Gaelic Awareness Month  Mr. Speaker, [Member spoke in Scottish Gaelic and provided the following translation:] May is Gaelic Awareness Month in Nova Scotia. This is a good time to celebrate Gaelic language and culture. Since the 18th century, thousands of Gaels from the Highlands and Islands of Scotla

National Volunteer Week  Mr. Speaker, it is National Volunteer Week, and I celebrate the compassion, empathy and generosity of volunteers in Etobicoke North. They are the lifeblood of our community. They give their time, energy and experience to improve the lives of others. Through the pandemic, communi

Tartan Day  Mr. Speaker, today is Tartan Day in Canada and the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320. We celebrate the contributions of Scots and their descendants to the fabric of Canadian society. Among early settler communities, Scots helped map Canada, build r

Retirement Income  Mr. Speaker, I welcome my hon. colleague to the House. I look forward to meeting. Our government has undertaken many things for seniors. One of the first things we did was to restore the age of eligibility for OAS back to 65 from 67. I do not want to talk about accomplishments.

Retirement Income  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question. My thanks for the support. This study does matter. We have to start a conversation. It has not happened in this country. We have enhanced the CPP, and Quebec followed with the QPP. We have raised the GIS for single seniors. We

Retirement Income  Mr. Speaker, I have always enjoyed working with my hon. colleague as well. I think if all of us can come together to put this to the government, we can have real movement. We have not had movement on RRIFs. We have a real change coming. We have seniors increasing in population b

Retirement Income  moved: That: (a) the House recognize that (i) seniors deserve a dignified retirement free from financial worry, (ii) many seniors are worried about their retirement savings running out, (iii) many seniors are concerned about being able to live independently in their own home

Community Leadership  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Candies Kotchapaw, who has been honoured in the “Top 25 Women of Influence” and the “Top 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women”. Candies is an inspiring leader who believes in giving youth opportunities that did not exist for her and in nurt

Ukraine  Mr. Speaker, fighting is raging across Ukraine from air, land and sea. Residents of Kyiv are being forced to seek safety in their homes, improvised bomb shelters and subways. Escalating violence in crowded cities is killing civilians, including children. The world wants an end to

Emergencies Act  Mr. Speaker, the reality is that Canadians are tired. They want the blockades to end and they want their lives and neighbourhoods back. Going forward, we must work to bring people together, choose to make our political dialogue peaceful and respectful, and choose to think about h

Emergencies Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague and friend for the question. He and I attended high school together. This is an opportunity to remember the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust, along with the Roma and Sinti, and countless other victims of its unpr

Emergencies Act  Mr. Speaker, children should be able to go to school and go to the doctor unimpeded, and families should be able to go to the hospital unimpeded. One Nazi swastika is too many. For weeks, blockades have been illegally disrupting the lives of Canadians, harming our economy and en

Emergencies Act  Mr. Speaker, it is really important to understand that when we see a Nazi swastika, we cannot dismiss it as a few bad apples. One flag is too many. Let me be clear that the measures we are discussing today are targeted, temporary and proportionate. They are subject to the Charte

Emergencies Act  Mr. Speaker, what I have always loved about this place, the people's House, is that it represents our great country of Canada. Each day we have the opportunity to listen to our colleagues and friends here in the House, who represent and serve their constituents from every corner

Canada Foundation for Innovation  Mr. Speaker, 25 years ago, the Government of Canada created the Canada Foundation for Innovation. Its mandate was to increase the capacity of Canada’s universities, colleges, hospitals and other organizations by investing in research infrastructure. The CFI has transformed the re