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Judges Act Madam Speaker, I want to thank the member for his commitment to visit the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre. I extend that invitation to all members in the House. It is an incredible space, one that I hope is replicated in other communities. I particularly appreciate that he talked
February 19th, 2020House debate
Judges Act Madam Speaker, I am sorry I cannot respond in French. I promise I am learning, so hopefully some day soon I will be able to in the House. When we talk about groups that have been marginalized by our systems, specifically groups that face higher instances of sexualized violence,
February 19th, 2020House debate
Judges Act Madam Speaker, I am grateful to have the opportunity to rise to speak to this issue. For me, like many Canadians, this is a deeply personal issue. I am among the one in three women who has experienced sexual violence and know first-hand how the shame, guilt and stigma still per
February 19th, 2020House debate
Natural Resources Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister's pipe dream is a nightmare for both the environment and the economy. With the Trans Mountain expansion, the Liberals gave the largest gift to an oil company in Canadian history, and the costs just keep going up. Now the finance minister will not e
February 19th, 2020House debate
Relations with Indigenous Peoples Madam Speaker, last week I met with indigenous youth in my riding. They told me that they do not want their children to have to fight for basic human rights the way that they, their parents and their grandparents did. They have every reason to be concerned, because they see the
February 18th, 2020House debate
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, the Liberal member who previously made comments spoke at length about gender equity. In Canada, one in eight women will experience breast cancer in her lifetime, and the average time for treatment and recovery is 25 to 36 weeks. However, this is not just about gend
February 18th, 2020House debate
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, increasing the EI sickness benefit from 15 weeks to 50 weeks is essential if we want to ensure that hard-working Canadians have the protection and insurance they need when they face serious injury or illness. New Democrats put this forward in the past two Parliaments
February 18th, 2020House debate
Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act Mr. Speaker, in 2017, the Liberals promised an entire chapter on gender equality in this trade deal. According to sources, the renegotiated deal originally included provisions for improving conditions for working women, including provisions around workplace harassment, pay equity
February 6th, 2020House debate
The Environment Mr. Speaker, we have more proof today that the Liberals' choices have left Canada lagging behind on its climate targets. I meet people every day who want to do their part, but while the Liberals are letting big polluters off the hook, they are making it harder and harder for fami
February 4th, 2020House debate
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I ask the hon. member to consider listening to the voices of sex workers. Sex workers are saying that sex work is work. I also ask the hon. member about the Harper government's decision to implement Bill C-36, which criminalized the establishments that sex workers
February 4th, 2020House debate
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, violence against women is a long-standing issue that has yet to be addressed by successive Liberal and Conservative governments. Will the current government commit to implement the calls for justice in the missing and murdered indigenous women and girls report, which
February 4th, 2020House debate
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for standing up for women's rights and sex worker rights. Sex workers warned the government that the current sex work laws would result in more violence and put sex workers at risk. This tragic case could have been avoided if we
February 4th, 2020House debate
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, my thoughts are with the victim and her family. This was a terrible event and we need to ensure that it never happens again. Violence against women is a problem that needs to be tackled seriously and it is a problem that was not tackled by the previous Conservati
February 4th, 2020House debate
The Environment Madam Speaker, we still do not have an answer to why Environment Canada investigators that were responsible to the minister took so long in their investigation and why the matter was not referred to the RCMP to pursue criminal charges, despite legally admissible statements of fac
February 3rd, 2020House debate
The Environment Madam Speaker, Volkswagen was caught lying about illegal levels of emissions. Volkswagen Canada has finally formally pleaded guilty to 60 offences under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and was ordered to pay a fine, a fine that is $70 million short of the maximum that c
February 3rd, 2020House debate