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Standing Orders of the House  Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to speak today on Motion No. 38 from the member for Etobicoke North. It is a strong motion with some positive consequences. I am really excited to support it and also speak to an issue that she has led on for years, both in her pre-political career

May 25th, 2021House debate

William AmosLiberal

Jean-Claude Chartrand  Mr. Speaker, chef Jean-Claude Chartrand, owner of the L'Orée du Bois restaurant in Chelsea and ambassador for the Outaouais, passed away recently. I want to express my condolences to his wife, Josée, and their children, whom I spoke to this morning. We will never forget chef Je

May 4th, 2021House debate

William AmosLiberal

Innovation, Science and Industry  Madam Speaker, our government has invested significantly from day one in biomanufacturing, recognizing that our country did not have the capacity to produce its own vaccines. We have made investment after investment all across the country. These have been hundreds of millions of

April 23rd, 2021House debate

William AmosLiberal

The Budget  Madam Speaker, I will simply say that our government's record in defence of persons with disabilities is unblemished and solid. We have legislated in the matter. We have invested historic amounts and we are going to continue investing historic amounts. Consultation is an ongoing

April 20th, 2021House debate

William AmosLiberal

The Budget  Madam Speaker, the member's question is important because many Canadians are wondering about travel, the future of travel and what restrictions may or may not be imposed. The Prime Minister has been very clear on this. Issues related to travel, international travel and discussio

April 20th, 2021House debate

William AmosLiberal

The Budget  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. This is obviously a very important issue for all Canadians. Health care is currently the main priority. As we announced in March, the federal government plans to increase health transfers to the provinces and territories by $

April 20th, 2021House debate

William AmosLiberal

The Budget  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise to speak to budget 2021, which was presented to the House on Monday by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. I will be sharing my time this afternoon with my friend, the hon. member for Kings—Hants. Budget 2021 addresses two funda

April 20th, 2021House debate

William AmosLiberal

Telecommunications  Madam Speaker, our government is going to continue to ensure that Canadian networks are kept safe and secure. We have been saying this for months. Canadians can be assured that we are not going to compromise on matters of national security, and while we are never going to comment

March 26th, 2021House debate

William AmosLiberal

Canada-Quebec Operation High Speed  Madam Speaker, on Monday, our government partnered with Quebec to announce something great. A joint investment of over $826 million will enable us to achieve our ambitious goal of connecting all Quebeckers to high-speed Internet by fall 2022. Canada-Quebec operation high speed w

March 26th, 2021House debate

William AmosLiberal

Telecommunications  Mr. Speaker, we have been very clear that greater affordability, competition and innovation all across the telecommunications sector in Canada are so important to us as a government just as they are important to Canadians who are concerned about their cellphone bills and their co

March 22nd, 2021House debate

William AmosLiberal

Telecommunications  Madam Speaker, while the member is entitled to his own over-heated political rhetoric, he is not entitled to his own facts. The facts are very simple. Since 2015, our government has hooked up over 1.7 million homes, and with the $1.75 billion that has been invested, many more ho

February 26th, 2021House debate

William AmosLiberal

Health  Madam Speaker, at the beginning of the pandemic we announced some significant investments in the most promising Canadian candidates. Dr. Kobinger said that Medicago was the first vaccine candidate he would look at. We agree, which is why we invested up to $173 million to help Med

February 26th, 2021House debate

William AmosLiberal

Health  Madam Speaker, let us get the facts straight. We knew from the start that we had to rely on the best scientists to determine which vaccines could be used in Canada and what investments we needed to make to have a biomanufacturing industry in Canada. That is why we established t

February 26th, 2021House debate

William AmosLiberal

Telecommunications  Madam Speaker, our government is the one that has invested the most money in high-speed Internet in rural Canada in the history of our country. Certainly, a lot of work remains to be done and that is why, last November, the Prime Minister announced a $1.75-billion investment to

February 5th, 2021House debate

William AmosLiberal

Telecommunications  Madam Speaker, our government is taking every single measure in the policy tool box to ensure that all sorts of investments and new infrastructure around telecommunications can be integrated across Canada. Spectrum auction is just one of these sets of policies. We are working t

February 5th, 2021House debate

William AmosLiberal