The Budget   to coast to coast, to improve service delivery for Canadians, to achieve better tax fairness, to strengthen our health care system and to develop a cleaner economy and invest in clean electricity. It is nice to be back in the House of Commons after just two weeks back home for Easter

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I have a brief question, but first I have a comment. The member mentioned electric cars. I do not think electric cars are the solution for climate change. I think they are one of them. I live close to a big city, so I drive an electric car. I enjoy it very much

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the member for Kitchener Centre's sentiment. I would just quote Jean Chrétien. He is so many people's favourite historical figure, although I do not call him a historical figure, because he is in good health. I hope he is having a good day. Jean

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act   rain. He also believed in fair taxation. He brought forward a really effective wealth tax called the GST at the time, now called the HST, that has thankfully endured. It is an important tax that Canadians rely on. These were good ideas that previous Conservative governments put

Health committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you to our witnesses. It's been extremely interesting. I'd like to join my colleagues in first acknowledging that this is National Nursing Week. Thank you for bringing that up. I would also like to say this to Dr. Tervaert, since last

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act   members harvest foods. That is Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation. He said, “During that nine-month period, ACFN had many meetings with [the oil company], including a sit-down, face-to-face between myself and the vice-president.... We have land users in the area

Inclusion of Students with Disabilities  . It is fantastic that we can work together and find ways to improve the lives of Canadians and work across party lines, as I have with this particular member for as long as I have been here. He definitely represents the best of this place and, again, I want to commend him for that effort

Health  Mr. Speaker, we recognize that Canadians are proud of our health care system, but it is not meeting expectations these days. That is why we made a $198.6-billion investment in our health care system back on February 7, and we expect that is going to help with things like

Sport   was the vice-chair or chair of the Athletes’ Commission for a total of almost a decade. We have been fighting for a stronger and more accountable support system. The first letter that I wrote to Sport Canada was in 1999. We take this issue very seriously, and we are committed to ensuring

Health   the members in the Conservative Party blaming addicts, people who use drugs, for this crisis. We take an evidence-based, science-first approach. The Conservative fact-free approach is absolutely atrocious, and it is going to lead to more harm.

Labour   invests in solutions like dental care for uninsured families, investments in mental health and more doctors and nurses to reduce wait times and make sure that Canadians can get the procedures and the surgeries that they need. When will the Conservatives propose some solutions instead

Business of Supply   of blame. He wonders who, in the circumstances, is to blame. I would like to say that the conversation we are having today relates to the safety and security of all Canadians. Our goal is not to find someone to blame, but to come up with a good way to reassure all Canadians moving

Dutch Heritage Day   and investing in science and innovation. We are also two of the first countries to legalize same-sex marriage. To this day, our mutual admiration for our two nations runs strong across the Atlantic Ocean. Like over a million Dutch Canadians, I am proud of my Dutch heritage and proud of our

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1   a lot of money for families in his riding. It is not the best it has ever been, as he claims we say. Times are tough, but we have solutions. The members on the other side have only slogans and absolutely no solutions for Canadians. What does he have?

Health committee   that procures, manufactures and provides vaccines in the many millions and millions of doses for Canadians, Americans and other people around the country. Mr. Minister, do you feel that we are prepared for any future flu outbreak or outbreak that would require such vaccines?