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Violence Against Women Mr. Speaker, today, we remember a day when 14 young lives ended too soon, a day that shook our country and continues to do so to this day. Today, we recognize that gender-based violence continues, that we all have an opportunity to be part of a solution, that actions by individua
December 6th, 2017House debate
Maryam MonsefLiberal
Status of Women Mr. Speaker, I thank the Leader of the Opposition for his opening remarks on this very important day in Canadian history. Coast to coast to coast, tears will be shed, candles will be lit, roses will be laid, and we will all resolve our commitment to do better by the women and gi
December 6th, 2017House debate
Maryam MonsefLiberal
Status of Women Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague from Rivière-des-Mille-Îles for her leadership in advancing gender equality. Our government's efforts to empower women and girls are working. We are applying an intersectional gendered lens to every decision cabinet makes. We a
October 26th, 2017House debate
Maryam MonsefLiberal
Ways and Means moved that a ways and means motion to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled on March 22, 2017, be concurred in.
October 26th, 2017House debate
Maryam MonsefLiberal
Status of Women Mr. Speaker, as my hon. colleagues pointed out, we have a great deal of work to do to address and prevent gender-based violence—
October 24th, 2017House debate
Maryam MonsefLiberal
Status of Women Mr. Speaker, as my hon. colleagues mentioned, we have a great deal of work to do to address and prevent gender-based violence. Our government, under the leadership of our Prime Minister, is doing just that. As I said before, our actions matter, but so do our words, and words like
October 24th, 2017House debate
Maryam MonsefLiberal
Status of Women Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague from New Brunswick Southwest knows that gender equality is fundamental to our collective success as a country and is at the core of our government's feminist agenda, and we are seeing the results: more economic growth. In this pursuit, our words m
October 24th, 2017House debate
Maryam MonsefLiberal
Status of Women Mr. Speaker, gender-based violence is preventable, and yet it remains a significant barrier to gender equality. Our government is committed to ensuring that our daughters, mothers, and sisters live free from all forms of violence, which is why we put aside $100.9 million in the f
October 19th, 2017House debate
Maryam MonsefLiberal
Status of Women Mr. Speaker, gender-based violence is unacceptable on campuses, in our workplaces, in homes, and in communities across the country. We are working to coordinate our efforts with provinces and territories. We worked with them to develop the first federal strategy to address and pr
October 19th, 2017House debate
Maryam MonsefLiberal
Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act moved for leave to introduce Bill C-60, An Act to correct certain anomalies, inconsistencies and errors and to deal with other matters of a non-controversial and uncomplicated nature in the Statutes of Canada and to repeal certain Acts and provisions that have expired, lapsed or
October 3rd, 2017House debate
Maryam MonsefLiberal
Status of Women Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for Kildonan—St. Paul for all of her contributions to Canada's story and to wish everyone a happy Women's History Month. We all know women and girls who have dreamed big, who have pursued their dreams and paved the way for the
October 2nd, 2017House debate
Maryam MonsefLiberal
Status of Women Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for Pickering—Uxbridge for her commitment to gender equality. We all agree that a strong and resilient women's movement is integral to the sustainability of our collective efforts. Since forming government, our government has r
September 28th, 2017House debate
Maryam MonsefLiberal
Statistics Act moved that the bill be concurred in at report stage.
June 20th, 2017House debate
Maryam MonsefLiberal
Statistics Act moved that the bill be read the third time and passed.
June 20th, 2017House debate
Maryam MonsefLiberal
Status of Women Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for her advocacy. I can assure her that we put gender at the heart of the work we do. No relationship is more important to our government than that with first nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples of this land. To that end, we will be announci
June 15th, 2017House debate
Maryam MonsefLiberal