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Mental Health and Addictions November 26th, 2024
Mr. Speaker, this week is National Addictions Awareness Week. It is a time for all of us to raise awareness and challenge stereotypes toward addiction. On this side of the House, we know addiction is a health condition and deserves to be treated like one in order to save lives.
Can the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions share some of the ways our government is helping those in need?
Democratic Institutions November 6th, 2024
Mr. Speaker, foreign interference poses a real threat to democracies around the world. Bad actors like Russia, China and India use shady tactics to sow division and to further their own goals in countries like Canada, yet there is a deafening silence coming from the Leader of the Opposition.
Can the Prime Minister please explain to Canadians what is at stake and why the Conservative leader needs to take the issue seriously?
Parkinson's Disease October 28th, 2024
Mr. Speaker, every day in Canada, 30 individuals are diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, and more than 100,000 people in Canada are now living with Parkinson's, including my sister Paula and my wife, Barbara. There is currently no test to confirm Parkinson's, and diagnosis can take time. There is currently no cure.
Tomorrow between 9 a.m. and noon in the Wellington Building, room 310, I am pleased to co-host a round table with Senator Greene and Parkinson Canada, where we will discuss the growing economic burden of Parkinson's, innovative care models and current research to improve the lives of people diagnosed with Parkinson's.
I am proud to support research into neurodegenerative diseases, like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, through our federal budget. Every Parkinson's experience is unique. Together we can ensure that a full and vibrant life with Parkinson's is still possible.
Committees of the House September 17th, 2024
Madam Speaker, I enjoyed working on copyright legislation with the hon. member for Windsor West in the 42nd Parliament, on the industry committee. He brought up the issue of Crown copyright. One example that Canada can look to is Crown copyright in the U.K., something that goes back to, I think, the Statute of Anne in 1710. I think the U.K. is currently under legislation from 1988.
We could talk about copyright, but I am really interested in the member's comments about trade and how important it is for us to look at technical advances we can make to have goods and services move more freely across our border and how this was intending to do that.
Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1 June 17th, 2024
Mr. Speaker, maybe we could talk a bit about what was not in the budget: eliminating the price on pollution, as an example, or cutting programs for people who are struggling. We are continuing to invest in Canadians and at the same time fight climate change.
The hon. member had started talking about science. If he could work science and climate change, and our need to invest in that, as well, into his answer, that would be great.
Committees of the House May 2nd, 2024
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 10th report of the Standing Committee on Science and Research, entitled “The Security of Research Partnerships Between Canadian Universities, Research Institutions and Entities Connected to the People’s Republic of China”. Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to this report.
We thank the clerk, the analysts, the witnesses and all the members who contributed to this report.
Points of Order May 2nd, 2024
Mr. Speaker, I am seeking unanimous consent to revert to the tabling of reports part of the rubric.
National Strategy on Brain Injuries Act May 1st, 2024
Madam Speaker, it is great to work with the member for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford in the House and on committees. I am very interested in the proposed bill and how it might be embedded in some of the work that I have always been involved in with Brain Canada and Dr. Viviane Poupon, such as the $80 million over four years in budget 2024 for Brain Canada research looking at stem cell treatment for things like injuries or conditions that result in behavioural or other problems, and the Canadian Brain Research Strategy with Dr. Jennie Young and the work she is doing. I think the collaboration around the brain and our understanding of the brain could be enhanced by including the work that the member is doing on brain injury.
Might the member make a comment on how the bill could be embedded in some of the larger strategies in Canada?
The Budget April 29th, 2024
Madam Speaker, I thank the member across the way for his tireless advocacy on behalf of science in Canada and the work that he did on the science committee to bring forward the recommendations to have additional investments in science.
Could the hon. member comment on how this is a beginning of a new era for science in Canada and how we can continue to support citizen science as well as indigenous science in the future?
The Budget April 29th, 2024
Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member across the way for highlighting the disability benefit and the opportunity that it is going to provide going forward.
Could the hon. member comment on how important it is that the benefit, as we are structuring it now, does not get clawed back by provincial and territorial governments, that it is a tax-free benefit that, once we have established the pattern of payment, will not revert to a clawback program?