Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, that is certainly a very good recommendation by my colleague. It is also important to recognize that women, girls and 2S people from Canada are trafficked throughout the world. I do heed his call. It is a fine suggestion.

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, we had the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, with at least 200 calls for justice. That is a start. We actually stopped talking and put in place a national action plan and responded to the 231 calls for justice. That is a start.

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to be here today to speak about this very important matter. On Sunday, I was honoured to join my fellow Manitobans for the annual Manitoba Women's Memorial March, which began in Vancouver 30 years ago. It is a march against violence, bringing awareness

Status of Women  Madam Speaker, on January 28, 1988, the Supreme Court handed down its landmark judgment in R v. Morgentaler, which held that the abortion provision in the Criminal Code violated a woman's right under section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to security of the pers

Climate Change Accountability Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to start by congratulating my colleague, the member for Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, for putting forward her first private member's bill, Bill C-215. The climate emergency is the greatest existential threat of our time, and we are running out of

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague talked about having a bold agenda, and the NDP has actually been doing that in real time. I wonder if the member supports Bill C-213, the pharmacare bill we put forward; Motion No. 46, which would guarantee a livable income and dental care; and cer

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my fellow Manitoban for his comments. The member talked a little about trying to assist people during the pandemic, but we know, certainly in the province of Manitoba, that there are many people who have been left behind. I have seniors residin

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, small businesses have been hit really hard during the pandemic and many will not survive. In my riding of Winnipeg Centre, business owners have literally remortgaged their houses to try to keep their employees employed and their businesses open. The government has

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, last week, the independent investigation unit of Manitoba cleared the police officer involved in the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Eishia Hudson of any charges. The police officer was not questioned, provided a statement and that was the end of it. Police violence wi

Standing Orders and Procedure  Mr. Speaker, during the pandemic there was a lot of rhetoric around having to get back to work with respect to being in the House of Commons, a push back against the hybrid sittings. For me, I was busy working. I have had a number of urgent matters to deal with in my riding durin

Standing Orders and Procedure  Mr. Speaker, I agree with my hon. colleague as I really did enjoy the five-minute question and comment period. My question relates to women in politics. We have had to adjust very quickly during the pandemic, including doing things like remote voting and holding online committee

International Holocaust Remembrance Day  Mr. Speaker, today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and with deep love, I honour my grandmother. I adored my grandmother, a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp, and a woman of courage who gave up my father into hiding during the war, which saved his life. It

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Mr. Speaker, happy new year. I know my hon. colleague spoke a lot about work. I, too, support the ability for Canadians to get jobs; however, we know that a lot of people are unable to work. I will give an example: 70% of adults with severe intellectual disabilities who are unabl

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, I really appreciate my colleague's comments regarding the people who are being impacted by the pandemic. One example is flight attendants. We know many are out of work. Through no fault of their own, people are losing their jobs right now, and their livelihoods and

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, although my hon. colleague speaks about nobody being left behind, in my riding of Winnipeg Centre, we currently have cases of trench fever, a disease of extreme poverty, occurring in the middle of a pandemic. I would also like to remind him of other people who have