Order Respecting the Business of the House and its Committees  Madam Speaker, I would like to welcome the new member across the aisle. She is my neighbour in Thornhill. First, we have talked about this all along: the commitment to keep Canadians safe; the commitment to keep the House running and working. This is not about convenience. This

Order Respecting the Business of the House and its Committees  Madam Speaker, right now, this debate is why we need a hybrid Parliament. It is not about fossil fuels and what we will do in the future. We have made a commitment to Canadians to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We have made a commitment to ensure that the clean fuel from our co

Order Respecting the Business of the House and its Committees  Madam Speaker, I would like to remind the member that we were talking about the added benefits of a safe Parliament for Canadians and for parliamentarians, and that lowering GHG emissions is a benefit of that. I would be happy to debate with him at another time on our environment

Order Respecting the Business of the House and its Committees  Madam Chair, I would like to welcome my colleague from across the floor, and I congratulate him on his standing in the House for the first time. It is a pleasure to work with you. I did tremendous work in committee through Zoom last year. In fact, I am happy to speak with my col

Hanukkah  Mr. Speaker, in my riding of York Centre and in communities across Canada and around the world, Jewish families are celebrating the festival of lights. It is a story of resilience and triumph against oppression. This year I am reminded of the dedication of our community, which ha

Gender-based Violence  Mr. Speaker, Friday marks the end of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. It is an opportunity to come together to call out, speak up and renew our commitment to end gender-based violence. The dangers women and trans people still face are all too real. In my r

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, Employment and Social Development Canada, ESDC, has not conducted specific analyses on the impact of changing prices of basic necessities like food, shelter, clothing or transportation on recipients of specific benefit programs like the old age security and guarantee

Domestic Violence  Mr. Speaker, two years ago today, we were horrified to learn of four-year old Keira Kagan’s death at her father’s hands. Despite her mother, Dr. Jennifer Kagan’s pleas for Keira’s safety and providing ample evidence of a history of coercive control and abuse, the court system fai

Teaching Excellence in STEM  Mr. Speaker, teachers are more than just educators; they hold the key to our future success. They instill central values and passion in our youth. Without them, we could not cultivate the next generations of scientists, engineers, artists and leaders. I want to highlight an incr

Government Business No. 8—Proceedings on Bill C-10  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak about Bill C-10, an act respecting certain measures related to COVID-19, and how the federal government is working to ensure that Canada continues to have a sufficient supply of COVID‑19 rapid tests. I would like to thank my colle

Government Business No. 8—Proceedings on Bill C-10  Mr. Speaker, the member is a physician, so I think he would appreciate the science that goes with this and understand that all of this work and all of this testing and research and discussions and consortiums and collaboration between the private and public sector and science has

Government Business No. 8—Proceedings on Bill C-10  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague from British Columbia. It is where much of my family lives and I miss them terribly. I am tired. My kids are tired. Many members of the House are tired, but the truth is that our ICUs are still struggling with the numbers. We

Act Respecting Certain Measures Related to COVID-19  Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend my colleague on his remarks in the House this evening. It has been a very long day. I want to talk about how we work together in the House. My colleague made a lot of really important points about the importance of science, the importance of

Act Respecting Certain Measures Related to COVID-19  Mr. Speaker, I have a point of order. I really hope that I misheard my colleague in his description of the quarantine hotels. As someone who has been helping put forward a motion on gender-based violence, if it was referred to as a “rape hotel”, I find that profoundly offensive t

Emergencies Act  Madam Speaker, I have heard the words of my colleague on the other side of the House. As a Jewish member of Parliament and a descendant of survivors of the Holocaust as well, I, like many Canadians, was shocked to see Nazi and Confederate flags. I was dismayed, angry and horribly