Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1   the member wants to compare COVID-19 to opioid deaths. However, more Canadians did die from COVID-19, tragically, than opioids. Opioids have consumed far too many lives in this country and we need to find solutions for both treatment and more safe supply. It is not a simple solution

Climate Change   Oceans Day, the Conservatives have continued to debate the most basic of all tools to decarbonize and combat the climate crisis. Climate change is a public health emergency and it impacts every single Canadian.

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act   a failure, saying that investing in a child care program for Canadians is a failure. I can tell the member first-hand that this is not a question for Teddy's family. Canadians are provided with the kind of support that they are demanding from us. It is saving families a lot of money

Criminal Code   as well. However, I have two questions. First, do Canadians need AR15s to protect their farms? Do they use them for hunting? Do they use assault-style weapons and weapons of war for these “sports”, as he put it? Second, has the member opposite ever benefited from fundraising? Has he

The Budget   to coast to coast, to improve service delivery for Canadians, to achieve better tax fairness, to strengthen our health care system and to develop a cleaner economy and invest in clean electricity. It is nice to be back in the House of Commons after just two weeks back home for Easter

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act   required to ensure we all have clean air to breathe, then I would be the first to suggest that our government has an obligation to ensure just that. I was at an event last week with some of the foremost environmentalists in the country and heard a lot of criticisms, but there was also

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I have a brief question, but first I have a comment. The member mentioned electric cars. I do not think electric cars are the solution for climate change. I think they are one of them. I live close to a big city, so I drive an electric car. I enjoy it very much

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the member for Kitchener Centre's sentiment. I would just quote Jean Chrétien. He is so many people's favourite historical figure, although I do not call him a historical figure, because he is in good health. I hope he is having a good day. Jean

Health committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you to our witnesses. It's been extremely interesting. I'd like to join my colleagues in first acknowledging that this is National Nursing Week. Thank you for bringing that up. I would also like to say this to Dr. Tervaert, since last

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act   rain. He also believed in fair taxation. He brought forward a really effective wealth tax called the GST at the time, now called the HST, that has thankfully endured. It is an important tax that Canadians rely on. These were good ideas that previous Conservative governments put

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act   members harvest foods. That is Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation. He said, “During that nine-month period, ACFN had many meetings with [the oil company], including a sit-down, face-to-face between myself and the vice-president.... We have land users in the area

Inclusion of Students with Disabilities  . It is fantastic that we can work together and find ways to improve the lives of Canadians and work across party lines, as I have with this particular member for as long as I have been here. He definitely represents the best of this place and, again, I want to commend him for that effort

Health  Mr. Speaker, we recognize that Canadians are proud of our health care system, but it is not meeting expectations these days. That is why we made a $198.6-billion investment in our health care system back on February 7, and we expect that is going to help with things like

Sport   was the vice-chair or chair of the Athletes’ Commission for a total of almost a decade. We have been fighting for a stronger and more accountable support system. The first letter that I wrote to Sport Canada was in 1999. We take this issue very seriously, and we are committed to ensuring

Health   the members in the Conservative Party blaming addicts, people who use drugs, for this crisis. We take an evidence-based, science-first approach. The Conservative fact-free approach is absolutely atrocious, and it is going to lead to more harm.