Routine Proceedings
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the second report of the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology, entitled “Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy: From Innovation to Readiness”. Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to the report.
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Mr. Speaker, as the Canadian population ages and our older adults, along with our systems, face new challenges as a result, we need to be innovative and bold. My constituent, Beverly Suek, is both those things. When her husband passed away, Beverly faced the common challenge of loneliness, but she did not stay still. Beverly purchased a house, wrote up a questionnaire for prospective residents and…
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Mr. Speaker, this is perhaps more of an invitation than a question, but I would very much like to offer to my hon. colleague an opportunity to come to Winnipeg and visit, in my riding of Winnipeg South Centre, significant developments that are being made on former public lands to help support indigenous communities and build the local economy more broadly. Does the hon. member acknowledge that Bui…
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the first report of the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology, entitled “Improving Productivity in Canada”. Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to the report.
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Madam Speaker, I was doing a bit of research as my hon. colleague was speaking, and I note that the bill was co-developed with modern treaty partners. I am wondering if there is any evidence to suggest that the modern treaty partners who were involved in the development of this legislation have the same concerns that she raised in her speech.
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Madam Speaker, I welcome the opportunity to rise today to speak to Bill S-233, an act to amend the Criminal Code with respect to assault against persons who provide health services and first responders. At its core, Bill S-233 seeks to strengthen protections for the people who serve our communities every day, by requiring sentencing courts to treat as an aggravating factor in five assault-related …
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Mr. Speaker, Friday will mark three years since the passing of my father, the Hon. Jim Carr. My dad loved Canada, its people, its culture, its kindness and tenacity, and all that it gave him. He taught me from a young age that those with whom we disagree are merely our opposition, not our enemies. He conducted himself with integrity, honesty and compassion. Seldom a week goes by without someone co…
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Mr. Speaker, in my father's dying days, he mustered the courage to stand in this chamber to fight for the passage of his private member's bill, which set out a vision for the prairie provinces to continue playing their prominent role in our federation. That vision was realized with the passage of the Building a Green Prairie Economy Act, which received royal assent shortly after his passing, on De…
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Mr. Speaker, just in reference to the member's commentary in her speech about the luxury tax, my understanding is that it was costing more to actually collect the tax within the department than to levy the tax. This would be a cost-saving measure within cutting red tape in government. Surely, she is supportive of that. Would she not be?
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Mr. Speaker, the member referenced an increase to the industrial carbon price. The Premier of Alberta agrees. Does she believe the Premier of Alberta is wrong?
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Mr. Speaker, this past month, I had a chance to visit three schools in my riding where students are bringing about positive change in the world. At École Robert H. Smith, students raised thousands of dollars for CancerCare Manitoba by organizing drink sales that saw them working early hours on top of their regularly scheduled academic responsibilities. They put the needs of others ahead of their o…
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Mr. Speaker, I very much enjoyed the time I spent at committee with my colleague across the way. One of the things I enjoyed about my time with him is that I always found our conversations educational. There was much I had to learn from him, and I will take this opportunity as one whereby I will seek his guidance for more input on where he thinks the challenges and opportunities in relation to thi…
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Mr. Speaker, I am sorry the member was not listening more carefully to my speech. I just talked about historic health care transfers. I talked about $5 billion in addition to that in health care infrastructure. I talked about historic funding in housing. I talked about huge reforms to our public safety systems and administration of justice in this country. All the things my colleague across the wa…
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Mr. Speaker, I am not surprised that my colleague would ask a question about Quebec's health care system. I respect the fact that this is a priority for my Bloc Québécois colleagues, but since I am a member from Winnipeg, Manitoba, I do not have much more information to share about the agreements signed between the federal government and the Government of Quebec. However, I am proud to say that th…
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Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise in this chamber on behalf of the people I represent in Winnipeg South Centre. To govern is to choose, and what we have chosen to do is build, protect and empower this country. I would like to take the opportunity over the course of the next minutes I am afforded here in the chamber to talk about some of the ways that those I represent would be most posi…
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Mr. Speaker, far be it for me to disagree with the doctor who represents Winnipeg West. I will take his word for it. However, I do not have to just take his word for it, because I have had conversations with hundreds if not thousands of people on the ground in Winnipeg South Centre, during the time I have had the privilege of representing them, who have highlighted for me that our investments in h…
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Mr. Speaker, this year marks 100 years of service and compassion for the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, the Winnipeg section. Since 1925, the council has embodied the Jewish principle of tikkun olam, or repairing the world, through education, service and social action. It helped Holocaust survivors rebuild their lives, welcomed refugees and newcomers, supported women and families and …
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday, I attended a ceremony to honour survivors of a residential school that operated for decades in my riding. Together, we unveiled a plaque in multiple indigenous languages so that, in some small way, they were able to reclaim what was stolen. The elders and knowledge keepers reminded us that true reconciliation occurs when community representatives have a seat around the tabl…
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Mr. Speaker, I spent a decade in the school system as a teacher and a principal. I have heard the Conservatives talk a lot about how the national school food program is bureaucracy and say that not a single meal has been served. I would certainly invite any member to come to my riding and actually see the kids who are benefiting from that program eating the food. Of course we want people to be abl…
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Mr. Speaker, some of my fondest childhood memories include Jewish holiday dinners around the table with relatives, laughing, eating traditional foods and sharing a sense of collective pride in knowing that we were honouring our ancestors and building a stronger community for the future. I can still hear my father's booming voice and see his contagious smile as he eagerly greeted family entering ou…
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Mr. Speaker, on July 5, a monument was unveiled in my riding to commemorate the victims of Flight PS752. This tragedy claimed 176 lives, including eight members of Winnipeg's Iranian community. Five years later, the pain remains profound for families, loved ones and communities, who continue to bear the weight of this tremendous loss. I had the honour of visiting this memorial, titled An Open Woun…
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Madam Speaker, I know we are veering a little bit into what sounds like a conversation about bail reform, which is appropriate given the context of the legislation and what the justice minister has been talking about. I wonder whether the member may have some commentary to add in regard to, in addition to a very significant amount of work ahead of us as a federal government, the role that provinci…
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Mr. Speaker, I have a tremendous amount of respect for my colleague. My question is in relation to indigenous rights, which the member referenced on a number of occasions. Nothing in the bill that I can see would override constitutional rights for indigenous communities. Can she elaborate on why she feels that is in jeopardy by virtue of the bill itself?
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Mr. Speaker, this week marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the United Church of Canada, established by an act of Parliament exactly 100 years ago today. In my riding of Winnipeg South Centre, several United Church congregations, including Young, Augustine, Fort Garry, Westminster, Harrow and Crescent Fort Rouge, gathered this past weekend for a special service of celebration and thanksg…
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Madam Speaker, over the course of the past few weeks, we have watched as devastating wildfires have ravaged through my home province of Manitoba and the neighbouring province of Saskatchewan. Entire communities have been evacuated, homes have been lost, and the air quality has been so poor that everyday activities have been rendered very difficult. Unsurprisingly, in places like Winnipeg, my homet…
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about something that is on everybody's mind, and that is the Canadian dental care plan. One out of four Canadians skipped a visit to the dentist because of the cost, but thanks to the Canadian dental care plan, more than one million Canadians now receive that care, and every day that number continues to grow. Applications for the Canadian dental care plan opened f…
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Mr. Speaker, my riding of Winnipeg South Centre is home to thousands of older adults. Upon being elected, one of my first steps was to establish an older adult advisory council. The council comprises nearly a dozen constituents over the age of 65, and we meet regularly to discuss issues that are pertinent to them. One topic that we have visited on several occasions is the heartbreaking damage caus…
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Mr. Speaker, I move that the 73rd report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented to the House earlier this day, be concurred in.
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 73rd report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs regarding the membership of committees of the House. If the House gives its consent, I intend to move concurrence in the 73rd report later this day.
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Mr. Speaker, earlier today, I was honoured to join senior leaders from the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in celebrating the 10th year that this iconic building has been open to the public. The CMHR has played a profound role in helping us understand who we are, where we have been and where the road to progress lies for the future. Through beautifully crafted exhibits and world-class educational…
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Madam Speaker, I have a tremendous amount of respect for my colleague across the way, and I know that one of the things he respects, as a former journalist, is the citation of sources. I have listened intently to him reference, as has the Leader of the Opposition during debate in this chamber over the course of the past few weeks, 36% as an increase in food inflation costs in Canada versus the Uni…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to go back to something my hon. colleague referred to in an earlier exchange I had with another colleague. I believe that he was a medical professional prior to becoming a parliamentarian, so I presume he had many interactions with young people and their families, including a lot of talk about the social determinants of health. I am wondering whether the member believes t…
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Mr. Speaker, just to clarify, the hon. member put it in quotation marks, but it was not a close, personal friend of my colleague from British Columbia but the commissioner of the RCMP who said the RCMP would be uncomfortable. There are no quotation marks needed because that is fact. I want to go back for a moment to something my colleague said in a previous response to my question. He talked about…
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Mr. Speaker, I listened with interest as my colleague across the way talked about respecting the will of the majority of Parliament. The majority of Parliament believes in $10-a-day day care. The majority of Parliament believes in a national school food program. The majority of Parliament believes in putting money into investments for housing to municipalities, as do 18 Conservative members of Par…
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I will repeat that, Mr. Speaker, because I know the member was getting some advice. Are the national school food program and $10-a-day day care bureaucracy, in his mind? A simple yes or no would be helpful.
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Mr. Speaker, I will simply try to bring forward a bit of levity and take advantage of the comments component as opposed to a question. I have two things to say. First, I thought that the member did a good job of using his own words. I enjoyed hearing discussion that was not manufactured by Conservative staff on a variety of different things. Second, in all honesty, I heard a lot of references from…
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Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I rise today to pay tribute to Murray Sinclair. Murray Sinclair strengthened the fabric of this country in ways that few others have. I had the true honour of working closely with him while at Canadian Heritage. As a young staffer, I was in awe of him. I had the true honour of seeing his kindness, how measured he was and that he was wise beyond words. He …
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Mr. Speaker, if the House gives its consent, I move that the 70th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented to the House earlier this day, be concurred in.
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 104 and Standing Order 114, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 70th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs regarding the membership of committees of the House. If the House gives its consent, I intend to move concurrence in the 70th report later this day.
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Mr. Speaker, over the course of the past year, I have had the privilege of representing the people of Winnipeg South Centre. One of the things I appreciate most about this job is the opportunity presented to us to receive feedback from constituents. The feedback I have received from those I represent in Winnipeg South Centre is loud and clear on the topic of climate change. They want action. I hav…
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Mr. Speaker, recently I stood alongside the Premier of Manitoba, federal colleagues and health care workers as we made a major investment of $630 million in the province's health care system. After Conservatives in Manitoba decimated health care over a decade of cuts and closures, this funding was desperately needed. The redevelopment of Portage Place is a generational project aimed at revitalizin…
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday was International Wrongful Conviction Day. In grade 7, I wrote a paper on David Milgaard, a prairie kid who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. The injustice of his case was appalling. Immortalized through the Tragically Hip song Wheat Kings, it captured the attention of the nation. Too many innocent people have suffered over the years. In fact, just today again in my …
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Mr. Speaker, as a former history teacher, I listened with great interest to the remarks from my colleague across the way. I actually want to shift for a moment to what is happening domestically by virtue of what is happening overseas. I wonder if my colleague can comment on some of the trends we have seen here in Canada whereby, by virtue of the way one feels about the current government of the st…
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Mr. Speaker, September 30 marks one of the most important days on the Canadian calendar. For generations, indigenous peoples had to conceal their cultures, languages and true identities. The results, both past and present, led to the devastating consequences faced by families and communities and gave way to intergenerational trauma, the impacts of which are still found immensely in our country tod…
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Mr. Speaker, I am rising on a point of order. I would like to draw your attention, for the benefit of the House, to some language I have heard used that is unbecoming of the House and of members in the House. I have no interest in ascribing blame or pointing fingers, so I am not going to name names. However, there has been reference over the course of debate in the House, in the past few days in p…
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Madam Speaker, I know that we are here because of the Conservatives' squabbling. I congratulate my colleague from Joliette, who took the time to talk about things that are actually important. I would like to thank him. He mentioned that there are issues that affect women in particular, both in Quebec and across Canada. One of the most important programs we implemented, in my opinion, is the one th…
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 69th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. The committee advises that, pursuant to Standing Order 91.1(2), the Subcommittee on Private Members' Business met to consider the items added to the order of precedence on Friday, June 14, as well as the orders for the second reading of private members' p…
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Mr. Speaker, over the summer, I had the privilege of engaging with the vibrant, 55-plus, older adult community across my riding of Winnipeg South Centre. From visits to the Parkway, Riverbend Plaza, Fred Tipping Place, Riverwood Square, Villa Cabrini and the Thorvaldson Care Center, I witnessed first-hand the contributions of older adults to our community. One highlight was meeting the residents' …
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Madam Speaker, it is always a pleasure for me to rise in this House on behalf of those I represent in Winnipeg South Centre. I want to thank my colleague across the way, the member for Winnipeg Centre, who is also a neighbour of mine. Our constituencies border each another. I know that the member for Winnipeg Centre comes to work every day with a genuine desire to advocate for those she serves. In…
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 68th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, regarding the membership of committees of the House. If the House gives its consent, I move that the 68th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be concurred in.
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