Committees of the House   interference. This concerns me because this should be an issue that rallies all members of Parliament. We should all be stepping up to ensure our elections are free of any taint of foreign interference, and that they are free and fair right across the country. We have a proud tradition

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, we are having this debate in a democracy where we can agree or disagree and have that contentiousness of ideas. All members of society can participate in voting for our members of the House of Commons. At the same time as we are having this debate in a free

Procedure and House Affairs committee   for the government. We heard that time and time again, and Mr. Julian from the NDP was the first to raise the fact that it was Conservatives, when they were in government, who, time and time again, rallied against bringing staffers forward and insisted on the idea of ministerial responsibility

Committees of the House   the tools and recommendations to ensure that whenever the next election happens, whether this year, 2024 or 2025, the elections are free of any possibility of foreign interference, whether from China, Russia, Iran or India.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  , it is something that we all must take seriously. It shouldn't be partisan finger pointing, because ultimately we all have a responsibility in making sure that our electoral system functions, and that it functions free from foreign interference. In this very long motion that was tabled

Business of Supply   not doing the same thing that they have done multiple times. We can talk about a waste of opposition days. Basically, numerous times over the course of the past year, they have put forward opposition days saying, “Let us make pollution free again.” Today, the Conservatives have put

Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims  . Complacency is entrenched by a lack of access to Xinjiang; by the lack of free press; and through the silencing and harassment of Uyghurs living abroad. Sadly, since then, human rights abuses have only intensified, and the situation has become even more urgent, demanding greater action

Canadian Heritage committee   a free-for-all, is slightly broaden the categories of entities of news media organizations that could benefit from Bill C-18. With that, I move NDP-12.

Points of Order   of Bill C‑11, the previous version of this bill. The purpose of part 3 of Bill C‑27, which enacts the artificial intelligence and data act, is as follows: The purposes of this Act are: (a) to regulate international and interprovincial trade and commerce in artificial intelligence

Health   hours in the emergency room for a bed to free up in the hospital's pediatric unit. When will the Liberals take action to get care for our children who desperately need it? Are they going to do something for Christ's sake?

Canadian Heritage committee   inappropriately places the state squarely in the newsrooms of the nation by giving the CRTC oversight of agreements and directing how the money is spent. Others have mentioned how it may prompt retaliatory trade sanctions. Others have explained or will explain to you why the argument made

International Trade committee   with the Philippines. One reason we wanted to establish this was to add impetus to the free trade agreement negotiation, which is just beginning, and, importantly, to ensure that the voices of business—both the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines and other chambers of commerce

Canadian Heritage committee  On a point of order, Madam Chair, this isn't relevant to you, but there is a box of Purdys chocolates in the room. People should feel free to have a chocolate during the break.

Business of Supply   not thinking that a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan was anything other than the number two threat to world order. This is our eleventh largest trading partner, and fifth largest trading partner in Asia. It shows that this is a threat that we think is kind of over there, but in fact

International Trade committee  In the case of the Philippines, there's a free trade agreement negotiation just beginning. Our major interests are agriculture and agri-food. The country cannot feed itself. Our meat exports, particularly pork and beef, were way up during the pandemic because of African swine