Standing Orders and Procedure  Mr. Speaker, my question is specific to virtual voting, keeping in mind young families, those who may be going through a difficult situation in their lives or people who may be suffering from an illness. Other countries like Israel have had virtual voting, certainly for procedura

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, no community in Canada should be without access to clean water. I understand that we have lifted over 60% of long-term advisories on first nations reserves since 2015 and that short-term advisories have been reduced to 10. However, I also understand that we will not

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Madam Speaker, I mentioned $150 million to expand treatment options. Of course, some Conservative provincial governments have failed to take us up on that money to save lives and, in fact, have fought against evidenced-based policies that save lives. As the member references Port

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Madam Speaker, I have spoken to police chiefs in this country who have called for the decriminalization of drugs and for a new diversion approach. They have said they could then use their resources to go after drug traffickers, the people who are causing harm in our communities,

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Madam Speaker, very simply, I want a bill to go to committee so we can have the experts I referenced in my speech, who very few people will listen to and very few people will read, testify at committee about the importance of an evidence-based and health approach to our drug poli

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Madam Speaker, very simply, the guiding principles emphasize evidence and a public health approach where the circumstances warrant it, and they say to prosecutors and police officers that they cannot proceed with laying or pursuing a charge unless it is consistent with these prin

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  moved that Bill C-236, an act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (evidence-based diversion measures) be read the second time and referred to a committee. Madam Speaker, before the pandemic, I introduced Bill C-235 to decriminalize all drugs for personal possession

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, the member knows that mere hopelessness or experiencing depression because one has lost one's business in the pandemic would not make one eligible for MAID. Even drawing that connection to suggest one would have blood on one's hands, I think, is absurd. I have a

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, courts and rights are important because sometimes politicians listen to what the majority wants, and we infringe upon those rights. When measures are unpopular, it matters more than ever that we have courts and rights to depend upon. When we look at the Supreme Co

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, in answer to my last question, the member for Sarnia—Lambton suggested that the Supreme Court in Carter had indicated that one's death needed to be reasonably foreseeable. Of course that is patently untrue. The criteria, established by our Supreme Court unanimously

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, in 2016, the Alberta Court of Appeal unanimously granted a 58-year-old woman, known as E.F., access to medical assistance in dying. She suffered from severe conversion disorder, which meant involuntary muscle spasms that radiated from her face causing her severe, c

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, this is not an action plan, nor should it be construed as one. When we talk about ambition, accountability and action, this is an accountability bill that sets out important ambitions that will require the government to act, but it should not be construed as an actio

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, this is a frustrating question in some respects in that it suggests there has been no action. The actual numbers in the report from Environment Canada show that in early 2016, projected 2030 emissions were 815 megatonnes. If we fast-forward to early 2019, that same r

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, there is a target in the bill. It is net zero by 2050. As I articulated in my response, I think we should have the big numbers we see from the IPCC of 2030 and 2050 as the timelines, and then five-year commitments in the interim. Having a science-based 2030 target es

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, speaking from Ontario, there is absolutely a continued role for nuclear, but new investments in nuclear, looking at the math, do not seem particularly cost effective. When it comes to carbon capture and storage, every plan I have seen includes it, but there is no se