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Questions on the Order Paper  With respect to the Supplementary Estimates (A) 2018-2019 and the voted appropriations for the Funding for the 2018 G7 Summit in Charlevoix: what are the details of Vote 1a estimated at $10,698,215, broken down by (i) operating expenses for transport, (ii) operating expenses for furniture rental, (iii) operating expenses for equipment, (iv) operating expenses for photography, (v) operating expenses for broadcasting, (vi) operating expenses for communications?

January 28th, 2019House debate

Hélène LaverdièreNDP

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, after Ms. Meng was arrested, did the government immediately make representations to the Chinese authorities explaining its actions or did it just calmly wait for the situation to blow up? Mr. McCallum's departure is just the latest example of the government's lack of preparation.

January 28th, 2019House debate

Hélène LaverdièreNDP

Byelection in Outremont  Mr. Speaker, with the holidays approaching, lots of people are expecting a gift from the Prime Minister, a byelection in Outremont. In October, the Prime Minister decided that over 300,000 Canadians, including the citizens of Outremont, did not need a voice in Parliament. All people have the right to an elected representative to defend their interests.

December 13th, 2018House debate

Hélène LaverdièreNDP

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, since the vile murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Germany and many of our other allies have shown real leadership and stopped selling arms to the Saudi regime. Meanwhile, in Canada, it has now been six weeks since the Prime Minister announced that the government was reviewing existing export permits to Saudi Arabia.

December 5th, 2018House debate

Hélène LaverdièreNDP

Poverty Reduction Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her excellent speech and her commitment to the fight against poverty, a commitment shared by all NDP members. Why are we so committed? Not just because fighting poverty is an important value, because we are generous or because we want to make sure nobody gets left behind, but also because it benefits everyone.

November 30th, 2018House debate

Hélène LaverdièreNDP

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, according to news reports, many experts say there is definite proof that Canadian weapons have been used in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. They say photos and videos clearly show Canadian armoured vehicles and rifles on the scene and that Canadian companies train pilots taking part in hostilities.

November 30th, 2018House debate

Hélène LaverdièreNDP

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, we provide humanitarian assistance and then we provide arms to the country that prevents that humanitarian assistance from reaching those who need it. We have been calling on the government for three years now to stop exporting weapons to Saudi Arabia. Some of the reasons for that include political prisoners, torture, the oppression of women and forced disappearances, not to mention the terrible war in Yemen, which brought famine, destruction and war crimes to that ravaged country.

November 30th, 2018House debate

Hélène LaverdièreNDP

HIV/AIDS  Mr. Speaker, December 1 is World AIDS Day. It is a time to remember that too many lives have been affected by HIV and AIDS, to thank the people on the front lines who work with HIV-infected individuals, and to raise public awareness. In 2016, more than 63,000 people were living with HIV across Canada, and we saw an 11% increase in the number of reported cases.

November 30th, 2018House debate

Hélène LaverdièreNDP

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, Germany has permanently stopped selling arms to Saudi Arabia. That is what leadership looks like. Nearly a month ago, our Prime Minister announced that the government was reviewing existing export permits—not future permits, but existing permits. Can the Prime Minister update the House on the status of the review of existing permits to export arms to Saudi Arabia and tell us when we can expect a decision?

November 21st, 2018House debate

Hélène LaverdièreNDP

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, today we learned that despite the fragile ceasefire in Yemen, Saudi-led forces resumed air strikes on the port city of Hodeidah, through which 80% of Yemen's humanitarian aid arrives, presumably including Canadian aid. We provide humanitarian aid to Yemen, but then we sell arms to the country that is preventing the humanitarian aid from arriving.

November 20th, 2018House debate

Hélène LaverdièreNDP

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, Amnesty International, Oxfam and several other organizations join the NDP in calling on the government to immediately stop sending arms to Saudi Arabia. For years, the Liberals have been repeating that they are very worried and that they are closely monitoring the situation.

November 1st, 2018House debate

Hélène LaverdièreNDP

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, it is not enough to expect that the arms will not be misused. It is necessary to ensure they will not be misused. The war in Yemen has created the worst humanitarian disaster on the planet, to say nothing of the Saudi regime's treatment of women, dissidents and minorities.

October 29th, 2018House debate

Hélène LaverdièreNDP

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, for our allies, like Germany, the murder of Jamal Khashoggi was the tipping point. Chancellor Angela Merkel decided to stop exporting weapons to Saudi Arabia because it was the right thing to do. We have been calling for years for the Canadian government to do the same.

October 25th, 2018House debate

Hélène LaverdièreNDP

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the explanations coming out of Riyadh concerning the murder of Jamal Khashoggi are inconsistent and contradictory. Today, for the first time, the Attorney General of Saudi Arabia spoke of a premeditated act. With the treatment of women, dissidents and religious minorities, not to mention the war in Yemen, and now this murder, we have reached the tipping point.

October 25th, 2018House debate

Hélène LaverdièreNDP

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, every new detail in the Khashoggi case is worse than the last. The whole thing is truly horrendous, but the Saudi regime's treatment of women, dissidents and religious minorities is also horrendous. The war crimes and famine in Yemen are also horrendous. How much are human rights worth to the Prime Minister?

October 23rd, 2018House debate

Hélène LaverdièreNDP