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Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness Act moved: That Bill C-293 be amended by deleting Clause 3. Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak to my report stage amendment to Bill C-293, the pandemic prevention and preparedness act. My amendment would delete clause 3 of the legislation for the simple reason that this section
March 19th, 2024House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to the federal tobacco control strategy for fiscal year 2022-23: (a) what was the budget for the strategy; (b) how much of that budget was spent within each fiscal year; (c) how much was spent on each component of the strategy, specifically (i) mass media, (ii) policy
March 18th, 2024House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, one thing the New Democrats agree with the Conservatives on is that it is always wrong when taxpayer dollars are wasted in unnecessary procurement. The structural problem here is a series of successive federal governments that contract out work instead of using the
February 27th, 2024House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Health Mr. Speaker, every Canadian should have access to the health care they need when they need it, but a new survey reveals that over six million Canadians do not have access to a family doctor. The Liberals promised to hire 7,500 doctors and nurses in the last election, but they hav
February 27th, 2024House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Excise Tax Act moved for leave to introduce Bill C-382, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Income Tax Act (extra-energy-efficient products). Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to introduce this legislation, with thanks to the member for Nanaimo—Ladysmith for seconding it. The b
February 14th, 2024House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I am sorry; I do not recall to whom to attribute this, but I have also heard it said that taxes are the price we pay for living in a civilized society. I often think that to the Conservatives, taxes are a bad thing, but taxes are the monies we collect and pay peopl
February 1st, 2024House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Health Mr. Speaker, Manulife just cut a deal with Galen Weston that forces Canadians to fill their prescriptions at Loblaws. This robs patients of their choice of pharmacist and hurts local community pharmacies. Experts say that this will restrict Canadians' access to over 250 medicatio
February 1st, 2024House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Pandemic Day Act Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for this bill. If we are remembering the pandemic, one particularly critical fact to remember is that Canada had the terrible distinction of having more deaths per capita than any other country on earth in long-term care home
January 31st, 2024House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Constitution Act, 1867 Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate my hon. colleague on the excellent idea to provide parliamentarians the option of swearing allegiance to the monarch of a different country, which I think it should be said, or swearing to uphold the Constitution. I think it is responsi
January 31st, 2024House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to the funding agreement with Prince Edward Island to improve affordable access to prescription drugs signed on August 11, 2021: (a) what are the details of all analyses done by the government that show greater access to prescription medications; (b) what indicators d
January 29th, 2024House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to the funding agreement with Prince Edward Island to improve affordable access to prescription drugs signed on August 11, 2021: (a) does the government have analyses on whether this initiative provides better access to prescription drugs when compared to (i) the reco
January 29th, 2024House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Questions on the Order Paper With regard to diabetes and analysis done by Health Canada or relevant government departments: (a) does the government have an estimate of the total out-of-pocket costs that people in Canada have to pay on an annual basis if they do not have coverage for (i) prescription diabetes
January 29th, 2024House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Canada Labour Code Madam Speaker, the NDP does not just support this bill. We are the ones who drove it onto the agenda. The Giant Mine tragedy happened in 1992, and we saw the murders of nine people. We would think that a federal government would have seen fit to take the logical common-sense ste
December 14th, 2023House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Canada Labour Code Madam Speaker, there are reams of evidence, decades of evidence, showing that, when we ban replacement workers, we shorten labour disputes and we reduce picket line violence. By balancing the bargaining relationship at the table, we get to more agreements. It is good for business
December 14th, 2023House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Canada Labour Code Madam Speaker, it gives me great personal pleasure to stand in the House today to speak to Bill C-58, an act to amend the Canada Labour Code, which would finally ban the use of replacement workers or, as we in the labour movement call them, scabs, in federally regulated workplace
December 14th, 2023House debate
Don DaviesNDP