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Carbon Pricing  Madam Speaker, there is a common misconception about carbon pollution pricing and, quite frankly, I am surprised to be having this conversation with the member, who is extremely reasonable and generally quite fact-based and believes in science. Three hundred top economists from Canada have all written a letter pointed squarely at the Conservatives and their rhetoric around carbon pricing, urging them to look at the facts.

May 6th, 2024House debate

Adam van KoeverdenLiberal

Foreign Affairs  Madam Speaker, it goes without saying that this is an extremely difficult topic to discuss in the House of Commons. The member opposite and I have spent some time together discussing this, and our personal views are very well aligned. I would actually say that we are not members opposite, particularly on this issue, but on many issues, we see eye to eye.

May 6th, 2024House debate

Adam van KoeverdenLiberal

Sport  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to have this opportunity to address the House of Commons on this very important matter. I thank my colleague for his work on this very relevant issue. Our government firmly believes that Canadians deserve a sport system that reflects and celebrates the values of equity and inclusiveness.

May 6th, 2024House debate

Adam van KoeverdenLiberal

Sport  Madam Speaker, I want to once again thank my colleague for his interest in this file, which is very timely and very important to me. It is possible for us to want the same positive results while disagreeing somewhat on how to implement the change. The member and I will have to have some conversations during the process.

May 6th, 2024House debate

Adam van KoeverdenLiberal

Pharmacare Act  Mr. Speaker, I am grateful to the member opposite for her intervention tonight, because it underscores the importance of electing good provincial government and the necessity to look at provinces' leadership, read their platforms very carefully and consider who they are. They demonstrate exactly who they are, whether it is their approach in New Brunswick or, frankly, in Alberta, to how they support LGBTQS+ kids.

May 6th, 2024House debate

Adam van KoeverdenLiberal

Pharmacare Act  Mr. Speaker, as I continue to be heckled by members of a caucus that has a perfect score with the Abortion Rights Coalition for being anti-choice, I think they are demonstrating exactly who they are.

May 6th, 2024House debate

Adam van KoeverdenLiberal

Pharmacare Act  Mr. Speaker, that is a shameful display of the type of anti-choice rhetoric that happens in the House far too often with Conservatives. The facts remain: Women want the right to choose. They want the right to choose how to have their bodies, and—

May 6th, 2024House debate

Adam van KoeverdenLiberal

Pharmacare Act  Mr. Speaker, as I am being heckled by a Conservative—

May 6th, 2024House debate

Adam van KoeverdenLiberal

Pharmacare Act  Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives can find all the excuses that they want to deny women access to free contraceptives, whether it has—

May 6th, 2024House debate

Adam van KoeverdenLiberal

Pharmacare Act  Mr. Speaker, I continue to be heckled by a caucus that has a perfect score with the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada as being completely anti-choice. They can deal with that on their own time. We will stand with Canadians. We will stand with women, and we will stand for women's rights and reproductive rights.

May 6th, 2024House debate

Adam van KoeverdenLiberal

Pharmacare Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. It is true that Quebec is a leader in Canada in many areas, including women's rights and reproduction. It is important to recognize when a province or territory is a leader or ahead of its time when it comes to important, progressive issues.

May 6th, 2024House debate

Adam van KoeverdenLiberal

Pharmacare Act  Mr. Speaker, reproductive and sexual rights are human rights. Our government recognizes that, and we stand by it as a matter of principle. Members of the Conservative Party caucus can stand in the House and say they are not interested in pursuing anti-abortion legislation that would infringe upon women's reproductive rights; however, sadly, that conviction is far from a universally held one in the caucus.

May 6th, 2024House debate

Adam van KoeverdenLiberal

Nature Conservation  Mr. Speaker, Canada is home to a quarter of the earth's wetlands, temperate rainforests and boreal forests, 20% of the world's fresh water and the longest coastline in the world. We have precious habitats for birds, fish and mammals. We have a special responsibility to the world, and we are doing our part.

May 3rd, 2024House debate

Adam van KoeverdenLiberal

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, like most members of Parliament, when I am home for the week, I usually get out and do a couple of school visits. Last week, I was lucky enough to go to Martin Street Public School, and I heard from some really smart fifth graders. To hear the member opposite suggest that fifth graders are not intelligent or do not have any business, suggesting that we should engage with them, I strongly disagree—

April 30th, 2024House debate

Adam van KoeverdenLiberal

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, my point is that an average fifth grader knows that it is unproductive to heckle, name call and denigrate people on the basis of how much one person knows or another person knows. Does the member not know that it is the job of the Bank of Canada and the Governor of the Bank of Canada to think about and consider monetary policy?

April 30th, 2024House debate

Adam van KoeverdenLiberal