Homelessness in Victoria Madam Speaker, my riding of Victoria is facing a serious housing and homelessness crisis. Too many people are living in precarious housing, or worse, finding themselves sleeping on the street. We need to take urgent action to invest in affordable, social and co-operative housing.
February 28th, 2020House debate
Criminal Code Madam Speaker, many Canadians know someone who has experienced intolerable suffering, and most Canadians support these changes. I am curious about one piece of the legislation, which is that people will be required to have two practitioners, one having expertise specifically in
February 27th, 2020House debate
Criminal Code Madam Speaker, I want to thank the member across the way for highlighting the responsibility we as members of Parliament have in our choices, that we have a responsibility to reduce suffering but also ensure people do not end their lives before they want to and that Audrey's amen
February 27th, 2020House debate
Criminal Code Mr. Speaker, can the member comment on whether the Conservatives support Audrey's amendment and helping families to avoid the kind of cruel suffering and difficult choices people often face when they are looking at imminent end-of-life situations and potentially not being able to
February 27th, 2020House debate
The Environment Mr. Speaker, with no real plan to fight the climate crisis or create jobs, the Liberals are failing at both. A climate plan that leaves workers behind is no plan at all. We cannot attract businesses and jobs if the government is not serious about climate change. We need investmen
February 26th, 2020House debate
Emergency Debate Mr. Speaker, it is staggering that the Liberals' joint review panel was not considering the impacts on our climate commitments. As we are moving forward, beyond Teck, what is needed for a framework for decision-making when it comes to looking at projects and whether they are goin
February 25th, 2020House debate
Emergency Debate Madam Speaker, the hon. parliamentary secretary spoke about indigenous consultation, so I will quote the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation chief, Chief Allan, who said: We had no choice but to go on with this thing. We were the last nation that didn’t have an agreement with Teck
February 25th, 2020House debate
Emergency Debate Madam Speaker, this is one of the things that Conservatives will often fall back on: Why are we using fossil fuels while advocating for climate action? It is one of the problematic aspects when we have a system that is so embedded in fossil fuels infrastructure. We need our gover
February 25th, 2020House debate
Emergency Debate Madam Speaker, immediate jobs are what they want, yet Teck Frontier mine promised 7,000 construction jobs that may or may not have really appeared because the company said to the joint review panel that its business case was built on $95 a barrel. The CEO then admitted to the com
February 25th, 2020House debate
Emergency Debate Madam Speaker, I will always applaud the small steps that we are taking toward climate action, but when we have a government that spends $4.4 billion on buying a pipeline and then is going to borrow over $12 billion to construct it, it is challenging to see the current government
February 25th, 2020House debate
Emergency Debate Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member of Parliament for Edmonton Strathcona. Teck Frontier was never the solution the Prime Minister and the Liberals said it was, and it is not the solution the Conservatives are now claiming it is. Teck is another example of t
February 25th, 2020House debate
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, in his comments, the member said that it was unacceptable or he could not stand it when people from outside of the Wet'suwet'en territory used this issue in a political or partisan way. Is that not precisely what this motion is doing?
February 20th, 2020House debate
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