Agriculture committee  Thank you for that. Mr. Roy, I'd like to turn to you. This committee is in receipt of a letter from infectious disease experts, all doctors in their fields. Let me quote a section from their letter: “However, as it is currently written, Bill C-275 does not address

Agriculture committee  Mr. Roy, we have infectious disease experts writing to our committee and telling us that Bill C-275 in its current form does not address existing biosecurity disease risks. From the industry point of view, how do you respond to experts who are asking our committee to amend

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. In response to Mr. Steinley's comments, I actually don't believe that we're putting our farmers on trial here. It was the Conservatives who brought this bill forward—Bill C-275—and I believe that as a committee we owe it to Canada's farmers, the public

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns   Coast Guard give to the department regarding her commitment to investigate the situation on Monday May 29, 2023; (c) are there other departments that have received requests for funding from Pacheedaht First Nation for the completion of this project; and (d) what assessments have been

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns   taken by department staff resulting from the minister's directives in (a); (c) what are the details of all studies and reports conducted regarding the school, including the (i) department responsible for study, (ii) date completed, (iii) title, (iv) suggested actions

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns   practices that remove carbon dioxide from the environment, (ii) farming practices that use minimal tillage methods; and (c) does the government believe that there is a link between soil health and accessible, affordable food?

Questions on the Order Paper   efforts has the Canadian Food Policy Advisory Council made to ensure that affordability is included and measured as a target of the Food Policy for Canada; and (c) what are the details of all community-based initiatives that have been invested in, including the (i) name of the project

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act   seeking to bring in dental care? I am glad that as New Democrats we have forced Liberals to see the value in such programs, and I am similarly glad that, through our confidence and supply agreement, a bill such as Bill C-35 is a part of that agreement. I would agree with the member

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Mr. Wiseman and Mr. Lemaire, thank you both for being here and helping guide our committee through its study of Bill C-280. I also have some questions on the credit issue. It's not the first time I've heard this brought up. I think it's

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act  Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to rise, not only as the NDP's agriculture critic but also as the member for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford and for all of the supply-managed farms in my beautiful riding to offer my full-throated support of Bill C-282. Just as a quick review

Agriculture committee  If I'm interpreting you correctly, that in itself is not a statement that could be adequately used as an argument against Bill C-280. It's great that it exists, but additional protections are needed through Bill C-280.

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, it is a real pleasure to stand in the House today to give my views on Bill C-35 on behalf of the wonderful constituents of Cowichan—Malahat—Langford. Of course, for their benefit, we are talking about the Canada early learning and child care act. This bill does

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  . The situation the member described is one that has existed for many of my constituents before we had child care agreements, before Bill C-35 even came into being. I do not see how those particular issues could not be helped by the bill. It is trying to enshrine a payment system, a funding

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, I will not disagree with my colleague. There is, absolutely, a lot more to be done. If anyone thinks we are going to suddenly dust our hands off after the passage of Bill C-35 and say that all is done, that is simply beyond any reasonable thought. I do not see

Agriculture committee   States Department of Agriculture and members of Congress. Is there a guarantee that, if we do embark on this path of getting Bill C-280 passed into law, we will regain preferential status under PACA?