Selwyn Romilly  Mr. Speaker, I rise to mourn the passing of the Honourable Selwyn Romilly. He was the first Black student to graduate law at UBC, the first Black provincial court judge and the first Black justice on the B.C Supreme Court. Indeed, he had many firsts. Three years ago, at 81, he

Contraception  Mr. Speaker, Tuesday was World Contraception Day. As access to sexual and reproductive services comes under attack globally, more voices are calling for the right to universal free contraception. My province of B.C. set an example this April by implementing the policy. It is time

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, that is a good question. If someone did not provide the necessaries of life and was responsible for doing it, and we penalized them either with fines or jail time and prohibited them from being able to even volunteer in such institutions for three years, I think w

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, no, I do not see that it has any relationship to this bill. The MAID, medical assistance in dying, bill is very clear in terms of what it is supposed to encompass and how it is supposed to encompass that. This has nothing to do with that. Before MAID even came abo

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, that is a very interesting question that the hon. member posed. What we have to remember is that these institutions are under the jurisdiction of provinces. What we know is that the Canadian Standards Association set very clear guidelines for what is meant to be t

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, that was a very leading question. I think it is important to note that the criteria and guidelines for medical assistance in dying for people suffering from a mental illness are very clear. I co-chaired the committee that looked at MAID for a year and a half. It wa

Criminal Code  moved that the bill be concurred in.

Criminal Code  moved that the bill be read the third time and passed. Madam Speaker, for those who do not remember, I just want to quickly refresh them. This bill seeks to amend the Criminal Code under section 215, to ensure that there is a clear duty of the persons responsible for providing t

Insite Safe Injection Site  Mr. Speaker, this last weekend marked 20 years since the first North American safe injection site, Insite, opened in Vancouver. Since 2003, it has proven to be a lifesaver, with 1.7 million visits. I want to give a shout-out to those who looked at the positive evidence of harm r

Interparliamentary Delegations  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, the report of the Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's parliamentary assembly, respecting its participation at the 20

Health of Animals Act  Mr. Speaker, I inadvertently voted nay. I would like to vote yea on the last vote.

Government Business No. 26—Amendments to the Standing Orders  Madam Speaker, it is always interesting to watch when someone is trying to be personal and nasty. People can make assumptions. My headset was plugged in. It just did not work for that moment. I just wanted to say that there was a great deal of misinformation and, may I say, dis

Government Business No. 26—Amendments to the Standing Orders  Madam Chair, excuse my voice. I have asthma, and I am suffering from the pollution syndrome right now. I just want to say that there was some misinformation that went on in this House, and I want to correct it.

2SLGBTQI+ Community  Mr. Speaker, Liberal governments have done more to advance equality for the 2SLGBTQI+ community in Canada, and globally, yet we continue to see an alarming rise in hate directed at this community, both here and abroad. From 2020 to 2021 alone, there was a 64% increase in hate-mo

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the sixth report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, entitled “Main Estimates 2023-24”.