Dean Allison

Mr. Speaker, Canadians with documented, serious and permanent COVID-19 vaccine injuries have been waiting years for help. A government contractor was hired to provide that help. The government contractor got $54 million for little to no results. Two-thirds of that money went to administration and overhead. Only 252 out of tens of thousands of vaccine-injured people were given any help at all. On what day are the victims going to get their money?

Mr. Speaker, the Liberals elected a Prime Minister they thought was an economic genius. They got fooled that he was a master negotiator. He sold himself as the guy to hire in a crisis. He caused a crisis in the U.K. and then ran away from it. Then he came to Canada and deceived people with his fearmongering and caused a recession within a year. Canada is now the only G20 country in a recession. We have the highest household debt and the worst housing affordability, and unemployment, especially among young people, is at shocking levels. Investment is down for five straight quarters. Do not worry, though, folks. The Prime Minister has a genius master plan: He hides from question period and the media. He blames everybody but himself and mutters something about needing more immigration to fix the messy—

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the first report of the Special Joint Committee on the Exercise of Powers Under the Building Canada Act, entitled “Review of the Governor in Council’s and the Minister’s Exercise of Their Powers and Performance of Their Duties and Functions Under the Building Canada Act”.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to present two petitions on behalf of the residents of my riding of Niagara West on Bill C-9. In both petitions, the petitioners are concerned that the Liberal and Bloc amendments to Bill C-9 could be used to criminalize passages from sacred texts. The petitioners also say that the state has no place in the religious texts or teachings of any faith community. They believe freedom of expression and religion are fundamental rights that must be preserved. Finally, the petitioners call upon the government to protect religious freedom, uphold the right to read and share sacred texts, and prevent government overreach into matters of faith.

Mr. Speaker, I have another petition on a totally separate issue that I would like to present. It was initiated by a constituent of mine, Jim Jeffs. The petition calls on the government to remove the licence of cannabis producers that allows the escape of cannabis odours. It also asks to raise the minimum age of possession of cannabis to 25 years and not allow the production of cannabis in edible form. Finally, the petitioners ask the government to act on the recommendations from the Cannabis Act review, which include setting and monitoring targets for reducing youth and young adult cannabis use, and reinstating health warning messages that pertain to serious cannabis-related mental health risks, including psychosis and schizophrenia.