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Government Business No. 20—Proceedings on Bill C-31  Madam Speaker, I share with the member the frustration over how the government seems to think this place is a complete afterthought and how debate is not needed. As we have seen over and over again, when the government brings things forward, we have concerns about them. We have said they are not going to work and are not going to do what it intends them to do.

October 17th, 2022House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have a petition in support of Bill C-230. The petitioners, who come from across Canada, are concerned about doctors and health care professionals who might be coerced into engaging or supporting euthanasia against their conscience. They want these conscience rights and second options to be protected.

October 5th, 2022House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I would like to correct the record a bit. The Conservative Party has been opposed to the corporate welfare that the Liberal government has been handing out for a very long time. Why does the member's party continue to support the government when the member is obviously very opposed to what the government is up to?

October 4th, 2022House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I listened intently to the member talk about regulatory reform and things like that. One of the things that is costing the economy dramatically is the tripling of the carbon tax. I wonder if the hon. member would say that perhaps now is not the time to increase the carbon tax, never mind triple it.

October 4th, 2022House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Petitions  Madam Speaker, it is my honour to present a number of petitions today. In the first petition, petitioners are concerned about how easy it is for young people to access sexually explicit material online, including violent and degrading explicit material. They note that this is a public health and public safety concern.

October 4th, 2022House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Petitions  Madam Speaker, the next petition comes from people across the country concerned about legislation related to universal basic income. I have received countless messages from across the country about this. The petitioners note that people who would get paycheques regardless of whether they helped or worked in their communities would cost our economy billions of dollars.

October 4th, 2022House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Petitions  Madam Speaker, the next petition is from Canadians from across the country who are supporting Bill S-211. They state that modern slavery has deepened in the last two years. They are looking for the Canadian government to pass a bill that would ensure Canadian businesses are not participating in child forced labour.

October 4th, 2022House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Petitions  Madam Speaker, the next petition is from Canadians across the country who want an end to the ArriveCAN app, vaccine mandates and all COVID-19 mandates. Currently, the government has only suspended some of these mandates. They are looking forward to having all these mandates removed.

October 4th, 2022House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Petitions  Madam Speaker, the next petition comes from people across the country who are concerned about the health and safety of Canadian firearms owners. They recognize the importance of owning firearms and are concerned about the impacts of hearing loss caused by damaging noise levels from firearms and the need for noise reduction.

October 4th, 2022House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Petitions  Madam Speaker, next I am presenting a petition on behalf of my constituents living in Fox Creek and Swan Hills, two rural and remote communities in northern Alberta. They are calling for the extension of the intermediate prescribed zone for the northern living allowance to be used for their communities.

October 4th, 2022House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Petitions  Madam Speaker, finally, I want to present a petition on behalf of Canadians who are concerned that certain charities would be targeted based on their views. The petitioners call on MPs to ensure that charities that hold views that differ from the government's views are not harassed, or criminalized or have their charitable status removed.

October 4th, 2022House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Petitions  Madam Speaker, the second petition I have to present comes from Canadians across the country who are concerned about the Liberal Party's platform in 2021 that promised to deny charitable status to organizations that disagree with the Liberal Party on its views around abortion. The petitioners are concerned that this would jeopardize the charitable status of hospitals, houses of worship, schools, homeless shelters and other charitable organizations that do not agree with the Liberal Party on this matter.

October 3rd, 2022House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Petitions  Madam Speaker, the third petition comes from folks who live in the towns of Fox Creek and Swan Hills, which are rural and remote communities in northern Alberta. The petitioners are calling for an extension of the intermediate prescribed zone for the northern living allowance.

October 3rd, 2022House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Petitions  Madam Speaker, I have a number of petitions to present today. The first petition I am rising to present is a petition that proposes to support the health and safety of Canadian firearms owners. The petitioners recognize the importance of owning firearms and are concerned about the impacts of hearing loss caused by the noise level of firearms and the need for noise reduction.

October 3rd, 2022House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, it is my privilege to join in this debate today to condemn the referendums that have been held in the occupied territories of Ukraine. One of the things I want to get on the record is about natural gas or, as we call it, the “freedom energy” that Canada can provide to the world.

October 3rd, 2022House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative