Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, is this better?

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, as mentioned, the Supreme Court ruling created a gap, and unfortunately, that gap was quickly filled with misinformation. I have a personal note. A couple of weeks ago, my daughter, Blaize, came home from school. She is 17 years old. She said, “Mom, how messed up

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, thank you for the opportunity to express my unequivocal support for Bill C-28. What I would like to do is focus on what this legislation means for the women and youth who are disproportionately impacted by violence, and more specifically, intoxicated violence. Th

Gender-Based Violence  Mr. Speaker, the violence that we have seen in Winnipeg is absolutely heartbreaking. Too many vulnerable women, girls, two-spirit and LGBTQQIA+ people have lost their lives. Frankly, one person is too many. The work of frontline organizations like Velma's House is absolutely esse

Human Rights  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for St. John's East for her incredible advocacy. While it is always a time for celebration, pride season is also a moment to reflect on activists, many of whom are in my riding of Toronto Centre, who risked everything by living

Government Response to Petitions  Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I am tabling the government's responses to Questions Nos. 456 to 460.

Gender-Based Violence  Mr. Speaker, I would like to let the hon. member know that we on this side of the House have been standing up for women. When COVID-19 hit we were there with $100 million in shelter funding that helped 1,200 organizations. We knew, when the pandemic hit, that home was not safe fo

Health  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for her advocacy. It is good to work with her. I will say this. My team and I are working on that. It is part of my mandate letter. We take it very seriously. We are also consulting with organizations on the ground that will inform us on the

Women and Gender Equality  Mr. Speaker, next Tuesday, Canada joins the world in celebrating International Women's Day. This year's theme is “Women Inspiring Women”. Everywhere and in every area of our communities, women inspire us with their leadership and contributions to the fabric of our country, but

Gender Equity  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for her advocacy. She is absolutely right. The LGBTQ2 organizations are a vital resource for Canadians, and they need our support to keep their doors open and continue to grow. It is why this week I was so pleased to extend fund

Diversity and Inclusion  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for her presence as the longest serving female parliamentarian in the House. This month we take the time to honour and celebrate the Black community, and as a government we will continually work to remove systemic barriers for a more and equa

École Polytechnique  Mr. Speaker, on this day 32 years ago, an unspeakable tragedy shook Canada to its core. A gunman walked into a classroom at Polytechnique Montréal, separated the women from the men then opened fire on the women. Fourteen women were murdered, 13 more wounded and many communities s

Women and Gender Equality  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for his hard work. When the world shut down from COVID-19, front-line workers did not stop. They rolled up their sleeves and they got to work; they were there. That is why our government moved quickly, we saw what was happenin

Women and Gender Equality  Madam Speaker, I want to let the NDP critic know that we have women's backs and have had women's backs. We have seen the gaps in equity in real time. We knew that we had to act, and we did. We provided $100 million to shelter organizations because we knew that women were at risk.

Women and Gender Equality  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for Toronto—Danforth for her incredible work and advocacy, and for highlighting this important date. The discrimination that fuels homophobia, biphobia and transphobia must be eliminated, and the work starts right here in the Ho