Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from Beaches—East York for tabling the bill and reworking what he previously tabled. This is something, as Conservatives, we are open to discussing. I do not think there is any question with anybody in the House that the opioid crisis

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I am really happy the parliamentary secretary brought up that issue. Unlike every other country in the world that has doctor-assisted dying legislation, the MAID legislation, as it currently stands in Bill C-7, does not explicitly ask that the person asking for docto

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I certainly understand my colleague's question, but my job here is to speak on behalf of my constituents. My constituents have been very clear that they do not support the direction that Bill C-7 is taking doctor-assisted dying in Canada. I know he brought up the fac

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, there is no question that this is a very personal issue for many of us in the House. When this was first brought up in the previous Parliament, I held numerous open houses throughout my riding. Hundreds of people attended each one of those sessions, which is more tha

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, the point is that it is do as I say, not as I do. Will Canadians be able to travel over the holiday season, if they have access to rapid or home-based testing, with a negative test result?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, the Deputy Prime Minister, who heads Canada's COVID response team, said that accessing rapid testing is like selling snake oil to Canadians when Canadians are losing their businesses, losing their homes, and in many cases losing their loved ones and mental health is

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, during the COVID-19 crisis, the suicide and opioid deaths in Alberta have doubled from the first quarter to the second quarter. Mental health is at a critical stage. Will the health minister commit to implement the 988 system in Canada, yes or no?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, the Province of Alberta asked for forgiveness not permission, was frustrated and went out on its own. Do you know how many rapid tests would be needed to test every traveller coming into Canada by the border crossing and at the airports?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, has the minister directed any of her staff or her department to come up with a plan for rapid testing or at-home testing that would reduce or eliminate the 14-day quarantine?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, can the minister tell us when that pilot project will be concluded and when those tests will be available to reduce or eliminate the 14-day quarantine in Canada?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I will be splitting my time with the member for Lambton—Kent—Middlesex. Earlier at the health committee, Dr. Tam said that the COVID Alert app is ineffective because of a lack of testing and delays in results. Does the minister agree with Dr. Tam's assessment of the

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, the Liberal government spent $10 million on promoting the COVID Alert app and about 5% of Ontarians who tested positive actually used the COVID app to report their infections. Does the minister agree with Dr. Tam's assessment that the COVID app is ineffective?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, earlier this evening the minister said several times that they have provided 4.6 million rapid tests to the provinces. Does the minister think in a population of 35 million Canadians, where rapid tests are needed multiple times, that 4.6 million rapid tests distribut

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, did the minister just blame the provinces for not accessing and distributing rapid tests? I want to make sure I am clear on that.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, at the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis, the health minister as well as the Prime Minister told Canadians to stay home, especially during Easter. During that time, the health and the Prime Minister used the government jet to travel. In fact, the health minister used i