Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to stand in the House today to introduce a petition from the people of Savary Island, in my riding. The reality for the folks in this small community, which has 100 people who are there full time, is they still do not have access, since 1980, to Canad

COVID-19 Protests  Mr. Speaker, as I walk through this occupation, I often reflect at the veterans' spokesperson for the NDP on the people who fought for us, who fought for other countries, stand up and speak out against any kind of oppression of the people who fought for the freedom to have a prot

COVID-19 Protests  Mr. Speaker, the people of Ottawa are being terrorized by the ongoing convoy. Health care workers are being harassed, retail workers have been assaulted and small businesses have had to shut down. People do not feel safe in their own city. It is completely unacceptable. At times

Parliamentary Staff  Mr. Speaker, there have been consultations and I hope that, if you seek it, you will find consent for the following motion. I move: That the House express its gratitude to all parliamentary staff who continue to do the indispensable work needed for Parliament to function effici

Veterans Affairs  Mr. Speaker, veterans continue to wait for their disability supports. The backlog of applications is long and has been for years, and the minister is not committing to extend temporary workers past March 31. The list of veterans still waiting for help is far too long, and without

Economic and Fiscal Update Implementation Act, 2021  Mr. Speaker, I really appreciate having the opportunity to ask my colleague a question. I am really disappointed in the House today listening to the member for Winnipeg North talk about something that he clearly does not understand. The reality is that a few days ago, a senior i

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I was really interested to hear about the member's issues around agriculture in his riding. I know in my riding there are a lot of farmers as well. I live in a rainforest, and we are seeing drought like we have never seen before. It is very important that, as we a

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, during the member's speech, I heard her speak a lot about housing and affordability. I want her to know that the housing costs of the people of North Island—Powell River have gone up in some communities by 65% to 70% in the last year. It is absolutely astonishing.

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I am incredibly proud to be here representing the tremendous people of North Island—Powell River. I am curious if the member could talk to the House about the fact that so many working seniors who lost their jobs because of the pandemic and applied for the only su

Questions Passed as Orders for Return  With regard to the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), broken down by province and region and constituency: (a) how many Canadians experienced a reduction in their GIS in 2021, as a result of receiving income from a COVID-19 related financial support program, such as the Canada E

Questions Passed as Orders for Return  With regard to Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) recipients who have received payments from any support program related to COVID-19 and have experienced a reduction in GIS or become ineligible for GIS: (a) on what date did the government become aware of the risk of a GIS reducti

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the Veterans Bill of Rights: (a) is it covered in employee training at Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC); (b) are violations tracked by VAC and, if so, if there is a violation, are VAC employees required or authorized to (i) inform the client, (ii) direct the client to

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the Minister of Seniors meetings related to the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) since October 26, 2021: (a) broken down by date, what consultations and meetings has the Minister of Seniors attended or planned to attend to discuss GIS clawbacks; and (b) of the co

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, Canadians are struggling. The cost of groceries is going up. Gas and heating are getting more and more expensive, and the price of housing is soaring. In a recent poll, 60% of Canadians said they were having difficulty feeding their families. Liberals are not making

Seniors  Mr. Speaker, seniors across this country who had their GIS cut off cannot afford food, medicine, heat and rent. Some of them are already homeless and some of them are at risk to be homeless soon. For months, the NDP asked the government to fix the problem. Finally there was an a