Canada Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague for reminding the House of the anniversary of the Prime Minister and the Liberals breaking a promise they made to Canadians while they were asking Canadians to help them be the next government. I want to give my colleague an opportu

Canada Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I am hoping that what I am going to say does not sound a bit tongue in cheek or cheeky, but social work interns come in and they are able to do a practicum in my office because I was a social worker before I became a parliamentarian. Part of the conversation I have w

Public Transportation  Mr. Speaker, since the shutdown of STC, people living in Saskatchewan are risking their lives hitchhiking just to get around. In November, mental health counsellors went public with fears for northern Saskatchewan residents that the situation would lead to a new Highway of Tears.

Department of Employment and Social Development Act  Mr. Speaker, to most of the people in my community, and I am sure this is true for most Canadians, government is government. That is to say that in our daily lives, we do not distinguish between municipal, provincial, and federal levels of government. We know that research has ac

Canada Labour Code  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague for his comments reaffirming for those of us in the House that, once the bill gets to committee, the conversation will be open and collaborative. My comments come from that place. I heard the minister talking about there not being a

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the second petition I am honoured to table is on behalf of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada. Public servants in the greater Toronto area are concerned by the Canada Revenue Agency service modernization initiative that will cause significant

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise to table two petitions. The first petition was initiated by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, and asks the government to remedy a major issue for too many people living in small rural towns and villages across Canada. Nearly two million Canadians lack ac

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, last week, representatives from PSAC met with MPs from all parties to highlight the many problems public servants continue to face. The Auditor General has confirmed that Phoenix is a disaster, with no end in sight. Where is the government's plan? We know it appreci

Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to take this opportunity to bring to the attention of those watching the community organizations and individuals who allow us as parliamentarians to continue to bring forward the fight and change law so discrimination ends. Earlier I asked several questions o

Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act  Mr. Speaker, in my speech, I talked about some of the additional pieces I would like to see the government move on to continue this important first step we are taking today with Bill C-66. However, there are other things that need to happen quickly after the apology so Canadians,

Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act  Mr. Speaker, I tried to point out the number of times governments and communities had come close to getting changes in legislation only to have another jurisdiction put the community back and deny human rights. That is the long timeline, over 50 years, of resources and people's l

Democratic Reform  Mr. Speaker, in Saskatchewan last weekend, the advance polls for the by-election in Battlefords—Lloydminster were taking place, yet there were no advance polls in any indigenous community. Indigenous people who wanted to vote needed to travel, in the middle of winter, up to 45 mi

Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague for sharing those comments. I organized a viewing of the government's apology for young people in my riding. Of course, I was here in Ottawa and not in Saskatoon, but I am looking forward to going home to see what their views are. T

Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act  Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise today on behalf of the NDP to support Bill C-66 and its quick passage into law. For me, as a member of the LGBTQ2 community, the government's apology last week was a long awaited historic moment that paved the way for a more just and more inclu

Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to ask the parliamentary secretary a follow-up question. Pardon my ignorance; I do not come from a legal background. Could the hon. member clarify that if someone has their criminal record expunged, will he or she go back to not ever having a criminal record