Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, the member is absolutely right. We have to put resources into education. It has been 22 years. We signed the Palermo protocol 22 years ago. This is a non-controversial bill. It is one page. I gave an example of how absurd it was that they have to prove fear. How d

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I cannot argue with what my colleague has just said, because she is correct. When we think about the psychological manipulation that these human traffickers force on their victims, there really is a unique situation here. These guys seem to be experts. Unfortunate

Criminal Code  moved that Bill S-224, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons), be read the second time and referred to a committee. Madam Speaker, I agree with my colleague across the way. This bill is indeed a great way to end the week. Today I rise to speak to Bill S-224,

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to Health Canada’s approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, broken down by each vaccine: (a) which pharmacokinetic studies were considered as part of the approval process, and what were the results of each study; (b) if there were no pharmacokinetic studies available

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, it is the Liberals who have no plan for the environment. It is a tax plan. I just received a propane bill from a mother of three. It was $614 for propane and $55 for the Liberal carbon tax, and winter is just starting. This is getting vindictive. A carbon tax will t

Telecommunications Act  Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for a very thoughtful speech. He was very good at pointing out some of the issues with this that we have heard from stakeholders. We have heard from privacy and civil liberties groups about the secrecy that could impair accountability,

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to purchases of COVID-19 vaccine doses by the government: has the government purchased any doses before the doses being approved by Health Canada, and, if so, what are the details of all such purchases, including the (i) manufacturer, (ii) name of the vaccine, (iii) d

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, this is one of the important things we can talk about when we debate it at committee. There are many things we can do as a country to make improvements. Unfortunately, the way the bill is written right now, it just is not going to do that. Hopefully, we will get an

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Kingston. Hopefully one day we get to share that chicken at Swiss Chalet, and hopefully he is paying this time. Let us actually talk about results. The member talked about Brian Mulroney, and he is exactly right: Brian Mulroney realized th

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague. What I am talking about here is perspective, and we have to look at what Canada can do. I was quite correct when I said 93% of the plastics that go into the oceans come from 10 rivers that are not in Canada. However, we are successful at recycl

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise to speak to Bill S‑5. I will give a bit of background for people listening this afternoon. Bill S-5 is an act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, to make related amendments to the Food and Drugs Act and to repeal the Perf

Remembrance Day  Mr. Speaker, next week is Veterans' Week and on Friday, November 11, we will finally be able to meet in person to honour our veterans at Memorial Park in downtown Oshawa. Hundreds of my friends and neighbours will be in attendance as we get back to our regular services. I want

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act  Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from the Green Party for her speech. I want to get her input on the idea of competitiveness. She knows I come from a community that does a lot of manufacturing with plastics. We try to make cars lighter and integrate it into the manufa

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act  Madam Speaker, my question has to do with the plastic industry, and my concern is with the virtue signalling of this government. For example, 93% of the plastics that are going into the ocean come from 10 rivers, and none of them are in Canada. However, we are moving to paper s

Petitions  Madam Speaker, I am tabling a petition today in support of Bill S-223, a bill that seeks to combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking. This bill has been before the House in various forms for approaching 15 years now. The bill was supposed to be considered at a meeting of th