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Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, we look forward to any reports that come forward from the RCMP. Any form of misconduct will have consequences.

October 18th, 2023House debate

Jennifer O'ConnellLiberal

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, the fact is that it was actually our motion, which many parties agreed to, to conduct a study on the issue of transfers. The Conservatives are in damage control right now because they voted against it. I find it appalling that the Conservative members would use the i

October 6th, 2023House debate

Jennifer O'ConnellLiberal

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, we supported and put forward a motion to study these very transfers. The Conservatives use heinous crimes and the suffering of women and violence against women as a way to block government legislation. Bill C-20 would have tangible results to protect women in the wor

October 6th, 2023House debate

Jennifer O'ConnellLiberal

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, we expect that all contracts issued follow the laws and regulations of this country. Any allegations of misconduct will be investigated. Let me assure all Canadians that the government is looking forward to any results of these reviews and recommendations, but miscon

October 6th, 2023House debate

Jennifer O'ConnellLiberal

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House, we trust our law enforcement agencies, like the RCMP, to investigate any wrongdoing. We do not think that Conservative members who want to make political clickbait out of this actually get to the bottom of any sort of wrongdoing. We take al

October 6th, 2023House debate

Jennifer O'ConnellLiberal

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, what I find ironic is that this member opposite purports to stand up for fish harvesters, but the fishers across this country tell us that climate change is real. They are concerned about the future of fish harvests and about the future of their economies and local c

October 6th, 2023House debate

Jennifer O'ConnellLiberal

Electoral Reform  Madam Speaker, once again, I appreciate my colleague's input. During the time when Canadians were being consulted, I too held consultations in my riding. Those meetings were very difficult, as everybody has very different opinions and is passionate about what is the best elector

October 3rd, 2023House debate

Jennifer O'ConnellLiberal

Electoral Reform  Madam Speaker, I know that my hon. colleague is incredibly passionate about this topic, and I enjoy listening to her. I take her feedback very seriously. I also wish her well. We are committed to strengthening Canada's democratic institutions. Our electoral system, along with th

October 3rd, 2023House debate

Jennifer O'ConnellLiberal

Democratic Institutions  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to speak once again on this important issue. We have already identified that we will be moving forward with a foreign agent registry. We have mentioned many steps we are taking to protect our democracy, as it is incredibly important to

October 3rd, 2023House debate

Jennifer O'ConnellLiberal

Democratic Institutions  Madam Speaker, I am glad to have the opportunity today to, for the sake of accuracy, remind the House of a few things in response to the hon. member's question. First, I want to point out that the agreement for the donation in question, to the Trudeau Foundation, which he raises

October 3rd, 2023House debate

Jennifer O'ConnellLiberal

Financial Protection for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Farmers Act  Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to speak today about Bill C-280, a private member's bill introduced by the member for York—Simcoe. Allow me to extend my congratulations to the bill's sponsor on this important work as it aims to protect our fresh produce farmers and sellers who p

October 3rd, 2023House debate

Jennifer O'ConnellLiberal

Financial Protection for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Farmers Act  Madam Speaker, we hope to increase the likelihood that the United States will restore Canada's preferential access to the formal dispute resolution process under the United States' Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, PACA, which regulates the fresh produce sector and provide

October 3rd, 2023House debate

Jennifer O'ConnellLiberal

Public Safety  Madam Speaker, it is clear that the member opposite is distancing himself from the truth once again. In fact, all members of the committee came together to bring forward—

September 29th, 2023House debate

Jennifer O'ConnellLiberal

Public Safety  Madam Speaker, let me clarify the facts for the member opposite. What happened at the public safety committee was that all members of the committee came together to move forward to do a study on putting forward the rights of victims of crime and to look into how reclassifications

September 29th, 2023House debate

Jennifer O'ConnellLiberal

Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act  Madam Speaker, in my hon. colleague's speech, she spoke about how the Conservatives view tackling climate change through technology, yet they oppose the Atlantic accord, which would allow for technology development in Atlantic Canada. The member also spoke about the cost of energ

September 29th, 2023House debate

Jennifer O'ConnellLiberal