Allegations Against Government of India  Madam Chair, I will be splitting my time with the hon. member for Mississauga—Malton. As this is my first time rising in the House today after the summer break, I would like to take a moment to thank the constituents of Brampton East for putting their faith in me as I continue t

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, what the Conservatives are actually calling for is the cancellation of child care. We saw in their last platform that they said families do not need child care, they need tax credits to help them with the cost of child care, but we know that does not create spaces

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, this bill is about certainty. I would ask the member opposite what Conservatives would place in this bill to ensure that there is certainty? Roughly two years, that same party was stepping up their campaign pledges to cancel this very program. They stepped up to s

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, I am still working on my French, and hopefully one day I will be able to answer in French. When we are talking about savings for families, we know things are tough right now. Families need more support, and through our CCB program and through this child care progr

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, I want to thank member, who does hard work in the House, for his very important question. When we talk about the economic value this could add to Canada, the program would give back to Canadians in many ways. Women would be able to re-enter the workforce. Our econ

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with my colleague and friend from York Centre. It is always a pleasure and privilege to rise in the House and speak on behalf of my constituents in the wonderful riding of Brampton East. I want to thank the hon. members who have spoken b

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for speaking about this important topic. When we were on the Afghanistan committee together, we heard from many witnesses about the importance of this change and the impact it would have on the ground. I wonder whether the hon. parliamentary s

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the Iranian regime bears full responsibility for the tragic downing of Flight PS752. We are focused on the next steps, and we will continue to pursue all available means for holding the Iranian regime accountable. Action is under way, under the Montreal Convention,

Ontario Dump Truck Association  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and to welcome to Parliament Hill the Ontario Dump Truck Association. The members of this organization play a vital role in coming together to help build essential infrastructure that keeps our communities connected. In my riding of Brampto

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank Japan for prioritizing this as part of the G7. Canada believes in a world free of nuclear weapons, and the current arsenals around the world remain far too large. We call on Russia to fulfill its international obligations, including under the N

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, Canada reconfirms our support of Taiwan's meaningful participation in international organizations. Its absence would be detrimental to global interests. That is why we support Taiwan's participation in the World Health Assembly and the World Health Organization. Taiw

Foreign Affairs  Madam Speaker, I want to be clear: President Putin started this war, and he can back away and end it today. This is a critical moment in Russia's illegal war. Russia has not been negotiating in good faith, and we see no indication that Putin has changed his objective. On the co

Foreign Affairs  Madam Speaker, February 24 marks one year since Russia's full-scale invasion began; this event has displaced millions, killed thousands, disrupted the global economy and exacerbated global problems, such as food and energy insecurity. Cities across Ukraine continue to be hit with

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, that was a very important question on electric vehicles, on our economy, on Volkswagen and on what our government is doing to be there. Our Prime Minister just announced with our Minister of Innovation one of the largest investments in our country's history for wh

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, that was a very important question on mental health. I know it is very important to my constituents. I sat down with my youth council recently, and we spoke about the importance of mental health. We have invested continuously in the Kids Help Phone line. There is