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Child Care Mr. Speaker, today is Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day in Ontario, but where is the respect when the government keeps their wages low? A new report from the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care shows the staffing crisis is threatening the succe
October 17th, 2023House debate
Leah GazanNDP
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I certainly do not support the Conservatives' nonsense plan. The Liberals go on and on about how they help people, but I cannot see that in my riding. In fact, I have never seen anything look so bad, with a Conservative government that we just finally got rid of
October 17th, 2023House debate
Leah GazanNDP
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I certainly have respect for my colleague across the way, but with the Conservatives, much of the common sense plans are usually on the backs of the people who can least afford it, the people currently living in poverty. We know the Conservatives' plans for helping
October 17th, 2023House debate
Leah GazanNDP
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, the member for Carleton has regularly made videos going after the poor and people with addictions, further dehumanizing people already left out. The member for Carleton says he stands with workers, but I have never seen him stand on the front lines on the picket line
October 17th, 2023House debate
Leah GazanNDP
Situation in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank Mr. Chair, I just want to share with my colleague how deeply troubling the events have been. Certainly, with my family history, having lost my whole family on my father's side in the Holocaust, what is going on is very troubling. I learned many valuable things from my father, and
October 16th, 2023House debate
Leah GazanNDP
Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act Madam Speaker, I agree with my hon. colleague that we need a just transition that brings workers along. Something I have offered to put forward is a guaranteed livable basic income, which could certainly be paid for if we stopped funding big oil and instead put that money into fu
September 29th, 2023House debate
Leah GazanNDP
Points of Order Madam Speaker, I am very saddened by what is occurring. Again, I am going to urge all parliamentarians, if they have any level of decency, to stop using residential school survivors for political games. This is inappropriate and it is violent.
September 29th, 2023House debate
Leah GazanNDP
Points of Order Madam Speaker, certainly emotions run high here when we are debating. September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and I find it really abhorrent that we are using this time, when we are supposed to be lifting up survivors, to get into petty political arguments
September 29th, 2023House debate
Leah GazanNDP
Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act Madam Speaker, New Democrats are going to continue to use our position in Parliament to push for a sustainable future rooted in clean technology and good-paying union jobs. We are not going to give up until the government delivers. Although we welcome this legislation, under the
September 29th, 2023House debate
Leah GazanNDP
Reproductive Health Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the work of Project EmpowHER and other women’s health organizations that have come to Ottawa to advocate for universal coverage of contraception in Canada. It is time that we end financial barriers that limit access to contraceptives. I he
September 20th, 2023House debate
Leah GazanNDP
Indigenous Affairs Mr. Speaker, on Monday, families and advocates took to Parliament Hill to demand that the government search the landfills in Winnipeg. This is a human rights issue. It is a dignity issue. While the Manitoba Conservative government and the Liberal government sit by, human remains
September 19th, 2023House debate
Leah GazanNDP
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act Madam Speaker, it is no secret to anyone that we are in a very serious climate emergency, and I am sure people across Canada sent thoughts and prayers to Atlantic Canadians as they experienced some of the worst environmental crises and damage as a result of the climate crisis. Wh
September 19th, 2023House debate
Leah GazanNDP
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to the commitment in the mandate letter of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance to introduce amendments to the Income Tax Act to make anti-abortion organizations who provide dishonest counselling to pregnant women about their rights and options ineligible
September 18th, 2023House debate
Leah GazanNDP
Employment Insurance Act Mr. Speaker, I would like to start out by congratulating Adopt4Life, the Child and Youth Permanency Council of Canada and the time to attach campaign for their tireless advocacy, which has led to Bill C-318 today. I also congratulate my colleague from Battlefords—Lloydminster fo
September 18th, 2023House debate
Leah GazanNDP
Indigenous Affairs Mr. Speaker, I have had enough with the platitudes. We need action now. The Prime Minister acknowledged this as an ongoing genocide. The House unanimously recognized the violence against indigenous women, girls and diverse-gendered folks as a Canada-wide emergency. It has been al
June 21st, 2023House debate
Leah GazanNDP