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Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023 Madam Speaker, it is my honour and privilege today to speak on behalf of the good people of Peace River—Westlock to Bill C-57, the Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement implementation act, 2023. I am a free trader. I believe in free market economies. I believe that Canada is a tra
October 24th, 2023House debate
Arnold ViersenConservative
Petitions Mr. Speaker, the second petition I have today comes from Canadians across the country who are concerned about the Liberal government's decision to put themselves in place of parents and provinces. The petitioners support the Leader of the Opposition's comments when he said that t
October 24th, 2023House debate
Arnold ViersenConservative
Petitions Mr. Speaker, the next petition I have comes from Canadians from across the country who are concerned about the Liberals' interference in charitable status. They note that in the Liberal platform, there was a values test on charitable status and that this could jeopardize the char
October 24th, 2023House debate
Arnold ViersenConservative
Petitions Mr. Speaker, the next petition I have is signed by Canadians from across the country who are concerned that women's shelters are seeing increased demand and that the high cost of living and the housing crisis have made it harder for women and children fleeing violence to find a p
October 24th, 2023House debate
Arnold ViersenConservative
Petitions Mr. Speaker, the last petition I have to present is from Canadians across the country who are concerned about the increased risk of violence that happens to women who are pregnant. Currently, the injury or death of preborn children as victims of crime are not considered aggravati
October 24th, 2023House debate
Arnold ViersenConservative
Petitions Mr. Speaker, the petitioners who signed this petition are concerned about the ease of access to online sexually explicit material, including violent and degrading material. They are concerned that this is a public health crisis and a public safety concern. Petitioners note that a
October 24th, 2023House debate
Arnold ViersenConservative
Petitions Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to present a petition signed by people from across the country who are concerned about comments that Louis Roy of Quebec's College of Physicians made at committee around babies from birth to one year of age being eligible for euthanasia. T
October 19th, 2023House debate
Arnold ViersenConservative
Petitions Mr. Speaker, I am also presenting a petition this morning from petitioners from across the country who are concerned about the deteriorating human rights protections in India. They are calling on the Government of Canada to protect human rights. They note that Christians, Muslims
October 19th, 2023House debate
Arnold ViersenConservative
Committees of the House Madam Speaker, in my colleague's speech I did not hear any mention about a bunch of other Canadians who tried on a weekend to see if they could build the app, and I think they were capable of it. I am not exactly sure of the details. I was wondering if he could talk a bit about t
October 18th, 2023House debate
Arnold ViersenConservative
Petitions Madam Speaker, I am here to present a petition from Canadians from across the country who want a permanent end to the ArriveCAN app and the COVID mandates. Currently, the government has only suspended most of these mandates, but the petitioners are calling for the government to p
October 16th, 2023House debate
Arnold ViersenConservative
Petitions Madam Speaker, the next petition is from Canadians from across the country who are concerned about the health and safety of Canadians. They support the health and safety of Canadian firearms owners. The petitioners recognize the importance of owning firearms and that firearms are
October 16th, 2023House debate
Arnold ViersenConservative
Petitions Madam Speaker, the next petition is from petitioners across the country who are concerned about how easy it is for young people to access sexually explicit material online, including violent and degrading sexually explicit material. The petitioners comment on how this is an impor
October 16th, 2023House debate
Arnold ViersenConservative
Petitions Madam Speaker, the next petition is from petitioners from across the country who have increasing concerns about the human rights protections in India. The petitioners say that the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom notes that there seem to be various actors suppor
October 16th, 2023House debate
Arnold ViersenConservative
Petitions Mr. Speaker, I have a number of petitions to present today. The first petition I am presenting is on behalf of Canadian pilots, folks who are in training for their pilot licence. They are concerned about the fact they are having difficulty getting their licence as Transport Cana
October 4th, 2023House debate
Arnold ViersenConservative
Petitions Mr. Speaker, the next petition is from Canadians from across the country who are concerned about the health and safety of Canadian firearms owners. They recognize the importance to our Canadian society of owning firearms, but are concerned about the impacts of hearing loss caused
October 4th, 2023House debate
Arnold ViersenConservative