The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I have a great deal of respect for the member for Nunavut. I think she understands the concerns of Inuit communities better than anyone in the House. I also think she is best suited to stand up for these communities here in this House and to explain what is happening

Armenian Genocide  Mr. Speaker, April 24 marked the 107th anniversary of the genocide of the Armenian people. Let us come together to honour the memory of the 1.5 million Armenians whose lives were cut short beginning in April 1915, and everyone else who experienced exile, starvation and grief. On

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, Manon Tombi is a young mother seeking permanent residence who has been abandoned by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Even as she was grieving the sudden death of her partner, she learned that, because he was the primary applicant on their file, their ap

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, after two months, the government has a fantastic solution to help Ukrainian refugees: Aeroplan points. The government is not talking about an airlift or about about chartering flights to go and get people. No, instead, we can donate our Aeroplan points. This means

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I also have some coupons for two-for-one subway sandwiches, if that helps. Seriously, the minister is taking us for fools. As of two weeks ago, we had already received 140,000 applications from Ukrainian refugees. It is going to take more than Aeroplan points to get

Dominic Jean  Mr. Speaker, on March 24, what started out as a terrible fire turned into something truly tragic for all of Lac‑Saint‑Jean. I wish to commend the exemplary bravery of Dominic Jean, a father from Normandin who tragically died in the line of duty. Mr. Jean was a courageous and pa

Encouraging Growth of the Cryptoasset Sector Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague from Calgary Nose Hill for her speech. She told us a lot about how cryptocurrencies create such great opportunities. Peter Callaghan, commander of the Toronto Police Service's financial crimes unit, said, “Cryptocurrency in general is a

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. NATO is asking its members to allocate 2% of their GDP to military spending. That is the subject of today's motion. However, another international organization, the UN, has also proposed that wealthy countries such as Canada a

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I listened carefully to the speech by my colleague from Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound. This member has first-hand experience in this area, compared to most of us. We have not experienced what he has, so when he speaks to an issue like this one, we should listen to what he

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, flights must be chartered to bring Ukrainian refugees to Canada. According to Michael Shwec, president of the Quebec council of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, the organization thinks that would be a good thing. Imagine a mother who winds up in Poland with her two

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, let us come back to the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, which was asked yesterday what more the Canadian government could do to help. The answer was this: Relax the visa application process and help with travel. Send planes to bring these good people to Canada. Right no

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the government announced measures to expedite the processing of Ukrainian refugees. That responds in part to the Bloc Québécois's demands, but there is an elephant in the room. The most important element is missing, and that would be the planes. Even tho

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, that is a partial answer to an administrative problem. It is not an answer to the human problem. There are families who need to get out. They have fled the war, but not everyone can afford three or four plane tickets. Hearing that their file has been processed is no

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are the only ones saying that this is going well. At some point, a reality check is needed. The government is failing. It does not currently have the resources in eastern Europe to look after refugees from Ukraine. However, it does have the resources he

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel is a failure that is slowing the arrival of Ukrainian refugees in Quebec and Canada. The government needs to arrange to airlift them out and deal with the paperwork once they are safely here. The government can en