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Justice  Mr. Speaker, today, the member for Markham—Stouffville reminded us that this was about the fundamental principle of politicians interfering with the justice system. She said, “I chose the truth. I chose...principles that are so important to the future of our country. That’s more

April 4th, 2019House debate

Jagmeet SinghNDP

Justice  Mr. Speaker, the former president of the Treasury Board chose principles, truth and to do what is right for Canadians. The Prime Minister chose his rich friends and his own political interests. Will the Liberals commit to respecting the fundamental principle of not interfering i

April 4th, 2019House debate

Jagmeet SinghNDP

Pharmacare  Mr. Speaker, Quebeckers led the way when they created a hybrid public-private pharmacare plan, but the Liberals and the Conservatives abandoned the Quebec government. Due to Ottawa's failure to take action, 10% of Quebeckers do not buy their medications because they are too expen

April 4th, 2019House debate

Jagmeet SinghNDP

Pharmacare  Mr. Speaker, Canadians do not need any more studies; they need action. Too many Canadians are struggling to afford their much-needed medicine. I spoke to one young person who was more worried about his parents' spending on his medication than his own health. Canadians are asking

April 4th, 2019House debate

Jagmeet SinghNDP

Justice  Mr. Speaker, the member for Markham—Stouffville described how the Prime Minister went from saying that there was nothing about the allegations and to saying they do not really matter. She disagreed and said that “...I believe it does matter...that this attempted interference took

April 8th, 2019House debate

Jagmeet SinghNDP

Justice  Mr. Speaker, five former attorneys general were so concerned that they wrote to the RCMP calling for an investigation. A Toronto lawyer has also just written to the RCMP commissioner to urge a criminal investigation into the Prime Minister's potential interference. Now more than

April 8th, 2019House debate

Jagmeet SinghNDP

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, according to a new survey, the majority of Canadians are concerned about the impact of plastic waste on the environment and think that the Liberals need to do more. The NDP has already announced that it will ban single-use plastics by 2022. Other countries are alrea

April 8th, 2019House debate

Jagmeet SinghNDP

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, we need to ban single-use plastics, as 1.6 billion plastic coffee cups sit in Canadian landfills. Nearly eight million plastic bags are thrown away daily. The science is clear that plastic pollution is threatening our ecosystem, our food supply and the very health of

April 8th, 2019House debate

Jagmeet SinghNDP

Justice  Mr. Speaker, a new report points out that the Prime Minister's actions against former senior ministers is unprecedented in Canadian history. It has not been seen in a century. Senior former Liberal staffer Penny Collenette points out how this is highly unusual. The women minist

April 9th, 2019House debate

Jagmeet SinghNDP

Justice  Mr. Speaker, speaking of the truth, the Prime Minister said today that we cannot lie to Canadians. Obviously not, but the Prime Minister's own story has changed since the beginning. He himself admitted that his story was not accurate. If the Prime Minister thinks that Canadians

April 9th, 2019House debate

Jagmeet SinghNDP

Telecommunications  Mr. Speaker, high-speed Internet and cellular services are a necessity, but access is anything but affordable and reliable. A single mother told me that she pays $102 a month for unreliable service. People deserve a government that has the courage to stand up to telecommunication

April 9th, 2019House debate

Jagmeet SinghNDP

Finance  Mr. Speaker, after the biggest drug money-laundering case in Canadian history, the federal government is still not doing its part. Expert Peter German's report points out that no federal resources are being used. Literally, in the federal money-laundering unit, no one is working

April 9th, 2019House debate

Jagmeet SinghNDP

Justice  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are silencing committees with Harper-like efficiency. They just shut down the ethics committee again, and the justice committee is under a cone of silence. Yesterday, the OECD's anti-bribery unit wrote the NDP and said that it would welcome our input o

April 10th, 2019House debate

Jagmeet SinghNDP

Justice  Mr. Speaker, the world is watching. In response to our letter, the OECD anti-bribery unit reiterated its call to follow what is happening in Canada closely, and it will pay even more attention now that the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights has finished its study. Th

April 10th, 2019House debate

Jagmeet SinghNDP

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is out of touch with the reality of Canadians. In order to turn the page on the scandal of interference favouring his rich friends, the Liberal government gave $12 million to another rich corporation. That is $12 million to a corporation that makes

April 10th, 2019House debate

Jagmeet SinghNDP