Building a Green Prairie Economy Act  I request a recorded vote, Madam Speaker.

Building a Green Prairie Economy Act  Madam Speaker, I want to start by expressing some deeply held emotion. I love this country, every square metre of it, in English, in French, in indigenous languages and in the languages of the newly arrived. The characterization of the bill as jurisdictional creep is simply not

Building a Green Prairie Economy Act  Madam Speaker, there is no jurisdictional creep here. This is within the federal jurisdiction. The bill seeks input from those who have a stake in the result of deliberations within that jurisdiction. There have been accusations that it is bureaucratic heavy. No, it is not. There

Building a Green Prairie Economy Act  Madam Speaker, that question drives at the heart of stereotypes in the sense that only one point of view is representative of the Prairies or of Alberta or Saskatchewan. It is not true. It has the same diversity as any other region in the country, and we know that. I always lik

Building a Green Prairie Economy Act  Madam Speaker, we will not progress in sustainable ways, and I use the word carefully, if we ignore those voices. I remember many, many years ago when I was on the board of directors at the CBC and I was interested in regional broadcasting and to understand how expensive it somet

Building a Green Prairie Economy Act  moved that Bill C-235, An Act respecting the building of a green economy in the Prairies, be read the third time and passed. Mr. Speaker, as always, it is a great pleasure for me to rise in the House on behalf of the people of Winnipeg South Centre. It is with particular passio

Building a Green Prairie Economy Act  moved that the bill, as amended, be concurred in.

Jewish Refugees  Mr. Speaker, in honour of Jewish refugee day, I would like to commemorate the nearly one million Jews who were forced into exile from Iran and other countries in the region beginning in 1948. This forced migration was marked by a religious persecution and even genocide. Many ind

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022  Mr. Speaker, I would like to start by complimenting my hon. friend. I have said this to him privately and I am going to say it publicly. He is a role model for me in his capacity to speak French. I do not know when he began the study of it, but he sure is good at it. I am envious

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022  Mr. Speaker, that is a fulcrum that changes over time. To centralize or decentralize is a function of circumstance and I do not think that we should be rigid or ideological about which way we choose, because circumstances change all the time and we have to be nimble enough to kno

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022  Mr. Speaker, we can call it a carbon tax, or we can call it a price on pollution. The emphasis is important. There have to be market mechanisms to impact behaviour. Even small-c conservative economists and Conservative politicians of today, yesterday and, presumably, tomorrow, un

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022  Mr. Speaker, it is always a great pleasure to rise in the House to speak on behalf of my constituents in Winnipeg South Centre, especially at this moment. We are coming through a pandemic, and its impact on the country's balance sheet was a once-in-a-lifetime stress on the nati

Louis Riel  Mr. Speaker, today, in the churchyard of Saint-Boniface Cathedral, citizens of the Red River Métis Nation are gathering at the gravesite of Louis Riel to commemorate his life. In his lifetime, Riel was the visionary, political and spiritual leader of his people. Today, he is rec

Ukraine  Mr Speaker, last weekend in Winnipeg, hundreds of delegates gathered for the meeting of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. I was pleased to host Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada, Yuliya Kovaliv, to hear her assessment of the situation, both on the ground now and looking forward to th

Declaration on the Essential Role of Artists and Creative Expression in Canada Act  moved that Bill S-208, An Act respecting the Declaration on the Essential Role of Artists and Creative Expression in Canada, be read the first time. Madam Speaker, our rich tapestry of artistic expression reflects Canada's cultural diversity, one of our great strengths. Creative