Mr. Speaker, once again, the Greens agree to apply the vote and will vote in favour.
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Supplementary Estimates (A), 2023-24 June 21st, 2023
Mr. Speaker, once again, the Greens agree to apply the vote and will vote in favour.
Main Estimates, 2023-24 June 21st, 2023
Mr. Speaker, the Greens also agree to apply the vote and will be voting in favour.
Main Estimates, 2023-24 June 21st, 2023
Mr. Speaker, the Greens agree to apply the vote and will be voting in favour of the motion.
Main Estimates, 2023-24 June 21st, 2023
Mr. Speaker, the Greens agree to apply the vote and will be voting in favour.
Business of Supply June 21st, 2023
Mr. Speaker, to be fair, the question was not on raising taxes on the average person but on the largest oil and gas companies in the country, which have made over $38 billion in profit this year alone.
Is the hon. member not supportive of making sure that kind of money goes to support Canadians who need it most?
Business of Supply June 21st, 2023
Madam Speaker, I really appreciate that the member for Don Valley East spoke about needed investments. I know he is a supporter of investing in people with disabilities. We are on the verge of seeing Bill C-22 receive royal assent, but we still do not have any money in the budget to deliver the Canada disability benefit. Can he speak about what he can be doing over the coming months to ensure that in next year's budget we see a historic investment in Canadians with disabilities being lifted out of poverty through the Canada disability benefit?
Business of Supply June 21st, 2023
Madam Speaker, the member spoke about a grift. How is this for a grift? Oil and gas companies, last year alone, raised the price of fuel, on their margins alone, by 18¢ a litre. That helped the five biggest oil and gas companies to create profits of over $38 billion. On top of that, the federal government gave them what the member would call a handout of $22 billion more. How is that not the biggest grift in the country? Is the member going to stand up and say that it is time to get rid of that grift?
Petitions June 21st, 2023
Madam Speaker, I rise to present a petition on behalf of petitioners who draw the attention of this House to the illegitimate military junta in Burma that continues to indiscriminately kill, torture, rape, imprison and displace civilians, particularly through air strikes, causing an increased need for vital humanitarian assistance.
Among other things, they also note that Canada has outlined its own obligations to aid in the Myanmar crisis as reported in “Canada's strategy to respond to the Rohingya and Myanmar crises (2021 to 2024)”, as well as our commitment under the responsibility to protect principle.
The undersigned call on the Government of Canada on a number of items, including the following: increasing humanitarian aid into Burma; calling on insurance companies to stop providing insurance coverage for deliveries of aviation fuel; imposing sanctions; and promoting ongoing dialogue among pro-democracy and diaspora groups with a view to helping the Burmese people develop an inclusive democracy with full recognition and representation of all ethnic minority communities, including the Rohingya.
Online News Act June 20th, 2023
Madam Speaker, here we go again. I have supported time allocation in the past. The budget implementation act, for example, took us months to get through, and it got to the point where I felt it was appropriate to say that we were hearing the same speeches over and over again and that we should move on. I also just finished supporting moving to orders of the day, because I also recognize we are at a time when there are a lot of partisan antics going on here.
That being said, this is the fourth sitting day in a row when we are voting on limiting debate again. In this case, the Senate amendments came back last night. We heard one speech from the minister and one from the official opposition, and now we are being told to limit debate again. Does the minister recognize the implications this approach has for our democracy?
Correctional Service Canada June 19th, 2023
Mr. Speaker, while indigenous people make up only 5% of the population, at women's prisons across the country, such as Grand Valley Institution in my community, over half the prisoners are indigenous. Worse still, 96% of those in isolation, almost every person, is indigenous.
I am embarrassed to live in a country where this is the case. This is what modern-day colonialism looks like. When will the government address this ongoing injustice?