Laadliyan  Mr. Speaker, in honour of International Women's Day, I would like to highlight the incredible work of Laadliyan, a not-for-profit organization in Brampton. Since 2013, founder and executive director Manvir Bhangu and her team have created a space dedicated to empowering and cel

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, the notion of accumulating debt at a much lower interest rate than individual Canadians can access on their own and not thoroughly helping Canadians through the biggest crisis of our lifetime was not a question our government was willing to ponder. We were not goin

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, the federal government has been there with the provinces through the safe restart program, which was really important across the board and across the country in supporting provinces in terms of increased testing capacity, contact tracing and other federal support p

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, my colleague from Winnipeg Centre mentioned many different subjects and various topics. What I would like to focus on is students and on our relief for students. As I mentioned in my remarks, I have spoken to many students who are very appreciative of the governmen

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, I would like to start off by wishing my colleagues a very safe and happy new year. The COVID-19 pandemic has put unprecedented stress and hardship on Canadians, from small business to long-term care homes and front-line and essential workers. Every Canadian has a s

Tamil Heritage Month  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment to honour Tamil Heritage Month. My riding of Brampton East is home to a dynamic, talented and hard-working Tamil population. Canadians of Tamil heritage make up an important piece of our community fabric and I am thrilled that January w

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, many of us know that science and health advice evolves as we learn more about COVID-19. I would like to know if the member opposite believes in science and health experts' advice, because it certainly sounded like she was questioning our health experts' advice in her

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, Canada and India share very strong people-to-people ties. Many Indo-Canadians, particularly the 600,000 of Punjabi descent, are watching closely as hundreds of thousands of farmers are marching to Delhi in a peaceful protest. However, many of the farmers from Punjab

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, today Canadians commemorate the loss of Manmeet Singh Bhullar, who gave so much to his community here in Canada and particularly vulnerable Sikh and Hindu communities abroad. As Mr. Bhullar once said: The greatness of humanity, the greatness instilled in every hum

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, today Stats Canada updated job numbers show that Canada's labour market gained another 84,000 jobs and 2.3 million Canadians have returned back to work after losing their jobs. That means the supports for our businesses, such as the CEBA, the Canada emergency wage su

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, recent offences involving places of worship, homes of faith leaders and the other instances serve as a stark reminder that we cannot take for granted our hard fought freedoms. They have an impact not just on the individuals targeted, but on the communities at large.

Racism  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment to highlight the importance now more than ever to stand up against racism and hate in our communities. Recently, I received a call from a mosque in my riding of Brampton East fearing for their congregation. On the news, I watched a Bra

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, the residents of Brampton East were thrilled to hear about the recent $45 million transit investment made by our federal government, which is one of the largest investments in Brampton transit in over 10 years. This funding will allow for increased reliability for ri

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I would say to the member across the way that I am still working on my French, but I hope to answer in French one day. Listening has been a key part of our government's plan in providing a better future for Canadians: listening to mothers who are working from home,

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to point out that our government believes in transit investments. Here in Brampton, over $45 million has been invested in transit. We know if we can provide consumers and our residents with better and cleaner transit options, it will help reduce vehicles