Health committee   the trophy was awarded the first time, and we just sat there and we cried. We cried with these two little kids—I think they were 10 and 12 at the time—Émilie and Hugues. We didn't know that nine years later we were going to be at the Olympics together. Émilie and Hugues are two of my

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, Canada built its vaccine portfolio through advance purchase agreements, or APAs, securing future access to COVID-19 vaccines in development at a time when it was not yet known which vaccine candidates would receive Health Canada authorization, and if so, when

Sports  Madam Speaker, I would first like to thank the member for Abitibi—Témiscamingue for his question. I would also like to thank the other members of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage for the important work they do in promoting a safe sporting environment. As a society

Health   the country, and we recognize that substance use is first and foremost a health issue. We are committed to a public health approach to substance use that is comprehensive, collaborative and compassionate, and are working with our key stakeholders, including people with lived and living

Mental Health  Madam Chair, it is an honour to rise in the House today to take part in this debate on such an important issue, which is the topic of how we can collectively improve the mental health of Canadians. As we take part in today's discussion, I want to recognize we share a common

Health committee   to ensuring that firefighters and firefighters' physicians are aware of the considerable risk involved, the sacrifice that firefighters make every single day for their communities and the potential health risks of the occupation. I think this really comes down to two things. One

Canada Child Dental Benefit  Madam Speaker, oral health is absolutely essential. Tooth decay is the most common, yet preventable, childhood chronic disease, and it is one of the number one reasons kids miss school. Fully one-third of Canadians are unable to visit the dentist, because it is expensive

Taxation   was also proud of that platform, so I am not sure where he is going with this, but I am indeed really proud of the fact that for seven years now, our government has been putting forward real solutions and measures to help middle-class Canadians and those who have worked so hard to join

Health   and Rideau Lakes asked a question about vaccine mandates. For months and months, all of the members opposite on the Conservative side questioned the efficacy of vaccines, of vaccine mandates and of many of the public health restrictions that were put in place and saved countless Canadian

Business of Supply   is chief among those aftershocks. Inflation has made the cost of living into a real struggle for a lot of Canadians and for many of my constituents in Milton, especially the most vulnerable. We understand that our neighbours are going through many tough times right now

Health  Mr. Speaker, I agree with my colleague. Working together is the right thing to do. As we have heard, during the latest health ministers' meeting, our federal, provincial and territorial representatives collaborated to prepare a concrete action plan to advance the use of health

Health   billion to protect the health of Canadians. In addition to the additional 5% increase that has already been announced, we will increase Canada health transfers by 10% in March 2023.

Health committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I agree wholeheartedly that we need to get to the end point of the report on human resources in health care. I also think that, if we are mutually and collectively committed to that end, then it's very achievable in the next couple meetings. I do want

Business of Supply   would like to explore today. The first is that the Crown is ubiquitous. It is the cornerstone of the Canadian state, and it is involved in all branches of government. The second is that the Crown's authority, which appears broad in a reading of our constitutional instruments

Health  . We have done everything we can for the last five months to ensure that pediatric hospitals across the country have enough supply. It has been a really tough cold and flue season. I urge every Canadian to share what they have, buy only what they need and take care of themselves