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Mr. Speaker, indeed, that is one of the recommendations coming out of the three Supreme Court justices' reports. If implemented, then Bill C-11 would achieve one of those many recommendations that still need to be actioned. It would be nice to see that one achieved. We look forward to seeing the other recommendations completed also, to resolve these issues.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister promised to negotiate a win for Canadians with President Trump. He promised a deal by July 21, but there is still no deal. Now tariffs on lumber are set to increase from 35% to a whopping 45%. On Vancouver Island, we have several mills that have curtailed operations until year-end. They face closing entirely if we do not seek change. That is thousands of lost forest…
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moved for leave to introduce Bill C-235, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (increasing parole ineligibility). Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to table my private member's bill today, an act respecting families of murdered and brutalized persons. I have the utmost respect for my colleague, the member for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, who originally tabled the bill. I am honoured that he is here today to se…
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals know full well that no Canadian shipyard could justify the multi-million dollar cost to build on this major capital project, as contracts were designed with Chinese cheap labour, low worker safety standards and minimal environmental regulations in mind. Now billions of dollars of printed money are going out of our economy and into China's. What is the solution? Let us bui…
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Mr. Speaker, the former transport minister was dismayed when I asked her about the Liberals funding BC Ferries to build four new ships at a Chinese state-owned shipyard back in June. Turns out, her office knew about the deal weeks earlier, according to The Globe and Mail yesterday. Canadians deserve transparency on the reported national security concerns with this deal. The Liberals promised “buy …
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today not only as a member of Parliament from Vancouver Island, but as a veteran who understands the quiet weight of service. I stand here to honour Warrant Officer George Hohl, who tragically passed while deployed in Latvia on Operation Reassurance. His body was returned to Canadian soil on Friday. George served with distinction for nearly 20 years. His commitment to duty touc…
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Mr. Speaker, last week B.C. Ferries announced that it will purchase four new full-sized ferries from a Chinese Communist Party state-owned shipyard rather than a Canadian shipyard. Indeed, our shipyards cannot compete with China's cheap labour, lower safety standards and poor environmental regulations. Canadian union workers, industries and shipyards all feel betrayed. The Minister of Transport st…
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Attorney General stated that the Liberals will bring forward multiple changes to their catch-and-release laws in the fall, effectively admitting that Bill C-75 is a failure, yet the same day, the secretary of state for combatting crime blamed the provinces for releasing violent repeat offenders. Two years ago, my own daughter watched as her boyfriend, Johnny, was murdere…
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Mr. Speaker, what a great non-answer. Yesterday the Minister of Transport refused to act on my concern over BC Ferries' buying four ships from a Chinese state-owned shipyard. She used the excuse that it was not a federal project, which was not the question that I asked. The Liberals should be supporting Canadian shipyards and our economy instead of supporting CCP-owned shipyards and their economy.…
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Mr. Speaker, BC Ferries just announced that it will purchase four new full-sized ferries from a Chinese state-owned company rather than from a proven Canadian shipbuilder, such as Seaspan in North Vancouver. The Liberals are set to hand over $30 million to BC Ferries, while BC Ferries hands over critical jobs and investment in industry to China. Will the Liberals attach a common-sense condition of…
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Madam Speaker, I stand before this chamber for the first time, and I am humbled to represent the people of Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, located on beautiful Vancouver Island, from Chemainus to Langford and from Port Renfrew to Duncan, including Thetis Island and Penelakut Island. I thank them for putting their trust in me and for supporting positive change and hope for our riding. To my wife, Angel,…
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Madam Speaker, my esteemed colleague's question is challenging. I share the story not just for sympathy but so people understand that these traumas affect not just me but so many people across our country. I am sharing to show I understand that we must change our laws, we must protect our victims and we must keep violent repeat offenders off our streets. I am passionate about it, but I know I am n…
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Madam Speaker, my heart and my sympathy go out to the families and all those affected by the forest fires. I salute, congratulate and acknowledge the hard work of the first responders, the military and other services that are fighting the devastating fires. As I said, I support, and our party supports, responsible use of our natural resources. We produce some of the cleanest energy in the world, a…
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Madam Speaker, I congratulate my esteemed colleague on her first time in the chamber. Our armed forces need significant rebuilding and re-funding, and the delays have been going on for 10 years. I appreciate the government's new statements that it is planning to support our military, and I appreciate that it has stolen many of those policies from our own platform, which just indicates that our pla…
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Mr. Speaker, after 10 years, the Liberals have doubled housing prices. The new minister's housing record shows that the government is more of the same. As the mayor of Vancouver, he oversaw rent increasing 50%, house prices increasing 179% and homelessness increasing 40%, yet we know we must build more homes to meet demand. The City of Langford is actually discussing slowing down the development o…
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