International Trade committee  I believe I referred to the situation in Mexico in my presentation. Human Rights Watch is saying there is a human rights crisis in Mexico. The drug trade and the drug traffickers have taken over huge swaths of the country. Massacres are an almost daily occurrence—17 bodies found

International Trade committee  . NAFTA proponents promised technology and capital that would modernize the Mexican economy, leading to industrialization and increased productivity and competitiveness. Wages would rise, creating economic alternatives to involvement in the drug trade, and would slow migration

Respect for Communities Act  Mr. Speaker, has the NDP given up entirely on combatting the presence of illegal drugs? Our forces spent 12 years in Afghanistan, fighting the Taliban, a terrorist group that was partly funded by an illegal drug trade. Yes, there has been progress made in Colombia, even in many

Safe Streets and Communities Act   perpetrated the act or the one who watched it online, outrages each and every one of us. When involving a child, the consensus seems to be that sentences must be serious and lengthy. Canadians are also concerned about the illicit drug trade. No Canadian wants to live next door to a grow

Canada-Panama Economic Growth and Prosperity Act   trafficking country by Mexican and Colombian cartels. The member was talking about how, through trade, we can help get people working instead of getting involved in the drug trade. I have an example that I will present to my colleagues. We have seen what has happened in Mexico in the last

Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, according to Transparency International, Honduras, the most corrupt country in Central America, is a key player in the drug trade. There are also confirmed ties between government members, the police and drug dealers. Moreover, this country has the greatest income

Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act   of this free trade relationship. We have heard a lot of talk about the underground economy. We have heard about the predominance of the drug trade. We have heard about the lack of legitimate and positive economic opportunities for the people of Honduras. We have also heard how this free

Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act   by the name of Vincent Taddeo, who is the vice-president international from Cavendish Farms, said: Whenever...you create jobs, people tend to move away from the negatives, from the drug trade, from the stealing, from whatever is negative in that society. Whenever we do this, we see

Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act   for people when it comes to the environment, social justice, human rights, and drug trafficking. When we improve trade relations with this country, why are we not demanding a decrease of the drug trade into Canada as part of the conditions?

Justice for Animals in Service Act (Quanto's Law)   by the dogs. This makes these dogs a target just as, in a criminal sense, dogs who apprehend those who may flee justice or those who may be involved in the drug trade are specifically made targets. Therefore, I come back to the purpose of the bill, which is to recognize both the harm

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, we all know the Liberal leader wants to increase the drug trade, but we do not hear anything from the Liberals on international trade. Let us talk about the Liberal record on trade. In 13 years, the Liberals inked trade agreements with three countries. Our

Committees of the House   of Honduras? What was done in the past has not worked, so let us do a trade deal with them. Let us help their business communities, help them grow, and give them jobs so they do not have to work in the drug trade or smuggle people. We can do that through trade. Doing what we do now

Health committee   accidents. Furthermore, it may contribute to the illicit drug trade. In a study of adolescents attending an addiction treatment program in the U.S., 47% reported using marijuana supplied to them by a registered medical marijuana patient. How do we reduce the impact of the new

International Trade committee  , from the drug trade, from the stealing, from whatever is negative in that society. Whenever we do this, we see an improvement in the lives of the people on the ground.

International Trade committee   influences on a tiny country. Honduras is a tiny country with the weight of the Mexican drug trade, the South American to North American business inflows are so huge—