

A week ago

Spoke in the House on National Council for Reconciliation Act Madam Speaker, I appreciate the empathy from my hon. colleague, but the Conservatives have quite a history. If we talk about their history with reconciliation, I ...

Spoke in the House on The Budget Madam Speaker, I had the opportunity to listen to the speech by the member for Carleton, the leader of the Conservative Party. Particularly there were a ...

Spoke in the House on Women and Gender Equality Mr. Speaker, while the finance minister celebrates so-called feminist policies in this year's budget, in rural Manitoba, the Liberals have cut all funding for counselling and ...

Voted Yes on Vote #740 on Bill S-209 Respecting Pandemic Observance Day

Spoke at the Status of Women committee on Red Dress Alert Thank you so much. I want to start out by saying that it's such an honour to know all of you who are here today. I ...

Spoke in the House on Points of Order Mr. Speaker, on the same point of order, we have had the occasion to speak about exactly what is going on in the House. I have ...

Spoke in the House on Housing Mr. Speaker, indigenous people in Winnipeg make up nearly 75% of the unhoused population. Almost 90% are sleeping outdoors or living in encampments. The Liberals' inadequate ...

Voted Yes on Vote #739 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

Spoke in the House on Grocery Industry Mr. Speaker, while grocery CEOs make record profits, students are having to turn to campus food banks to eat. When I spoke with Carleton University students, ...

Voted No on Vote #737 on Bill C-50 Respecting accountability, transparency and engagement to support the creation of sustainable jobs for workers and ...

Voted Yes on Vote #738 on Bill C-50 Respecting accountability, transparency and engagement to support the creation of sustainable jobs for workers and ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke at the Status of Women committee on Women’s Economic Empowerment and Red Dress Alert Thank you very much. I have limited time. I find that deeply troubling, because the national inquiry came out over four years ago. You can see ...

Spoke at the Health committee on Women's Health Thank you so much, Chair. My first question is for Dr. Fairbrother. You spoke about the apprehension of children potentially resulting in greater levels of depression ...

Voted Yes on Vote #686 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

Spoke in the House on Child Care Mr. Speaker, the Liberals' child care plan forgets child care workers, 96% of whom are women, and many are facing a burnout crisis. The recent Liberal ...

Spoke at the Status of Women committee on Red Dress Alert Thank you so much. I thought that was important to share, because it speaks to the urgent need to put in place a red dress alert. ...

Spoke in the House on Questions on the Order Paper With regard to access to abortion care funded under the Canada Health Act, broken down by province or territory from 2015 to present: (a) how many ...

A month ago

Spoke at the Status of Women committee on Red Dress Alert Thank you so much to the witnesses. I'm so happy to have you here. I just want to follow up. I know, Ms. Cooper, that you ...

Spoke at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee on Opinion by the Supreme Court of Canada on February 9, 2024, Regarding ... Thank you so much. I want to clarify. It's often said that it's at the pace at which communities want to go. I want to clarify ...

Two months ago

Spoke at the Status of Women committee on Women’s Economic Empowerment Thank you so much. My first question is for Ms. Huntley. You spoke about the stresses of parenting, and then you spoke about some moms having ...

Spoke at the Status of Women committee on Women’s Economic Empowerment Thank you so much, Madam Chair. I'm sorry that I can't join you in person today. Thank you to all the panellists for the wonderful testimony. ...

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-223 An Act to develop a national framework for a guaranteed livable basic income

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-232 An Act respecting a Climate Emergency Action Framework