Petitions  Mr. Speaker, this will be my last opportunity to table a petition on behalf of my constituents. It is my honour to table yet another petition from my constituents calling on the government to enact a Canadian environmental bill of rights. The petitioners state that Canadians sh

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member. I am a great admirer. She clearly stands up for the rights of the people of Labrador, and definitely the indigenous people of Labrador. I, too, am deeply concerned that it has taken the government so long to bring forward thi

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to Canada’s Official Development Assistance (ODA): (a) what is the total ODA to gross national income (GNI) ratio arising from the 2019 budget; (b) what were Canada’s total ODA to GNI ratios for each of the last ten fiscal years; (c) what is the government’s position

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the Global Fund’s sixth replenishment to step up the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria: (a) is the government committing $1 billion to the Global Fund’s sixth replenishment for 2020-2022; and (b) will this funding be in addition to the total official dev

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to Canada’s commitment to the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and the Feminist International Development Policy: (a) what portion of Canada’s official development assistance in 2019-20 will be committed to water, sanitation and hygiene as a foundation for women’s h

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to Canada’s commitment in the Feminist International Assistance Policy to join global partnerships that promote sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for women and girls: (a) what steps is the government taking to ensure support for this work is sustained a

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have three petitions to present to the House today. The first petition is e-petition 2172. It contains the signatures of 1,836 Albertans. The petitioners call on the government to enact my bill, Bill C-438, which proposes to establish a Canadian environmental bill

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the second two petitions are from more than 100 Albertans, who are calling on the government to immediately implement a universal prescription drug plan that would cover everyone, regardless of income, age or where one lives.

Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague. I thought we had been working since 1979, or I have been. She is a johnny- come-lately. We had a lot of fun working on many campaigns together. The one thing I forgot to mention is that an endorsement of an environmental bill of rights is al

Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights  Madam Speaker, I thank the member for his kind comments. It was a delight to work with him on the committee. He is one member who I will miss. My bill was never intended to be the full environmental bill of rights. That is a job for the government. The Ontario environmental bill

Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights  moved that Bill C-438, An Act to enact the Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights and to make related amendments to other Acts, be read the second time and referred to a committee. Madam Speaker, there are many in this place who know that I have long awaited the opportunity to d

Members Not Seeking Re-Election to the 43rd Parliament  Mr. Speaker, I hope I am not getting all this applause because my colleagues are glad to see the backside of me. I will have a few jokes about that later. It has been a very interesting evening. It is fabulous hearing from all the members. I am really touched by the speeches of

Petitions  The second petition, Mr. Speaker, is signed by over 1,000 Albertans from across the province, calling on the government to take action to establish a universal prescription drug plan for pharmacare.

Petitions  The third petition has been signed by Franco-Albertans who say that, every minute, 31 people are forced to flee their homes. The majority of them live in the poorest countries on the planet under extremely difficult conditions: armed conflict, climate change, massive development

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have three petitions to table. The first is e-petition 1984 on the protection of the environment. This petition was established by a retired physician and member of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Raquel Feroe. It represents 1,000 sign