Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I remind the hon. member for Kingston and the Islands of a moment in the last Parliament, when the Deputy Prime Minister called over the member for Abbotsford and congratulated him. She embraced him in the House and thanked him for the excellent work he had done on

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my Bloc Québécois colleague for her question. I am not quite comfortable answering a question in French, but I will get there. I was at the B.C. poultry AGM last week and heard that right now in Canada unfortunately we are consuming less turkey. Turkey pr

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the Department of Canadian Heritage’s Local Journalism Initiative: (a) how many stories were distributed to media organizations through the initiative’s Creative Commons license; and (b) what were the details of all stories in (a), including (i) date written, (ii)

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying): what is the government’s definition of “reasonably foreseeable” in relation to the context of the bill?

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the $180.4 million listed in Supplementary Estimates (B) 2019-20 under Department of Employment and Social Development (ESDC) to write off 33,098 debts from the Canada Student Loan Program: (a) what information was shared between ESDC and the Canada Revenue Agency

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I must reiterate the points made by my opposition colleagues and add my voice in protest to the current process we find ourselves in. Normally, standing committees of the House of Commons would meet to discuss the portion of the estimates relevant to their portfoli

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I am thankful for that clarification. My second question relates to the student summer grant. The student service grant is slated to get almost $1 billion, but despite being announced in April, the program is still not available. Is it the government's intention to

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I see a $418-million fund for payments to establish a COVID-19 emergency support fund for cultural, heritage and sports organizations. How much of this fund has been used? Are phase one funds fully allocated? What is the state of the phase two rollout? Will the gover

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the response from Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) to COVID-19 outbreaks in its facilities, specifically the Mission Medium Institution in British Columbia and the Port Cartier Institution in Quebec: (a) what protocols and procedures were enacted, and when, in

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the $305 million Indigenous Community Support Fund (ICSF) contained within the federal government’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan, of which British Columbia First Nations were allocated $39,567,000 and British Columbia Métis were allocated $3,750,000: (a) how muc

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, before I begin, I want to wish the member for Durham and his wife, Rebecca, a quick recovery from COVID-19. I would also like to wish Mr. Blanchet and his family a speedy recovery. I want to make a couple of points about the throne speech. The Liberal government's

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, why the overbearingness from the member opposite? Why does he not apologize to British Columbia for not getting the money out the door, which the Liberals promised? As for me and my work in my community, I am working with the homelessness sector. They are adjacent t

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, my grandmother is 92. She still lives at home thanks to British Columbia's health care system. It is thanks to our great health care workers who provide the in-home care that keeps her there. I think the provinces do a relatively good job and understand the need to

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, let me outline that the struggles of the people suffering from the opioid crisis in British Columbia are touching so many different families, and the mental health challenges that people are facing are real. The homeless population has doubled in Mission in the last

Housing  Mr. Speaker, when the pandemic hit, financial institutions granted six-month mortgage deferrals to ensure Canadians would not lose their homes. By the end of June, more than 768,000 Canadians used these programs. Next week, those deferral programs end and mortgage payments are du