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Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, the way Canadians judge a budget is by looking at the previous year's budget to see whether the government has actually implemented the promises it made in that budget. I went back and looked at the previous year's budget, and there was a commitment that the governm
April 25th, 2023House debate
Ed FastConservative
Online Streaming Act Mr. Speaker, I will point out to that member, whom I respect very much, that the Government of Quebec has spoken about this and expressed profound concern over Bill C-11. That government has actually sent a letter to the Liberal government expressing this concern and calling for
March 30th, 2023House debate
Ed FastConservative
Online Streaming Act Mr. Speaker, I would encourage the member to read proposed section 4.1, which supersedes that section. By the way, I would also encourage her to explain to her constituents and to Canadians why it is that when an opportunity was presented to the Liberal government to ensure that
March 30th, 2023House debate
Ed FastConservative
Online Streaming Act Mr. Speaker, the voices I do not trust are the voices of the Liberal Party and the Liberal government. Time and time again, the Liberals make promises and give assurances, and then we find out that in fact those assurances were false. There is no reason for Canadians to have any
March 30th, 2023House debate
Ed FastConservative
Online Streaming Act Mr. Speaker, I would love to hear my colleague comment on Margaret Atwood's comments about Bill C-11. She referred to this bill as representing “creeping totalitarianism”. That is a term that is very difficult to misconstrue or take out of context. It is stark. I welcome the mem
March 30th, 2023House debate
Ed FastConservative
Online Streaming Act Mr. Speaker, I have heard from many constituents who are really concerned about Bill C-11, the online streaming act, and the corrosive impact it would have on their freedom to use social media, to hear and view online information and to post user-generated content. Like so many o
March 30th, 2023House debate
Ed FastConservative
Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022 Mr. Speaker, I have mutual respect for the member. We are both from the class of 2006, I believe.
March 28th, 2023House debate
Ed FastConservative
Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022 Mr. Speaker, yes, 2004. He has a couple of years on me. I agree with him 100%. What has happened is the government, in order to protect its right to interfere in protecting the privacy rights of Canadians, has established a tribunal that could override the commissioner's investi
March 28th, 2023House debate
Ed FastConservative
Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022 Mr. Speaker, it is an excellent question because that is the fundamental failing of Bill C-27. We have an opportunity, once and for all, to express and codify Canadians' right to have their personal information and data protected. Typically, that kind of statement of purpose goes
March 28th, 2023House debate
Ed FastConservative
Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022 Mr. Speaker, the member should know what the parliamentary process calls for. Bills that come forward to this chamber have the opportunity to be considered at committee. We then call in witnesses and stakeholders from across the country to express their views on legislation. It i
March 28th, 2023House debate
Ed FastConservative
Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022 No, not at all, Mr. Speaker. We are certainly not trivializing Bill C-27. In fact, right now it is only the Conservative members of Parliament who are speaking to it. This is the most important issue of privacy and protecting the privacy of Canadians within an emerging digital en
March 28th, 2023House debate
Ed FastConservative
Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022 Mr. Speaker, to bring it back to the topic of this debate, Bill C-27, the intention of the bill is to modernize the protection of digital privacy rights in Canada. The previous iteration of the bill was roundly panned by stakeholders when it was introduced in the previous Parliam
March 28th, 2023House debate
Ed FastConservative
Medical Assistance in Dying Mr. Speaker, life is precious and is a beautiful gift. With that in mind, I stand here in support of Canada's most vulnerable. Eight years ago, we warned the Liberal government that its assisted death legislation would create a slippery slope that would put at risk the lives of m
March 6th, 2023House debate
Ed FastConservative
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, in her speech, the member mostly talked about low unemployment and 3% GDP growth, basically suggesting Canadians have never had it so good. However, when the Canadians who are watching these proceedings today go to the grocery store, they know that those prices are
February 14th, 2023House debate
Ed FastConservative
Criminal Code Madam Speaker, not surprisingly, I totally agree with the member and his analysis of what has gone on. We have had the unelected, unaccountable senators plugging in a provision that has life-and-death consequences, and the government just rolled over when it came back to this pla
February 13th, 2023House debate
Ed FastConservative