Royal Canadian Mounted Police  Mr. Speaker, I rise again today on another very urgent matter. There have been consultations with other parties, and if you seek it, I hope you will find consent for the following motion. I move: That the House denounce the racism in the RCMP as found by the Civilian Review and

Health  Mr. Speaker, real leadership is about finding solutions, not looking for excuses. If, as a nation, we took the approach of the Liberal government looking for excuses, then we would have never had universal health care. We know this pandemic has disproportionately impacted senior

Hate Crime  Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties and I hope that when you seek it, you would find consent for the following motion. I move: That the House express its horror at the recent mass shootings in Atlanta and its solidarity with the victims of the shootings a

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister learned that his former chief of the defence staff was the subject of a sexual misconduct complaint. Rather than taking action or investigating, the Prime Minister gave him a raise. That sends a clear message to women in the Canadian Armed Forces

Royal Canadian Mounted Police  Mr. Speaker, systemic racism hurts racialized people and, in particular, indigenous people. The RCMP civilian watchdog reached two very serious findings: one, the Boushie family was discriminated against by the RCMP, and two, the RCMP destroyed evidence in the case. A year ago,

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, respectfully, I say no. It is fundamental that we remove profit from long-term care given all the evidence. I appreciate the gesture, but I respectfully say no.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, we agree that health transfers to the provinces need to be increased. I have talked to people in Quebec and in Canada. They are angry because they have seen the impact that COVID-19 has had on seniors in our long-term care facilities. We must improve conditions in

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, if we took the approach suggested by the hon. member, we would never have had universal health care. It is a fact that many provinces were opposed to universal health care. That did not stop Tommy Douglas and the leadership of the New Democrats from saying that the

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, it is going to take collaboration and it is going to take a comprehensive approach. One of the clear findings, in addition to the fact that for-profit homes were the worst, was that the conditions of work and the conditions of workers were directly tied to the cond

Business of Supply  moved: That, given that, (i) during the first wave, 82% of COVID deaths in Canada happened in long-term care, the highest proportion in the OECD, (ii) there have been over 12,000 long-term care resident and worker deaths in Canada since the beginning of the pandemic,

National Day of Observance for COVID-19  Mr. Speaker, when we acknowledge today as the anniversary of this pandemic, it requires us to reflect on who has been impacted by this. We have all been impacted. We have all felt this pandemic in some way, but I want to take a moment to think about those who have been hardest hi

Health  Mr. Speaker, we are coming up on the first anniversary of COVID-19. It has been a very difficult year for so many people, but what is so heartbreaking about this pandemic is how seniors bore the brunt of it, particularly seniors in long-term care. We have learned that seniors in

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, last week I spent time with small businesses in B.C. They are worried and afraid that they will have to shut down their businesses and never open again. We saw the Liberal government move very quickly early in the pandemic to give nearly $750 billion of support to b

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, it takes a lot of courage to file a complaint about sexual misconduct, but that is exactly what a woman in the Canadian Forces did. That complaint made it all the way to the desk of the Minister of Defence, but he did nothing about it. What will the Prime Minister d

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, it takes incredible courage to come forward with a complaint about sexual misconduct. That is exactly what a woman did in the Canadian Forces. That complaint made it all the way to the desk of the defence minister, who did nothing about it. That sends a message to al