Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I have great admiration for the work that my colleagues across the floor have done in international development. I have done some myself as a former athlete ambassador for various organizations. I also have great admiration and respect for the member for Timmins—Ja

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to stand in the House of Commons and participate in the second reading debate on Bill C-7, an act to amend the Criminal Code, medical assistance in dying. In developing these amendments, Canadians were widely consulted in January 2020. During these

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to rise on behalf of over 4,000 of my neighbours who are signatories to petition e-2731, which calls on the Government of Canada to refuse the approval of the proposed CN logistics hub in Milton. The findings of the environmental assessment panel c

Halton Women's Place  Madam Speaker, we know that women have been disproportionally impacted by the effects of COVID-19. Staying home does not mean staying safe for women and children affected by domestic abuse and men's violence against women. Halton Women's Place is an essential organization in Mi

Canadian Heritage  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Scarborough—Guildwood for his work in promoting diversity and inclusion in his community for over 20 years. This past month, Canadians have been celebrating the contributions of black Canadians to the country that we love. Our government

Coldest Night of the Year Walk  Madam Speaker, I proudly grew up in community housing, with my brother Luke and my mother Beata, at Chautauqua Co-op. My mom is the community coordinator at Briarview Co-op, and I join her in championing co-op housing as a solution for poverty and housing insecurity in Canada.

Citizenship Act  Madam Speaker, thank you very much to my colleague opposite for his eloquent remarks. I am impressed that he does as much as he does without ever reading. I am going to try to do the same. I have found that many of the Conservatives' comments regarding this topic have expressed

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today because I am confused and dismayed at the earlier comments made by the member for Prince Albert. I am confused because the member spoke for five minutes on the value of debate, discourse and dialogue, and then subsequently moved to adjourn a

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the comments from my colleague opposite, because I love standing up to talk about the Canada child benefit. As everybody in the House knows, the origins go way back to the baby bonus in the 1940s, following the Second World War. Again, the Progressive C

Relations with Indigenous Peoples  Madam Speaker, I sat in relative awe of a lot of people today listening to a variety of statements and perspectives. Like a lot of things, that is what makes the House great: a lot of different perspectives and opinions. However, there is a degree to which this issue and the pe

Black History Month  Madam Speaker, in this month of February, I want to highlight the importance of Black History Month. I am proud to say that the Town of Milton is officially recognizing Black History Month with a proclamation at Town Hall on Monday, February 10, at noon. The Canadian Caribbean A

Sport in Milton  Mr. Speaker, last week I got to show off Milton's amazing velodrome facility to the Minister of Canadian Heritage. This was a great reminder that Milton has such a strong culture of active living, something I hope to highlight as the parliamentary secretary for sport. Recently,

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, that question came up often at the doors: What about the deficit? I will talk about the deficit and the debt to GDP ratio, which is more important than a raw number. We can talk about the price of gas all we want. We can talk about the price of one thing, which

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, this is an important topic in my riding as well. I attended a forum on universal health care and universal pharmacare. Indeed, we are the only country in the world with universal health care that does not have a comprehensive universal pharmacare. We have promise

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, indeed, there are different types of debt and different types of deficits. We know there is good debt and bad debt. When this government took over from the previous government, there was a huge structural deficit. The previous Conservative government was not buildi