Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Mr. Speaker, I wish a happy new year to my colleague. It is good to see him back in the House. I am looking forward to continuing the great work we are doing here. I would like to commend all the MPs from Quebec. Yes, they have had a very progressive child care program, and it i

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Mr. Speaker, to my colleague across and far away, regardless of where we are sitting in this House, we are working very closely with each other to make sure important bills, such as Bill C-35, are passed. Let us pass this bill, get it to the committee and make sure that every o

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Mr. Speaker, it is great to rise for the first time in the House in 2023 to talk about the very important bill for the second reading debate on Bill C-35, an act respecting early learning and child care in Canada. Like many of my colleagues who spoke before me, I would like to t

Iranian Women Activists  Mr. Speaker, anger, pain, misery and violence, these are the words that have shaped the experience of Iranians, especially the brave women of Iran, as they are fuelled by their hope and courage in the face of the regime's tyranny and oppression for the past four decades. While n

Persons with Disabilities  Madam Speaker, the prosperity of our communities is reliant on the social and economic inclusion of persons with disabilities. It is essential that Canadians with disabilities are empowered to live a meaningful, dignified and quality life. Organizations in Richmond Hill such as L

Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022  Madam Speaker, can we have the support of the hon. member across the aisle to ensure that the bill can go to the committee, so that we can have the opportunity to have conversations such as the one he is tabling?

Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022  Madam Speaker, it is not a matter of whether it is a necessity. I think it is complementary and it strengthens the existing laws that we have. It also further ensures the protection of the data and provides a venue for the minister, as well as Canadians, to ensure that, if it com

Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022  Madam Speaker, first of all, I would like to acknowledge the leadership that the Quebec province has shown in developing legislation around privacy. I want to ensure the member that this legislation is very much a complement and a partner with that legislation. There are two othe

Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022  Madam Speaker, it is good to respond to my hon. colleague. We have had the pleasure of serving together at the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology. When the bill has passed second reading, it will be sent to that committee. I actually think it is a very balanced bill b

Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022  Madam Speaker, I will be splitting my time with my colleague, the member for Vaughan—Woodbridge. I am pleased to rise today in support of Bill C-27, the digital charter implementation act. Privacy is a long-standing, fundamental right for Canadians, and we have never been more

Housing  Mr. Speaker, as Canadians continue to weather the post-pandemic storm, increased cost of living and housing affordability is top of mind in my community. In Richmond Hill, emergency housing operators such as Blue Door and 360ºkids strive to help the most vulnerable children, yo

Human Rights in Iran  Madam Speaker, imagine a state so cruel that it brutally murders children as young as 10 years old. Imagine a regime so barbaric that it attacks citizens for demanding basic human rights, and a place where the country's cruel forces treat the people as their targets and enemies.

Mental Health  Madam Chair, to my colleague, who I have had the honour of knowing since 2015 and working with him, let me clarify. Health care and specifically mental health is a multi-jurisdictional issue. It is the responsibility of the federal government as well as the provincial government

Mental Health  Madam Chair, as the founder of the all-parliamentary mental health caucus, we have been advocating, and I am glad to see so many of my colleagues from the class of 2015 participating in this debate. I am so proud to be serving with them. We have been advocating for mental health

Mental Health  Madam Chair, I thank the hon. member for her acknowledgement. Indeed, we need to do everything in our power to make sure that we not only focus on parity between mental health and physical health, but also resolve the issue of the disparity that exists specifically for the indig