Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I believe we could use some executive orders to speed this up and provide the necessary steps to get aid to the people who need it the most.

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the hon. member for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman. The title of Bill C-41 is a bland one, an act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other acts, but the impact on people's lives is exciting. This bill is

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I will ask a question of the hon. member. She finished on a collaborative tone, as far as working together in this specific area goes. I do not believe any of us would disagree on what we need to do when it comes specifically to Afghanistan. However, my question i

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, this has nothing to do with the debate. The chamber is cold and I was wondering if the air conditioning can be turned down a little so we can continue.

Freedom of Religion  Madam Speaker, representatives of Open Doors Canada came to Parliament Hill this week to highlight the 2023 World Watch List of the 50 most dangerous countries in which to live as a Christian. More than 360 million Christians around the world are suffering high levels of persecut

Online Streaming Act  Madam Speaker, this bill has gone back and forth in the House for a long time. the NDP's position before was completely different from what it is today. I would ask the hon. member to tell us what kind of revelation happened for New Democrats to have changed their minds all of

Pandemic Day Act  Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I respect your decision, but you never called my riding by name. You looked my way, and I—

Pandemic Day Act  Madam Speaker, I thank the parliamentary secretary for the motion. The text of this bill claims: it is fitting that March 11 of each year be officially designated as “Pandemic Observance Day” in order to give the Canadian public an opportunity to commemorate the efforts to get

Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022  Madam Speaker, I go back to the one thing I mentioned. Even these vague definitions would still be in the hands of the minister to decide after the fact, and that is one of the biggest flaws in the bill. We do not understand how the minister would handle this and whether the mini

Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022  Madam Speaker, I did actually edge on where the federal and provincial responsibilities come on certain aspects of privacy and privacy protection. Again, the definitions come into play in understanding the legislation. That is why the government could have done much better in bri

Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022  Madam Speaker, in a previous Parliament, the government killed Bill C-11 because it wanted to have an election. It did not see the importance of that bill. Now the government is proposing a flawed bill and expecting us to support it. We will support a bill that really makes sense

Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022  Madam Speaker, I did mention the European law and the fact that the government was too late at looking at it and in considering steps to bring Canadians legislation that would help and that was most needed. I also mentioned the fact that there are a lot of vague definitions that

Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022  Madam Speaker, last week, the federal government banned the use of the TikTok app on government devices because of data privacy concerns, so it is very appropriate for us to be discussing this matter today. Digital data privacy can be seen as a fundamental right, one that urgentl

Arab Heritage Month Act  Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to rise once again to offer my support for Bill C-232, an act respecting Arab heritage month. I am one of more than a million Canadians of Arab descent. As so many have, I came to this country as an immigrant, escaping the dangers of war

Arab Heritage Month Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate the hon. member for his bill coming to third reading and passing most of the difficulties that any bill can face in the House. Ottawa is a place with a very large Arab community. I know that my own Lebanese community is quite established here.