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Polish Heritage Month Mr. Speaker, I am a proud Polish Canadian. This month, I am proud to join over one million Polish Canadians in celebrating the first ever national Polish Heritage Month. For centuries, Polish Canadians arrived in waves to settle communities from Wilno to Winnipeg, to raise their
May 1st, 2024House debate
Irek KusmierczykLiberal
Birthday Congratulations Mr. Speaker, a year after we landed in Canada, my father was still looking for work. He hopped on a bus from Scarborough to Windsor for a job interview at a manufacturing plant. The interview went late, and he missed the bus back to Toronto. It was dark, and he was hungry. He did
April 16th, 2024House debate
Irek KusmierczykLiberal
Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, the department is not in a position to accurately represent the number of individuals who were denied Employment Insurance benefits for the sole reason of their COVID-19 vaccine status. While we have data representing the number of EI claims submitted and denied wit
April 8th, 2024House debate
Irek KusmierczykLiberal
Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, in response to part (a) of the question, throughout the skills for success, or SFS, program investment streams, there are now a total of 69 agreements in place, valued at approximately $233.1 million. All SFS program funds are currently notionally allocated. In resp
April 8th, 2024House debate
Irek KusmierczykLiberal
Labour Madam Speaker, last Thursday, I joined local Unifor presidents Dave Cassidy and John D'Agnolo to welcome the Prime Minister of Canada to Windsor and to our local union hall. Well over 100 workers and retirees welcomed the Prime Minister and heard him talk about the new partnersh
March 22nd, 2024House debate
Irek KusmierczykLiberal
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague is a good talker, much like his leader. He talks about hope, but 10 years ago, his province, New Brunswick, had an unemployment rate of 10%. It was not hope, but hopelessness in New Brunswick under the Conservative Party, under the former Conserv
March 21st, 2024House debate
Irek KusmierczykLiberal
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, when the Conservatives were in power, my community in Windsor had an unemployment rate of 11.2%. Under the Conservatives, Canada lost 300,000 manufacturing jobs. Can the hon. colleague speak to the incompetence of the Conservatives in terms of job creation?
March 21st, 2024House debate
Irek KusmierczykLiberal
Employment Insurance Act Madam Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity today to participate in this debate on the bill introduced by the hon. member of Parliament for Battlefords—Lloydminster. I want to thank the member for bringing attention to an issue that matters to Canadians. Adoptive parents
February 28th, 2024House debate
Irek KusmierczykLiberal
Employment Insurance Act Madam Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague across the way for her excellent speech and advocacy for this really important policy change. Could the member talk about the importance of having leave time between parent and child before the arrival, to prepare the home and the
February 28th, 2024House debate
Irek KusmierczykLiberal
Labour Madam Speaker, my community of Windsor—Tecumseh has a proud history of fighting for workers. Last week I joined Unifor workers in solidarity on the picket line at Jamieson Vitamins, fighting for what is fair. This week, ATU Local 616 fought and won better wages for Transit Win
February 16th, 2024House debate
Irek KusmierczykLiberal
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Mr. Speaker, if that in fact was the case, I of course retract that statement.
February 12th, 2024House debate
Irek KusmierczykLiberal
Canada Revenue Agency Madam Speaker, we have been clear from the outset that if the situation of repayment arose, we would treat all cases individually and fairly. We were also clear that we would show flexibility and recover overpayments without any interest or any penalties. To prevent undue hardsh
February 2nd, 2024House debate
Irek KusmierczykLiberal
Black History Month Madam Speaker, my community is excited to celebrate Black History Month, with over 20 events across Windsor-Essex honouring the proud history and culture of one of the oldest and most dynamic Black communities in Canada. Celebrations began with a book launch spotlighting the la
February 2nd, 2024House debate
Irek KusmierczykLiberal
Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, in cabinet and cabinet committees, as well as in meetings, phone calls and other conversations with cabinet colleagues, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages works to ensure that the voices of Alberta businesses, stakeholders, indus
January 29th, 2024House debate
Irek KusmierczykLiberal
Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, with regard to part (a), the fraudulent claims for Canada student loans were a result of fraudsters using stolen identities of Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada to apply for funding. The fraudsters have not yet been identified so the Canada student f
January 29th, 2024House debate
Irek KusmierczykLiberal