Anti-Asian Racism  Madam Speaker, I am deeply disturbed by the recent Atlanta spa shootings that took eight lives, six of whom were of Asian women. Denying the racial component of this heinous crime undermines the reality of anti-Asian bigotry. With COVID-19 lockdowns, Vancouver alone has seen a 71

Gender-Based Violence  Madam Chair, I would like to ask my colleague, within the federal framework we are talking about, how could women be more supported and empowered in the area of mental health?

Gender-Based Violence  Madam Chair, I agree there are issues with poverty contributing to women finding themselves in precarious situations. A lot of times, domestic violence is perpetuated by the women's financial dependence on her partner, and the goal is to help her to find more independence. I beli

Gender-Based Violence  Madam Chair, that is an amazing question that I appreciate. What it comes down to is that a woman needs to come to a place where she is so sick and tired of the way she is living that she hits that wall of not being able to live that way anymore, and finds the courage from that t

Gender-Based Violence  Madam Chair, I appreciate that there are many different opinions and ideologies out there. We live in a democracy. I do not agree with everything everyone says in the House, or even within my party, but we are a democratic society and our party is very symbolic of democracy. I th

Gender-Based Violence  Madam Chair, tonight, as we share our stories, comments and feelings about what has been happening, I would like to split my time with the member for Mégantic—L'Érable. We take time to mourn the loss of seven women who died as victims of heinous acts of femicide in Quebec these

Petitions  Madam Speaker, I would like to present a petition regarding the violent conflict that has engulfed the Tigray region of Ethiopia and led to gross human rights abuses and a humanitarian crisis. The petitioners call for an immediate end to violence and for restraint from all sides

International Women's Day  Mr. Speaker, today we celebrate the contributions of women across Canada. With the advocacy of the Famous Five, Canadian women won their rightful status as persons in 1929 and voted for the first time in 1916. We have made some progress, but when it comes to violence against wome

Petitions  Madam Speaker, I would like present a petition that is asking the government to not remain silent and to formally recognize that Uighurs in China are being subjected to genocide. It also asks the government to use the Magnitsky act and sanction those responsible for the heinous c

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, for my riding, British Columbia at large and the west coast especially, tourism is a very huge part of the economy. I really appreciate that the member mentioned the need for rapid tests and vaccines, because they would definitely open up industries like sport fish

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, my colleague pointed out that, despite accusations this morning by the Liberal government that Conservatives have been holding up passage of support for Canadians, the reality is that we have been helping to improve some of these benefits to be more inclusive of Ca

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, going back to what my colleague said about the rapes and essentially the gaslighting and condemning, this is why our motion today is so important. This issue is more than just about killing people and trying to decimate them. The whole issue of human rights violati

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the first step that absolutely needs to happen is for all of us to unanimously accept this is genocide. When we acknowledge it, then we are saying we are acknowledging the atrocities that are happening and that these women are being victimized. On the steps followi

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I absolutely agree that this is an opportunity for Canada to take leadership and show we take freedom and human rights seriously. We just have to do the right thing. It is about moral courage, not being silent when our voices and our actions need to follow that voi

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, it has been less than a month since I saw photo presentations of emaciated women and children lined up in the Auschwitz death camp and listened to Holocaust survivors talk about their scars from forced separation from family members, torture, the death of loved one