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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Mr. Speaker, I move that the House, noting its resolution of June 12—
February 12th, 2024House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Government Business No. 34—Proceedings on Bill C-62 Madam Speaker, the decision to expand MAID in the case of mental illness was not a decision of the courts. It was a political decision made by the Liberals. That is evidenced by the fact that the government's initial legislative response, Bill C-7, expressly excluded MAID for men
February 12th, 2024House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Corrections and Conditional Release Act Mr. Speaker, I want to commend my colleague, the member for Oshawa, for championing the bill. In his tenure as a member of Parliament, he has consistently been a champion for the rights of victims. The bill is common sense. One of the recurring themes I have heard from the famil
February 9th, 2024House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Public Services and Procurement Mr. Speaker, after eight years, the NDP-Liberal government is not worth the cost of the $54-million arrive scam debacle. There was $11 million that went to a company that did no work, 76% of contractors did no work and the app itself did not work. Now we learn that the Liberals a
February 9th, 2024House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Criminal Code Madam Speaker, it is arrogance, it is recklessness and it is incredible. It is incredible in the sense that they hide behind a Quebec court decision. It is a decision, frankly, they should have appealed but did not. It did not pronounce on the question of MAID and mental illness,
February 7th, 2024House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Criminal Code Madam Speaker, if the member is referring to the Truchon decision, that was not what the Truchon decision provided for. That was outside the scope of the Truchon decision. Evidenced by that is the fact that when the Liberals responded to Truchon by introducing Bill C-7, mental
February 7th, 2024House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Criminal Code Madam Speaker, the member for Montcalm is a thoughtful member on this issue. With respect to irremediability, I am absolutely not comfortable with moving ahead with this expansion if it cannot be accurately determined. We have psychiatrists come before committee and say it is li
February 7th, 2024House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Criminal Code Madam Speaker, I would submit that 80% of psychiatrists in Ontario saying MAID should not be expanded in the case of mental illness is approaching a professional consensus. The member I would hope would be concerned by a government policy to expand MAID in cases of mental illness
February 7th, 2024House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Criminal Code Madam Speaker, I enjoyed working with my colleague, the member for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, on the special joint committee. The manner in which I approached this issue was by following the evidence to determine whether this expansion could be implemented safely and appropriate
February 7th, 2024House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Criminal Code Madam Speaker, at the beginning of her speech, the minister stated that irremediability is not up for debate. Respectfully, it is the core of the debate about whether MAID can be expanded in cases where mental disorders are the sole underlying condition. The overwhelming evidence
February 7th, 2024House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Criminal Code Madam Speaker, here we are again, just as we were last February. We are faced with an arbitrary deadline set by the Liberals for their radical plan to expand MAID for mental illness. The Liberal government is completely unprepared and, therefore, needs to bring in eleventh hour l
February 7th, 2024House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada Mr. Speaker, last September, shamefully, a former SS soldier was honoured in this House during the address of the President of Ukraine. The Prime Minister claimed he had no idea that this individual had been invited, even though it happened at his event, organized by his office.
February 6th, 2024House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak to Motion No. 86, which calls on the government to establish a citizens' assembly on electoral reform. While I appreciate the spirit in which the motion has been put forward by the hon. member for Nanaimo—Ladysmith, I am unable to support it for reas
February 5th, 2024House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Innovation, Science and Industry Madam Speaker, that is nonsense. Not only had the minister's predecessor been informed of self dealing on the part of the Liberal-appointed Chair, but the minister sent officials to attend each green slush fund board meeting, in which board members funnelled more than $20 million
February 2nd, 2024House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Innovation, Science and Industry Madam Speaker, after eight years the NDP-Liberal government is not worth the cost or the corruption. The Minister of Industry conveniently claims that until recently he had no idea about corruption and self-dealing at the Liberals' billion-dollar green slush fund. We now know tha
February 2nd, 2024House debate
Michael CooperConservative