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Agriculture and Agri‑Food Mr. Speaker, together with our allies, we are ensuring Russia's actions do not go unpunished. We announced strong tranches of sanctions against nearly 1,000 individuals and entities from Russia and Belarus, including Putin, his inner circle, Russian banks and members of the Russi
May 13th, 2022House debate
Maninder SidhuLiberal
Canada Summer Jobs Program Mr. Speaker, the Canada summer jobs program provides youths with great opportunities to develop their skills and gain valuable experience. This year, the CSJ program has over 140,000 federally funded summer jobs across Canada. In Brampton East, there will be more than 400 summer
May 2nd, 2022House debate
Maninder SidhuLiberal
Foreign Affairs Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), and consistent with the current policy on the tabling of treaties in Parliament, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the treaties entitled “Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Co-operation to pollution Incident
April 26th, 2022House debate
Maninder SidhuLiberal
Foreign Affairs Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), and consistent with the current policy on the tabling of treaties in Parliament, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the treaties entitled “Acts of the Second Extraordinary Congress of the Universal Postal Union”, done at Addi
March 29th, 2022House debate
Maninder SidhuLiberal
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, the member opposite has a very important question. I hope to answer the member in French one day, but I am still learning. I think it is really important that we see the motion at hand and the importance of standing with Ukraine. Just this morning, the Minister of
March 3rd, 2022House debate
Maninder SidhuLiberal
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, the Ukrainian government has approached us with many different asks, including support for lethal and non-lethal supplies, support through using sanctions against the Russian regime and supports for Ukrainians who want to come to Canada, and we have delivered. We h
March 3rd, 2022House debate
Maninder SidhuLiberal
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, as we know, climate change is real and it is happening. When we look toward the future, and we see what is happening in B.C. and with floods and heatwaves across this country, we want to make sure that we are there to protect generations to come, including my own c
March 3rd, 2022House debate
Maninder SidhuLiberal
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the hon. member for Don Valley West. I, like my colleagues on all sides of the House, stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. This past week has seen them demonstrate incredible courage and strength in the face of an unprov
March 3rd, 2022House debate
Maninder SidhuLiberal
Emergencies Act Madam Speaker, since the member mentioned the police and what they are asking us to do to remain safe, I want to quote Ottawa's Chief Bell, who said yesterday, “Without the authorities that have been provided to us through these pieces of legislation, we wouldn't be able to be do
February 19th, 2022House debate
Maninder SidhuLiberal
Emergencies Act Madam Speaker, in terms of the financial tools that we have given to police officers for tracking down funds from foreign interference, it is important to note that these tools were necessary so that we were able to make sure we protect our democratic institutions. They will help
February 19th, 2022House debate
Maninder SidhuLiberal
Emergencies Act Madam Speaker, I believe in transparency and oversight. As our justice minister has said, these measures are temporary, to restore confidence in our institutions and to restore law and order. We know that the Emergencies Act will help restore law and order, and it is working. We
February 19th, 2022House debate
Maninder SidhuLiberal
Emergencies Act Madam Speaker, I would like to note that I will be sharing my time with the member for Lac-Saint-Louis. I would like to start my remarks today by thanking you and the House administration staff for ensuring Parliament is able to function. I would also like to take a moment to th
February 19th, 2022House debate
Maninder SidhuLiberal
Foreign Affairs Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), and consistent with the current policy on the tabling of treaties in Parliament, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, four treaties. The first is the “Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids t
February 8th, 2022House debate
Maninder SidhuLiberal
Child Care Mr. Speaker, our government has put forth a national child care strategy to help families save thousands of dollars in child care costs and help grow our economy. Almost every province and territory has signed on to a child care agreement with our federal government, except for t
February 3rd, 2022House debate
Maninder SidhuLiberal
Supplementary Estimates (B), 2021-22 Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the minister's very thoughtful remarks and I am looking forward to working with her as her parliamentary secretary. Our government was clear, in the Speech from the Throne, about the need to work on a whole-of-government engagement strategy in the Indo-
December 7th, 2021House debate
Maninder SidhuLiberal