Health  Mr. Speaker, in contrast to the other side, our government has been aggressively pursuing new bio-manufacturing capacity. We have taken serious action since well before the pandemic. In our first mandate, we restored the ability for ISED to invest in life sciences, which had be

Health  Mr. Speaker, when this pandemic began, as we all know, Canada had no viable manufacturing capacity suitable for a COVID-19 vaccine. Underinvestment in vaccine production capacity began decades ago, in the previous century, and we realized right away that we had to invest in our f

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. Let me be very clear: I have never discouraged her from introducing a bill. I think that it is important to have discussions. However, it is reasonable for a government that is serious about climate change to introduce its own b

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, with all due respect to my learned colleague, it is disingenuous to suggest that this bill is not all about establishing a clear process, with rigid timelines, that make it very clear to Canadians that the government will have to come back to Parliament with targets,

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, I obviously disagree with the member's statement. It is important to point out that much of Canada's business and industry is behind the net-zero target and the certainty this bill would provide. I would cite Goldy Hyder of the Business Council of Canada, “Transpare

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, I am sure the member is aware that we are governing through a pandemic and our focus right now is on dealing with pandemic matters. However, I think what he is trying to point out is that it matters to Canadians that governments follow through on their commitments, a

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for South Okanagan—West Kootenay. This is a watershed moment in the history of Canada and the world. We know that, to deal with climate change, we must transform our communities and industries and this transformation co

Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, that is a great question because privacy law needs to evolve. The spam issue came from an email generation. Now we are into the big data and social media generation. It all fundamentally starts with a better consent regime. It goes to transparency. It goes to a mor

Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. Bill C-11 certainly focuses more on commercial activities. That is where there is a real interest, and it is the stakeholders in that area that we have been consulting for several months, and even years, to find solutions tha

Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, I thank my esteemed colleague from Rosemont. We are well aware that Canadian consumers want more protections. They want to consent to the use of their information, and they want that consent to be informed and to be freely and clearly given. That desire for better

Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak to this Bill on consumer privacy protection. The bill, which will replace the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, makes consumer protection a top priority to ensure that Canadians have confidence in the

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, we are well aware that emerging fifth generation technologies are a global phenomenon, and we are going to ensure that Canadians benefit from the latest and most beneficial 5G innovations, but we are going to do this in a way that accounts for all security, economic

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the government is going to continue to ensure that Canadian networks are kept safe and secure, and we have been consistent on this point for many months now. While we will not comment on any specific companies, an examination of 5G technologies and a review of secu

Public Services and Procurement  Madam Speaker, it really is important for the Canadian public to understand just how strongly the aerospace sector is supported through this ITB policy. It really does go directly to the member opposite's question. The 2020 annual report on the ITB policy clearly indicates that

Public Services and Procurement  Madam Speaker, let me start by saying that we obviously recognize Canada's aerospace industry as an engine for innovation, economic activity and high-skilled employment. The aerospace industry contributes $25 billion to Canada's GDP and over 210,000 jobs to our economy. It is ran