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Emergencies Act  Madam Speaker, in your speech, you are basically implying that there are acts of terrorism that have been performed or are going to be insinuated throughout this. You and your fellow colleagues have always talked about—

February 17th, 2022House debate

Gerald SorokaConservative

Emergencies Act  Madam Speaker, as I was saying, the Liberals are talking about acts of terrorism or types of terrorist activities, but what proof has actually been brought forward? We have never talked about this, and we were never told about this. That is what I am questioning. What informati

February 17th, 2022House debate

Gerald SorokaConservative

Health  Mr. Speaker, in my province of Alberta, some provincial restrictions have been lifted. Other restrictions, according to our premier, will be lifted very soon. With hospitalization rates decreasing, many constituents in my riding are asking why the Liberal government has no plan t

February 28th, 2022House debate

Gerald SorokaConservative

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, my constituent Darren sent me the following message on how inflation is affecting his life. He said, “With payments, registration, repairs and fuel to drive to work there isn't much motivation to keep working. Then the government takes two thirds of my income for inc

March 4th, 2022House debate

Gerald SorokaConservative

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present e-petition 3784, with over 1,700 signatures from constituents in my riding of Yellowhead. The petitioners are calling on the government to appeal to Canada Post to rescind its mandated vaccination practices and allow all employees affected to

March 4th, 2022House debate

Gerald SorokaConservative

The Economy  Madam Speaker, on February 1, I mentioned to the Minister of Finance how the overall food price increase from 5% to 7% is becoming a concern for constituents in my riding. I also raised the concern of how the price of food in Alberta is expected to be higher than the national ave

March 23rd, 2022House debate

Gerald SorokaConservative

The Economy  Madam Speaker, once again, I would like to thank the member for not addressing my concerns. The point that I would like to make is that inflation has increased by half a percent just because of the carbon tax, which has already been proven at 0.4%. Also, the carbon tax is being

March 23rd, 2022House debate

Gerald SorokaConservative

Online Streaming Act  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House to speak on Bill C-11, an act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other acts. I have received many concerns about this bill from many of my constituents. They are worried this bill is

March 29th, 2022House debate

Gerald SorokaConservative

Online Streaming Act  Madam Speaker, we absolutely need to have some kind of rules and regulations against the web giants because the member is right. They are not doing good Canadian content. Indirectly though, they are basically using algorithms that the CRTC is going to have the power and control o

March 29th, 2022House debate

Gerald SorokaConservative

Online Streaming Act  Madam Speaker, that is quite interesting. I agree that we need to regulate the web giants in order to make sure that they are paying their fair share when it comes to any kind of Canadian content, whether it is news or even people who are promoting their own artistic ways. One

March 29th, 2022House debate

Gerald SorokaConservative

Online Streaming Act  Madam Speaker, I think the member misunderstood what I was saying. I have said all along that the web giants need to pay their fair share. They need to make sure that they are paying for what kind of Canadian content they have, whether it is news, types of videos or types of musi

March 29th, 2022House debate

Gerald SorokaConservative

Seniors  Mr. Speaker, Morgen wrote to me about his mother who just turned 86. She is still able to live in her family home, living only off the Canada pension, old age security and GIS. He said, “I know it has been tough on her to make ends meet with these high power and gas heating bills

March 31st, 2022House debate

Gerald SorokaConservative

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, effective April 1, retroactive salary increases for the national police force collective agreement kicked in. This will financially affect municipalities across the country. Municipalities in my riding, such as the town of Edson, agree that increases for police offic

April 5th, 2022House debate

Gerald SorokaConservative

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, this petition is also in support of Bill S-223, the bill on organ harvesting. It seeks to combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking. It would make it a criminal offence for a person to go abroad and receive an organ without proper consent from the person giving

April 6th, 2022House debate

Gerald SorokaConservative

The Budget  Madam Speaker, I know the Liberals talked several times about this new RRSP. They talk about this program to help people who are first-time homebuyers, yet the majority of Canadians, over 50% of them, are less than $200 away every month. How does this plan actually help, when C

April 26th, 2022House debate

Gerald SorokaConservative