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Government Business No. 34—Proceedings on Bill C-62 Mr. Speaker, I thank the member opposite for his remarks and question. I want to remind the member that, back in 2016, when the first MAID legislation came, I was serving at the provincial level. In fact, I was the attorney general for the Province of Ontario. I had the opportuni
February 13th, 2024House debate
Yasir NaqviLiberal
Government Business No. 34—Proceedings on Bill C-62 Mr. Speaker, I appreciate being recognized to speak to a very sensitive and emotional issue. Today, I am pleased to be speaking to Bill C-62. This bill proposes extending the temporary exclusion from MAID for people whose sole underlying medical condition is mental illness. We
February 13th, 2024House debate
Yasir NaqviLiberal
Ottawa Centre Mr. Speaker, it is a great honour for me to represent the riding of Ottawa Centre, and downtown Ottawa is very much an important part of my community. However, it has gone through a lot of transition due to the pandemic and, most recently, the illegal occupation that my constitue
February 9th, 2024House debate
Yasir NaqviLiberal
Criminal Code Madam Speaker, there are two points I want to raise quickly and hear his response on. One, he talked about a consensus in the psychiatric community, and I do not know what consensus he is referring to. There are varied views on providing services and cures to people with mental i
February 7th, 2024House debate
Yasir NaqviLiberal
Health Madam Speaker, I agree with the member that, when it comes to issues around substance abuse and addiction, we need to bring a thoughtful health care approach to that. That is why we continue to work with the provinces in making sure we are bringing a health care approach to peopl
February 2nd, 2024House debate
Yasir NaqviLiberal
Katey Thompson Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to remember a member of my community of Ottawa Centre who has tragically passed away after giving so much to this place as a member of the Parliamentary Translation Services team. Katey Thompson was a Hansard translator who spent 16
January 31st, 2024House debate
Yasir NaqviLiberal
Italian Week Ottawa Mr. Speaker, I am thrilled to rise today to highlight an amazing community event happening this month in my community of Ottawa Centre. A staple of Ottawa’s event calendar, Italian Week Ottawa festival is back this year on Preston Street. This year’s celebrations will run from t
June 8th, 2023House debate
Yasir NaqviLiberal
Petitions Madam Speaker, this is a very important petition that relates to our essential workers and the important work that they do, especially in light of what we saw during COVID-19, when we saw frontline health care workers working so hard, day in and day out, as essential workers, pro
April 28th, 2023House debate
Yasir NaqviLiberal
Ottawa Initiatives Mr. Speaker, I am sure members have noticed that the days are getting a little longer and the sun is shining a little brighter. With spring in full bloom and summer just around the corner, I would like to take this opportunity to highlight some active ways my community of Ottawa
April 27th, 2023House debate
Yasir NaqviLiberal
Carleton University Ravens Basketball Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the talented student athletes at Carleton University, located in my community of Ottawa Centre, who just a few weeks ago captured both the 2023 men's and women's national basketball championships. These exceptional accomplishments refle
March 29th, 2023House debate
Yasir NaqviLiberal
Women's Heart Health Mr. Speaker, today is Wear Red Day, an annual reminder of the persistent challenges that one in three women across our country faces when it comes to cardiovascular health. I am wearing red today because it is critical that we as Canadians raise awareness of the risk factors that
February 13th, 2023House debate
Yasir NaqviLiberal
Downtown Ottawa Revitalization Task Force Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great news for my community of Ottawa Centre. Last year, I launched the downtown Ottawa revitalization task force, alongside co-chairs Graeme Hussey and Neil Malhotra. Our goal is to reimagine downtown Ottawa to thrive in a postpandemic future. To
January 31st, 2023House debate
Yasir NaqviLiberal
Firearms Madam Speaker, I want to assure the member opposite that we respect all our hunters and indigenous peoples who rely on hunting. We respect the sustenance rights of indigenous peoples. We are not targeting those rights whatsoever. What we are going after, what we are banning, wha
December 9th, 2022House debate
Yasir NaqviLiberal
Firearms Mr. Speaker, let us be absolutely clear. We are targeting deadly military-style assault guns that are made for battlefields. They have no place on our streets, in any community, whether it is a rural community or an urban community. We are not targeting and, in fact, we respect
December 9th, 2022House debate
Yasir NaqviLiberal
Firearms Madam Speaker, I am sure that Joe would agree that there is no place in our society for deadly military-style assault guns, the kind that were used for the shootings at École Polytechnique, the Quebec mass shooting or, most recently, the two police officers who were killed in Sou
December 9th, 2022House debate
Yasir NaqviLiberal