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  • Her favourite word is chair.

Liberal MP for Halifax West (Nova Scotia)

Won her last election, in 2025, with 66% of the vote.

Two months ago

Voted No on Vote #23 on Bill C-5 Enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada

Voted No on Vote #24 on Bill C-5 Enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada

Voted No on Vote #25 on Bill C-5 Enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada

Voted Yes on Vote #26 on Bill C-5 Enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada

Voted Yes on Vote #27 on Bill C-5 Enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada

Spoke in the House on Citizenship Act Mr. Speaker, now that we have clearly identified that the audio is working in both languages, I appreciate this historic opportunity to stand today and really …

Three months ago

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, it is an absolute honour to be here this evening as the minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship. I want to take a moment …

Spoke in the House on Strong Borders Act Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Bourassa. I am pleased to rise today to talk about the strong borders …

Spoke in the House on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Mr. Speaker, international students are vital to Canada. Ask any of our provinces and institutions. Our temporary foreign workers are as well. They are essential to …

Introduced legislation Government bill C-3 An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025)

Spoke in the House on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Mr. Speaker, we take our immigration system very seriously on this side of the aisle, as I know all Canadians do. For that reason, we are …

Spoke in the House on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question and his work on francophone immigration. Last year, we exceeded our target for francophone immigration outside Quebec. …

More than three months ago

Spoke in the House on Justice Mr. Speaker, our government takes the safety of children seriously. That is why we put forward a comprehensive plan to bring Canada into the 21st century …

Spoke at the Justice committee on Pre-Study on Bill C-63 Good morning, everyone. I call this meeting to order. Welcome to meeting 127 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Pursuant …

Spoke in the House on Government Priorities Mr. Speaker, Canadians have been through a lot in the last few years, and they are looking to all levels of government for relief and support. …

Spoke at the Science and Research committee on Impact of the Criteria for Awarding Federal Funding on Research Excellence in … Thank you very much, Madam Chair. First, I have a question for Mr. Gagnon, the dean of research at the École de technologie supérieure. Mr. Gagnon, …

Spoke at the Justice committee on Pre-Study on Bill C-63 I call the meeting to order. Welcome to meeting number 125 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Pursuant to Standing …

Spoke at the Science and Research committee on Impact of the Criteria for Awarding Federal Funding on Research Excellence in … Thank you for that. I would agree with you. Sitting at home when COVID hit, just like most people were sitting in their homes, I was …

Spoke at the Science and Research committee on Impact of the Criteria for Awarding Federal Funding on Research Excellence in … Thank you, Madam Chair. Let me start with one question for Mr. Kaufmann, and then I'll ask Professor Kerr a follow-up question. We've undertaken many studies …

Spoke at the Science and Research committee on The Mission, Mandate, Role, Structure and Financing of the New Capstone Research … Thank you, Madam Chair. Good afternoon to the two witnesses. I believe you're both of Nova Scotian descent. MP Mike Kelloway and I are also from …

Spoke at the Science and Research committee on The Distribution of Federal Government Funding Among Canada's Post-Secondary Institutions and The … That's fabulous. Thank you very much. Dr. Nemer, welcome back to us. In your testimony this morning and, I think, in a statement to my colleague …

Spoke at the Foreign Affairs committee on Canada’s Approach to Africa, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and Current Situation in … Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I want to thank members for allowing me to come in for the hour. I am of Lebanese origin. First, …

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-268 An Act to designate the month of November as Lebanese Heritage Month