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Military Family Resource Centre in Winnipeg Mr. Speaker, last week, I had the honour to attend the Military Family Resource Centre's annual yellow ribbon fundraising gala to celebrate and support the important work it is doing for military families in Winnipeg. Winnipeg's Military Family Resource Centre is a pillar of our
February 25th, 2019House debate
Doug EyolfsonLiberal
Infrastructure Mr. Speaker, Canadian highways play a key role in moving our economy forward. In fact, they are vital to rural and remote communities specifically. Good condition of these roads allows Canadians and goods to move more efficiently across the country and help our economy continue t
February 21st, 2019House debate
Doug EyolfsonLiberal
Indigenous Languages Act Mr. Speaker, although this question seems off-topic, I feel I must respond to something that was part of the hon. member's speech. She referred to what has happened with our former justice minister, who is now the veterans affairs minister. The member referred to the minister hav
February 7th, 2019House debate
Doug EyolfsonLiberal
Elections Modernization Act Mr. Speaker, one of the reasons that change was made to the identification requirements of the so-called Fair Elections Act was to prevent people with insufficient identification voting fraudulently in elections. I would like to ask the hon. member this. Has there been any docu
December 13th, 2018House debate
Doug EyolfsonLiberal
Volunteerism Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honour two constituents, Rusty and his human companion, George Ames, for their amazing work at the St. Boniface Hospital. Rusty, the fluffy, glasses-wearing therapy dog, and George have been a fixture at the hospital for nearly a decade, volunteering
December 12th, 2018House debate
Doug EyolfsonLiberal
Rail Transportation Mr. Speaker, a few weeks ago, our government announced a $117 million investment to the Arctic shipping group, a historic private-public partnership that blends first nations, community ownership and Canadian private sector leadership. With this innovative group now operating t
December 4th, 2018House debate
Doug EyolfsonLiberal
Sports-Related Concussions Mr. Speaker, last week, we held our first formal meeting of the Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada, where the legendary Ken Dryden, winner of six Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens and goaltender for Team Canada in the 1972 summit series, appeared before t
November 27th, 2018House debate
Doug EyolfsonLiberal
Indigenous Affairs Mr. Speaker, we can all agree that every first nation child deserves the best start in life. We know that decades of neglect have led to immense gaps in education on reserve. We can and must do better. As the Minister of Indigenous Services has said previously, the path forward i
November 22nd, 2018House debate
Doug EyolfsonLiberal
Criminal Code Mr. Speaker, it is correct that there are many members of the defence lawyers community that have made this assumption. However, we have a system right now that drastically under-represents aboriginal people and racialized people in our jury system. The system we have had up unti
November 20th, 2018House debate
Doug EyolfsonLiberal
Criminal Code Mr. Speaker, I would agree that when we are setting public policy in Parliament, much of that policy has to be administered at the level where there is the needed expertise. We would not ask physicians to follow the law in what antibiotics they prescribe. We would not ask judges
November 20th, 2018House debate
Doug EyolfsonLiberal
Criminal Code Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to participate in today's debate of Bill C-75. I would like to use my time today to discuss some aspects of amendments to the selection of juries. As we know, jury reform is an area of shared jurisdiction and Parliament is responsible for the criminal la
November 20th, 2018House debate
Doug EyolfsonLiberal
Criminal Code Mr. Speaker, I agree completely with my hon. colleague's comments on more treatment and less criminalization of those who are addicted to opioids. My question is regarding the criticism of our continued prosecution of people for simple possession of cannabis before we legalized
November 8th, 2018House debate
Doug EyolfsonLiberal
Air Transportation Mr. Speaker, last summer, our government made an important announcement for rural communities in northern Manitoba with investments to strengthen the safety of the Gillam and Bloodvein River airports. Regional airports play a vital role for small communities. They are not only
November 6th, 2018House debate
Doug EyolfsonLiberal
Health Mr. Speaker, methamphetamine abuse is impacting communities across Manitoba. Manitoba's chief medical examiner stated that the drug had been involved in 35 overdose deaths in 2017. In September, the Winnipeg city council adopted a resolution asking for assistance from the federa
November 1st, 2018House debate
Doug EyolfsonLiberal
Corrections and Conditional Release Act Madam Speaker, is the member aware of any evidence or data that shows that the safety of the public is improved by administrative segregation in prisons?
October 18th, 2018House debate
Doug EyolfsonLiberal