Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, I am very spirited to hear the member talk so passionately about long-term care. I wonder, in his calls to the premier, why his government did not perhaps consider the Emergencies Act or the Department of Health Act under section 11.1. More specifically, when he ta

Health  Mr. Speaker, last summer, the government said we would be receiving vaccines last fall; in the fall, the Liberals told us to expect vaccines in the winter; now in the winter, they are telling us to wait until next spring. The government received no new shipments of COVID vaccine

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, time and time again we have heard Liberals saying that they have done everything they can for seniors in LTCs, yet that is simply not true. It is true that the government has provided investments for long-term care, such as wage subsidies, but it is also true that

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, in his remarks, we heard the member reflect that the government has done everything it can for the most vulnerable Canadians, but that simply is not true. What does the hon. member have to say to the tens of thousands of Canadians living with disabilities, people

Hamilton Black History Council  Mr. Speaker, this weekend, I had the honour and privilege to join the Hamilton Black History Council in officially launching Black History Month in our community. The four pillars selected for this year's launch were empowerment, education, connection and celebration. We heard fr

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, in addition to the hon. member's very distinguished tie, his speaking at length about municipalities is near and dear to my heart. As a former city councillor, multiple times I heard the federal government make big announcements about supports to municipalities, bu

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, the hon. member talked about the need to shift toward a post-carbon economy. I know Quebec is making significant investments in transit. I will ask the the hon. member a question that I tried to ask another member of her party. Would she support direct investment

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, as we have heard today, both the Liberals and the Conservatives are intent on spending their time arguing over who has built more pipelines. However, the New Democrats are focused on saving people. I would like to bring to the hon. member's attention the fact that

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, on the topic of energy, yesterday in response to the death of Keystone XL, Art Price, the former CEO of Husky Energy, stated that “Pipelines today...make no sense.... [T]ere's a surplus in the market.... Stop trying to focus the Alberta economy on growing oil product

Expropriation Act  Madam Speaker, I am honoured to rise today in response to private member's bill, Bill C-222, an act to amend the Expropriation Act, which is a protection of private property, and was prepared and presented by the hon. member for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke. Contained within and fo

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, we heard a lot today about courage and having the courage to stand up for human rights. Will the hon. member and his Conservative caucus keep this same energy and focus on courage for Palestinians, for the Muslims who are in the Assam region of India, for people in

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, today we have heard a lot of speeches about choice and the idea of having options in life. We heard about how end of life was about the idea of pain and anxiety, and it is very clear, through many of the witness reports, that this anxiety is about not having choice

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, the hon. member talked about dignity in life and finding out about ableism. We know an amendment has come through that will list different data which will hopefully help us better understand the impacts on this. We have heard people talk about dignity and life. I

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present two petitions. The first petition was sent to me from Katherine Steinhoff. Like thousands of Canadians, Katherine's life was forever changed when she lost her son to an accidental overdose. Tragically, the overdose epidemic has touched too m

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the second petition I am presenting today is signed by concerned Canadians who are calling on the government to take meaningful action to combat catastrophic climate change by supporting a motion introduced by my colleague, the member for New Westminster—Burnaby, Mot