Lunar New Year  Madam Speaker, I wish a happy new year to you and to everyone in the House. Over the past holiday season, our diverse communities in Don Valley North and across Canada have come together to celebrate a range of festivities, including Hanukkah, Shabe Yalda, Christmas and the new

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply and will be voting yes.

Situation in Artsakh  Mr. Speaker, congratulations on your election. Today I wish to share the eyewitness account of a humanitarian emergency from an Armenian Canadian and resident of Don Valley North, Rupen Janbazian. Mr. Janbazian recounts: “In the past few days, myself and my wife have witnessed

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply, voting yes.

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply, voting nay.

Interim Supply  Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply and vote yes.

Interim Supply  Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply and am voting yes.

Interim Supply  Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply and am voting yes.

Interim Supply  Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply the vote, voting in favour.

Supplementary Estimates (C), 2022-23  Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply and vote yes.

Supplementary Estimates (C), 2022-23  Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply the vote and vote yes.

Don Valley North  Mr. Speaker, I have informed the Prime Minister and the leadership of the Liberal Party caucus that I will be sitting as an independent member at the conclusion of these remarks. Mr. Speaker, I am in your hands as to what happens next. To all my colleagues in Parliament, media r

International Development  Mr. Speaker, it is estimated that 222 million children and adolescents are not developing the essential skills and knowledge they need to build and prepare for their futures, things that they would otherwise learn in schools. Children and young adolescents are feeling the impact

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, we are debating a very interesting topic this morning, and I just listened to the remarks from my NDP colleague. I remember in 2018, the newly elected Ontario provincial government decided to hold the municipal election in the fall of the same year. I think it was

Lunar New Year  Madam Speaker, in 2016 the House officially recognized the first day of the lunar new year as the beginning of the 15-day spring festival celebration among the Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese and other Asian communities across our country. This past Tuesday, together with 30-plus