An Act to Provide Further Support in Response to COVID-19  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech and welcome him back to the House. We are both alumni from the class of 2015. I want to acknowledge inflation. In the last election, affordability issues were top of mind for so many voters in Cowichan—Malahat—Langfo

Soil Conservation  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-203, An Act respecting soil conservation and soil health. Mr. Speaker, I am extremely proud, not only as the member of Parliament for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, but also as the NDP's critic for agriculture and agri-food, to introduce this priv

An Act to Provide Further Support in Response to COVID-19  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my Liberal colleague for her speech. Many seniors who are on the guaranteed income supplement need jobs in order to make sure they have enough to pay the bills each month. However, they, like many Canadians, lost their jobs in 2020 when the p

An Act to Provide Further Support in Response to COVID-19  Madam Speaker, when the Canada recovery benefit ended in October, nearly 900,000 workers were still on it, and with 48 hours' notice they lost their benefits. My colleague talked about supporting workers and made reference to the Canada worker lockdown benefit and its retroactivi

An Act to Provide Further Support in Response to COVID-19  Madam Speaker, it is a strange time in my riding, because I have never seen so many “help wanted” signs. However, those jobs are not being filled. We had recovery benefits almost a month ago, but we have not seen the corresponding return of workers to where the jobs are. That sho

An Act to Provide Further Support in Response to COVID-19  Madam Speaker, just to correct the record for all members, it was not Bill C-1. It was Government Business No. 1. I want people to be correct when speaking in the House for the benefit of their constituents.

An Act to Provide Further Support in Response to COVID-19  Madam Speaker, I would like to welcome my colleague back to the House. He is a fellow alumni of the class of 2015. In his speech he made mention of targeted assistance. We know that many poor seniors, such as those on the GIS, need supplemental income in order to pay the bills ea

An Act to Provide Further Support in Response to COVID-19  Mr. Speaker, the excellent speech by the member for Elmwood—Transcona demonstrates why he is such a valued member of this caucus. What we are seeing is an extreme case of compassion fatigue from the government. Have my Liberal colleagues lost the ability to care? Are they just d

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my riding is home to some of the most awe-inspiring ancient old-growth forests on southern Vancouver Island. The majestic trees in these forests can defy imagination and immediately command attention with their enormous presence. Many of them were already mature tre

Flooding in British Columbia  Madam Speaker, since it is my first time rising in the 44th Parliament, I want to take this opportunity to thank the wonderful people of Cowichan—Malahat—Langford for sending me here for a third term. It truly is an honour. In my time in the House, when we have talked of climate

The National Strategy on Brain Injuries Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-323, An Act to establish a national strategy on brain injuries. Mr. Speaker, today I am formally introducing my private member's bill to establish a national strategy on brain injuries. Brain injuries can happen to anyone, anywhere, and they c

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, first nations in B.C. are announcing their intention to take back control of resource stewardship on their traditional territories. Many of these territories contain ancient, old-growth rainforests and watersheds that are critical to our planet's biodiversity and are

Government Business No. 10—Broadcasting Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for Edmonton Strathcona for her amazing work on this bill. When I look at how the discourse around Bill C-10 has been so poisoned, I draw a parallel to the subject of climate change. We can look at Conservative discourse on climat

Government Business No. 10—Broadcasting Act  Mr. Speaker, the parent act, the Broadcasting Act, has three sections that specifically articulate freedom of expression. The version of Bill C-10 that was passed by the House at second reading specifically had a section that protected anyone who is uploading programs for transmi

Government Business No. 10—Broadcasting Act  Madam Speaker, with respect to my Conservative colleague, I did not really hear an answer to the previous question. I have reviewed this bill's progress through committee, and its report back to the House. There were amendments adopted to the legislation to ensure freedom of exp