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Health Mr. Speaker, the NDP moved a motion at the health committee to launch an independent public inquiry into Canada's COVID response. Shockingly, the Conservatives joined with the Liberals to defeat this common-sense proposal. New Democrats believe that Canadians deserve transparenc
November 1st, 2023House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I appreciate my colleague touching on the importance of immigration. Interestingly, looking around this chamber, I would dare say every single one of the people in this chamber, but for indigenous members, benefited from immigration. It was our parents or our grand
October 31st, 2023House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I especially enjoyed my colleague's speech when she talked about the crushing need for affordable housing in Canada. I come from Vancouver, which may be the epicentre of the housing crisis in this country, and we have experienced a shocking lack of affordable housi
October 31st, 2023House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, over the last 15 years, through our work in Vancouver Kingsway, my staff and I have seen that the family class is one of the most successful streams of immigration in this country. This is no surprise, because families provide support for newcomers to come here.
October 31st, 2023House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Prevention of Government-Imposed Vaccination Mandates Act Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak to Bill C-278, the prevention of government-imposed vaccination mandates act. To begin, I believe it is important to note that the discussion surrounding this legislation has been highly politicized and riddled with misinformation from the day i
October 24th, 2023House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023 Mr. Speaker, free trade agreements are one way that Canada can not only improve the economic conditions for our businesses here but also do so on a mutual basis. In many ways, they extend preferential conditions to the recipient host country. Like a lot of post-Soviet republics
October 23rd, 2023House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Pharmacare Mr. Speaker, millions of Canadians are going without their prescription medications because they cannot afford them. Thousands die as a result. Universal public pharmacare will cover everyone and save us billions of dollars. This weekend, NDP members sent a clear message to deliv
October 16th, 2023House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Health Mr. Speaker, Canada's blood inventory is entering its fourth month of serious shortages. This is the first time this has ever happened. This dangerous situation is putting patients at risk. If collections drop further, elective surgeries may have to be cancelled. Experts warned
October 6th, 2023House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Criminal Code Mr. Speaker, in March 2023, legislation to extend by one year the temporary exclusion of eligibility for MAID where a person's sole medical condition is a mental illness received royal assent and immediately came into force. This means that persons suffering solely from a mental
October 5th, 2023House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Health Mr. Speaker, speaking of affordability, Canadians have seen what happens when Loblaws is left unchecked: price-fixing and gouging. Now, Galen Weston is turning his sights to health care by expanding Shoppers Drug Mart private clinics. Experts are warning that huge corporations pu
October 3rd, 2023House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Breast Cancer Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Despite recent progress, breast cancer remains the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Canadian women. Last year alone, some 29,000 Canadians were diagnosed with breast cancer and almost 6,000 died from t
October 3rd, 2023House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Criminal Code Madam Speaker, I am glad my hon. colleague brought up the treatment of our seniors during the COVID pandemic, because Canadians were horrified to see so many vulnerable Canadians, our parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, living in what were appalling conditions. I am gla
September 27th, 2023House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act Madam Speaker, I note that this bill would suspend the GST on purpose-built rental housing, but the 2015 ministerial letter on this issue talked about giving tax breaks for the building of purpose-built affordable rental housing. Can my hon. colleague explain to the House why the
September 27th, 2023House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Petitions Madam Speaker, I rise to present a petition signed by people in Vancouver Kingsway and all over the Lower Mainland of British Columbia who are profoundly concerned about the climate crisis. They understand and want the House to know that they view the climate crisis as an existen
September 27th, 2023House debate
Don DaviesNDP
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act Madam Speaker, in Vancouver Kingsway, we have an intense housing crisis and have had for several decades. I would say that one of the most successful models of affordable housing has been co-ops. We had a very successful federal co-op program in this country that started in the
September 26th, 2023House debate
Don DaviesNDP