Ethics  Madam Speaker, the member well knows that the minister has answered these questions, and of course the member would not dare say the things he just said in the chamber, where he uses parliamentary privilege, outside, because he knows that to do so would have serious consequences.

Health  Madam Speaker, I thank the member for her incredible advocacy in making sure women have autonomy over their own bodies. It was so disappointing, on the one hand, to hear them speaking about this. I understand that over half the Conservative members are anti-choice. Their telling

Pharmacare  Madam Speaker, I thank the member opposite for her advocacy. Talking about liberty, there is nothing more fundamental than having the liberty and the autonomy over one's own body. It was so disappointing to see Conservative MPs out making speeches, trying to tell our daughters an

Government Business No. 39—Proceedings on Bill C-64  Madam Speaker, I will be frank: Canadians across the country are just not interested in that argument. They have critical needs that need to be met, and we have to work collaboratively to do it. Canada has a responsibility to maintain and protect the Canada Health Act. The Canad

Government Business No. 39—Proceedings on Bill C-64  Madam Speaker, I certainly appreciate my colleague's question, because it is important. Regarding the first example, I can talk a bit about the bilateral health agreements. This is a good example of collaboration where we were able to establish common indicators across the count

Government Business No. 39—Proceedings on Bill C-64  Madam Speaker, it was a tough conversation. Virtually every day we were talking about different elements of it. The member for Vancouver Kingsway was very clear that his heart and his intention were on fixing the very issues he is talking about. I know that he carries heavy in

Government Business No. 39—Proceedings on Bill C-64  Madam Speaker, in the first order, it is hard to take the call for more debate seriously when you are 100% against the bill and have no interest in negotiating it, adding to it or subtracting from it, so having a debate that is binary, where—

Government Business No. 39—Proceedings on Bill C-64  Madam Speaker, through you to the Conservatives, they are against this bill and against providing contraceptive and diabetes medications. That is fair. They can be against it, but the House has an elected will. What we saw on the very first day that we attempted to put this bill

Government Business No. 39—Proceedings on Bill C-64  There are members laughing. Madam Speaker, imagine that? As health minister, I cannot talk about whether or not sex is pleasurable. Do members? Do members know how much sex people have in this country?

Government Business No. 39—Proceedings on Bill C-64  Madam Speaker, they are laughing again, and that is so juvenile. Guess what: In this country, or in any country, people have sex. How often does that result in a baby? Less than 0.1% of the time. Most of the sex people are going to have in their lives is for pleasure. Why is it

Government Business No. 39—Proceedings on Bill C-64  moved: That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order, or usual practice of the House, Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare, shall be disposed of as follows: (a) during the consideration of the bill by the Standing Committee on Health, (i) the committee shall

Pharmacare Act  Mr. Speaker, the member opposite would know that we are dealing with an inflationary crisis that exists across the world. That makes it incredibly difficult for Canadians. It does not matter that Canada has one of the lowest rates of inflation in the industrialized world. In fac

Pharmacare Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for her work and for her advocacy in this space. I recognize that she has worked long and hard to try to make sure that women have access to what they need, to make sure that they have autonomy over their own bodies and their sexual and reproductiv

Pharmacare Act  Mr. Speaker, each of these actions does not stand on its own. They are part of an overall plan to make sure that we have the best health care system in the world. We cannot have the best health care system in the world, just as a point of fact, if one-third of Canadians do not ha

Pharmacare Act  Mr. Speaker, I recognize and appreciate the work of the New Democratic Party in this bill. It was a good example of members coming across party lines to find a way to work toward solutions. In the first order, every member should be very clear about where they stand with respect