Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I appreciate that the member for Winnipeg North, the parliamentary secretary, recognizes that we are in a housing crisis. Back in budget 2022, there was a funding stream called the rapid housing initiative. It allocated $750 million a year over two years so

Climate Change  Mr. Speaker, it should not need to be said that the climate crisis we are in requires a reduction in oil consumption. One would then think that, when the government speaks of a “great national project”, it would be speaking of fully electrified, high-speed rail. Instead, sadly

Petitions   footprint. They note that the world needs to rapidly move away from thermal coal if we have any hope of holding on to the 1.5°C target set in Paris to limit global warming. Petitioners go on to note many of the physical effects of the climate crisis, from permafrost melt to drought

Petitions   remained stable over a number of years. It is even worse in rural communities, although it is quite bad in urban centres as well. The petitioners have a very simple recommendation. They are calling on the House of Commons to ensure that the Government of Canada works with all

Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1  . Not only are jails the most expensive way to house a person in this country, but human rights groups like Amnesty International have been sounding the alarm about this. At a time when all 10 provinces have already committed to ending their immigration detention agreements, instead

Foreign Affairs   of MPs in the House, and the parliamentary secretary and all but three of his Liberal colleagues supported the motion. We have now given the government plenty of time to demonstrate that it deserves the trust of Canadians in following through on the critical terms of the motion One

The Budget  Madam Speaker, non-profits in my community were looking at this budget in the hope that there might be more money available to build social housing, non-market housing, after all the talk of what would be in the budget. However, what we find is the rapid housing initiative

Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act  Mr. Speaker, as every member of the House should know, we are in a climate crisis, with a closing window of opportunity to act. I will share the words of the UN Secretary General about this: “We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator.” He also

The Budget  Madam Speaker, I want to start by recognizing that there is no coalition government in the House, that the NDP is in a supply and confidence agreement with the government, meaning its support is what allows the governing party to continue. I appreciate that the member

Oil and Gas Industry  Madam Speaker, in the midst of a climate crisis, the oil and gas industry raked in $38 billion in pure profit in 2022 by gouging Canadians at the pumps, fuelling inflation. Despite claims of fairness in this year's budget, we learned this week that big oil's lobbyists convinced

Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act  Madam Speaker, I would agree with what Equiterre said about this bill, which is that there is no reason to hold it up for any MP in the House because there is almost nothing in it. We heard a quote from a young people's group, I think I understood from the parliamentary

The Budget   crisis. I understand that the Leader of the Opposition, if I am hearing him right, wants to reduce government spending. He also seems to like yes or no questions, so my question for him, yes or no, is this: If he were in government, would he end this $18.5 billion in corporate

Petitions  Madam Speaker, it is an honour to rise to present a petition on behalf of over 1,200 people who note, first of all, that people with disabilities often face barriers to employment, along with higher costs associated with health care and housing. They go on to note

Persons with Disabilities  Mr. Speaker, we have had this conversation dozens of times in the House over the last three years. I have heard, time and again, about a need for time for the regulations, negotiations with provinces and territories, “nothing without us” and that they need to do more

Housing  Mr. Speaker, it has been two years since the government committed $1.5 billion to build co-op housing across the country, yet two years later, instead of returning to annual predictable investments in deeply affordable co-op housing, this one-time program has not even launched