Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, the member is absolutely right that the interpretation or opinion of the minister as to what the legislation provides is insufficient. What matters is what is in the legislation and, in that regard, there is considerable vagueness. That is problematic because legisla

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak to Bill C-6, an act to amend the Criminal Code with respect to conversion therapy. Let me say at the outset and in unequivocal terms that conversion therapy is wrong and it ought to be banned. I am hopeful that all Canadians of goodwill would agree t

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, last week, in what has been characterized as a black day in human rights, egregious human rights abusers, including communist China, communist Cuba and Russia, were elected to the so-called UN Human Rights Council. Maduro's Venezuela was elected last year. With mor

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, this bill goes well beyond the scope of Truchon and in so doing, it removes a number of safeguards, including safeguards in which there was a fair bit of consensus some four years ago. I say that having served as the vice-chair of the Special Committee Joint Committe

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the member would have to ask the government that question. This is really nothing more than about accountability. It is also about the Prime Minister keeping his word. When the Prime Minister prorogued Parliament, he said that there would be plenty of opportunity

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, very simply, it would start with the co-operation of the NDP, which we have not always seen. It is important that we proceed to get answers and if the government wants to continue to block that committee, then it certainly reflects upon it and Canadians can judge f

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I first want to acknowledge my friend, the member for Châteauguay—Lacolle. I certainly did appreciate working with her in the last Parliament on the special joint committee. I do not think it could be said better than the way it was put by the hon. member for Carl

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I rise to speak in strong support of a motion put forward by the official opposition to establish a special committee to look into questionable COVID spending on the part of the Liberal government. In a lot of ways, this should be a routine matter. This is hardly

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I had the privilege of serving with the hon. member for Mount Royal on the justice committee when we studied Bill C-14 The member rightfully talked about the process in which we heard from a diverse range of viewpoints. It is ironic that this legislation circumven

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, my question for my friend from Glengarry—Prescott—Russell is with respect to advance consent. The legislation provides for advance consent in certain circumstances in which a patient might lose their capacity. When we studied the issue of advance consent under Bi

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I want to ask the member a question respecting advance consent. In the bill, there is no time limit in which that consent would expire. If contemporaneous consent is no longer required, does the hon. member see the need for a time limit in terms of the validity of

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I can say that some of the key safeguards that were deemed to be essential in Bill C-14 have been removed. The member speaks about the 10-day reflection period. It is unclear why that was removed when the law, as it stands, currently provides an exception for cases

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, in the interest of time, I will address the issue of palliative care and simply state that it was recognized that the absence of palliative care denies a patient true autonomy to make an informed choice. The government has to do a better job when it comes to establ

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, yes, it is correct that the member and I did serve on the justice committee together during the deliberation and study on Bill C-14. When we speak about conscience protections, they are fundamentally important. It is important to remember that the Supreme Court of

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, that is something I will give consideration to, but what is disappointing is that it has come to this. It need not have been so. The government could have very easily proceeded with a legislative review that would have been able to address all of the underlying iss