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Criminal Code be abolished. Sexual diversity is part of the human experience. Efforts to change and to limit that diversity cause harm, and that harm needs to end. Stopping this harm will protect LGBTQ2+ people throughout Canada, but putting an end to this harm will also benefit Canada overall. We know
October 26th, 2020House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Post-Secondary Education almost 10,000 more work and training opportunities for young Canadians. These jobs are critical in sectors such as agriculture, health and essential services to support communities impacted by this virus. In response to disruptions caused by COVID-19, the Government of Canada also
November 3rd, 2020House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Business of Supply , but the absolute first step in that line of questioning is Health Canada approval. These vaccines need to be approved by Health Canada and that is a process that we must respect. Members of this House are politicians. By and large, we are not doctors; we are not vaccine experts
December 3rd, 2020House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Broadcasting Act , the Huron-Wendat, the Anishinabek, the Attawandaron and, more recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. Major changes to the Broadcasting Act occurred in 1991 and since then, we have seen the rise of the Internet and online broadcasting services, which has completely
November 19th, 2020House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee , the Attawandaron, the Anishinabe, the Huron-Wendat and, more recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. My intervention today will focus on mental health. I would like to talk about mental health in the context of the $82.5 million that Minister Marc Miller announced in August
November 17th, 2020Committee meeting
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Resumption of debate on Address in Reply gear, people willing to coach him and after this viral tweet, fans from across Canada and the world. This heartwarming story is a good reminder of two very important things. The first is that being Canadian is about the kindness that we strive for every day, our commitment
January 27th, 2020House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Business of Supply rhetoric and these notions that the number of deaths in Alberta has been inflated somehow. Misinformation is another pandemic, and we have to be very mindful of what we put out there. People rely on us for good information. People rely on us for quality information and not to misinform
December 3rd, 2020House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Criminal Code with disabilities, that the benefit we have promised is too little and too late and that we must continue to do more for Canadians with disabilities, in particular, with regard to mental health.
October 21st, 2020House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Business of Supply recommendation, and that is the type of collaboration that we rely on in this House to serve Canadians.
December 3rd, 2020House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Criminal Code these consultations, approximately 300,000 Canadians completed an online questionnaire. In addition, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, the Minister of Health and the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion met with experts and stakeholders
October 19th, 2020House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Business of Supply —James Bay. I just heard a really good idea: that we investigate how we can help students. With all of the things going on right now in Canada, whether it is everything going on in Nova Scotia with the Mi'kmaq and the lobster fisheries or other various first nations issues, I would
October 20th, 2020House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Broadcasting Act they are paying their share. After looking at the bill, I am really confident that we are going to make sure the web giants pay their share and contribute in a real way, not just a performative way but a real way, to the viability and competitiveness of Canadian media from producers here
November 19th, 2020House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Business of Supply on much longer, but I would ask my friendly colleague opposite from Carleton if he thinks we have spent too much helping Canadians over the last eight or nine months at the most difficult time in the history of the world, and—
October 20th, 2020House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee as you see fit. Chief Belleau, you've already touched on the subject a bit, so if you'd like to elaborate a bit, that's fine. Perhaps your colleagues will go first so that you can hear their take on it as well. My question is specific to women, children and mental health. I'm hoping
May 22nd, 2020Committee meeting
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal
Bills of Exchange Act Mr. Speaker, I rise again to express solidarity with my colleague and to thank him for teaching me so much about Mi'kmaq culture and for speaking the Mi'kmaq language in the House of Commons for the first time. His interventions and interjections on the committee we mutually
October 23rd, 2020House debate
Adam van KoeverdenLiberal