Sport  Madam Speaker, I have been in touch with athletes and I have been in touch with officials, and we understand that Artistic Swimming has taken measures to address these complaints. We are also working very hard on an independent safe sport mechanism, which will be implemented in t

The Great Canadian Baking Show  Madam Speaker, I am so happy today to be able to share the good news story of Raufikat Oyawoye-Salami, a Milton resident who was recently crowned the season four winner of The Great Canadian Baking Show. Raufikat wowed the judges with a combination of natural talent and incredibl

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my friend and colleague for his work on other files, protecting rights of people. He is always speaks from the heart, which is I really appreciate. I do, however, want to bring up a couple of things. First, I just want to remind everybody in th

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, in response to (a)(i), out of the 10,000 individual responses from youth-led discussions, 12% of respondents provided responses to the “Have Your Say” booklet in French; 88% of respondents provided responses to the “Have Your Say” booklet in English; there were 68 su

Sports and Canada's Active Recovery  Mr. Speaker, budget 2021 was announced this week. I was really happy to see that $80 million is being invested in Canada's active recovery. With facilities closed and events cancelled, physical activity is at a standstill. Sports have a way of bringing people together and promo

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, while I appreciate the speech from my colleague opposite, I have to wonder if we are reading from the same document when we are looking at the budget, although it is likely that my colleague reads most of these types of documents with blue-tinted glasses because we a

COVID-19  Mr. Speaker, this has been a really tough year on everyone, but recent research from SickKids Hospital has shown that children and youth have experienced a unique variety of negative impacts on their mental health because of COVID-19. Greater stress from feeling isolated; the can

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, anti-Semitism and all forms of hate have no place in Canada. Our government is unwavering in its commitment to diversity and inclusion, including tackling all forms of systemic racism and discrimination that is informed by lived experience. Eighty-five projects wort

Dutch Heritage Day  Mr. Speaker, I have the great pleasure today to rise in the House in recognition of Dutch Heritage Day. Today, May 5, is Dutch Heritage Day. Over a million tulips are in bloom in Ottawa, and a few dozen are up here in my garden in Milton as well. Today, Canadians of Dutch heri

Public Safety  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague across the way for her advocacy on behalf of her own communities and other Asian communities. Like millions of Canadians from coast to coast to coast, our government is very concerned by the proliferation of anti-Asian hatre

Public Safety  Madam Speaker, anti-Asian racism is unacceptable in Canada today. We all have a role to play in preventing and stopping the spread of stigma and racism, whether online, on our streets, in our homes or in the workplace. Unfortunately, what we have witnessed over the past year sho

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act  Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with my friend and colleague, the member for Oakville North—Burlington. Today, I am speaking to members from the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, Attawandaron, Anishinabe, Huron-Wendat, and most recently, the Mississaugas of th

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act  Madam Speaker, the language around what FPIC was and how it greatly differs from a veto was debated thoroughly in committee. In fact, it does not bear any similarity to a veto. We are talking about a deep level of consultation and a deeper level of participation and involvement.

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question and for her participation in the committee. We are talking about full participation in decisions that have a great impact on indigenous people. This is not about the many nations that exist in Canada. This bill does not have g

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act  Madam Speaker, I too feel a great sense of pride and obligation in working on this bill. I wish I had been around to vote for Bill C-262. Fortunately, we have the opportunity to move forward on this. This bill will, indeed, require multi-party support. I look forward to supportin