Citizenship Act  Madam Speaker, it is an honour to be able to rise today as the member of Parliament for the Kenora riding, rejoin this debate and speak to Bill C-8, an act to amend the Citizenship Act in accordance with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's call to action 94. I must mention

Citizenship Act  Madam Speaker, my colleague from London touched on many different aspects. I will try my best to touch on all of them in the time I am permitted. She noted the buzzwords and the politics around it. While the issue we are debating today is a positive step and a positive symbol, a

Citizenship Act  Madam Speaker, I always appreciate the Bloc Québécois holding the opposition to account. Meanwhile, on this side of the House, closer to the Speaker, we are focused on working with the government and, yes, holding the government to account when we need to. As I have mentioned m

Citizenship Act  Madam Speaker, there are so many things we could touch on. As I mentioned in my speech, my riding has the historic resource revenue sharing agreement between Grand Council Treaty No. 3 and the Province of Ontario. I know that resource development is very important to many first n

Economic Development  Madam Speaker, in June 2019, the member for Sault Ste. Marie, the parliamentary secretary responsible for the economic development initiative for northern Ontario, announced $800,000 of FedNor funding for the tech company Skritswap. It is nearly a year and a half later and Sault

Economic Development  Madam Speaker, to address the comments of the parliamentary secretary, the reason I am bringing this forward in the House of Commons now is because the constituents in his riding asked me to, because he was refusing to listen to them. For good reason, they asked me to investigat

Veterans in Canada  Mr. Speaker, next week, Canadians will be observing both Remembrance Day and Indigenous Veterans Day. Many members of the armed forces have left the comforts of home behind to serve our country here and abroad by participating in disaster relief, rescue missions, armed conflicts

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals' northern drilling ban has been holding back our economy since it was imposed back in 2016. What is worse is that the government failed to consult with territorial partners before moving forward on this policy. As it is slated for review next year and

Regional Economic Development  Mr. Speaker, the Iqaluit post office is one of the busiest in Canada, as Nunavummiut must order many items online. As expected, the pandemic has boosted this demand, and it has actually flooded the post office with more than it can handle. Residents of Iqaluit have been calling o

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to present a petition today that calls upon the Government of Canada to require that warning labels on hazardous products include braille or a tactile symbol to aid those who are visually impaired. This was brought forward by a resident in my ridi

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the member mentioned the PMPRB quite often. On that subject, one of the things we have heard a lot about is that is drugs like Trikafta, which treats cystic fibrosis, and many drugs for rare diseases have been unable to enter Canada. Could the member speak about w

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the member across the way mentioned the rapid housing initiative and has been speaking of housing in the north more broadly. In my riding of Kenora in northwestern Ontario, we see many of these issues day after day. One of the things that concerned me when the ra

Kenora  Mr. Speaker, as the member of Parliament for the riding of Kenora, it is incredibly disappointing to see that the north continues to be overlooked by the Liberal government. From economic development to infrastructure improvements to social supports, our region is clearly not on

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the government’s commitment to end all long-term drinking water advisories by March 2021: (a) does the government still commit to ending all long-term drinking water advisories by March 2021, and if not, what is the new target date; (b) which communities are curren

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to Nutrition North Canada: (a) what specific criteria or formula is used to determine the level of subsidy rates provided to each community; (b) what is the specific criteria for determining when the (i) high, (ii) medium, (iii) low subsidy levels apply; (c) what were