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House Hansard - 18

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 15, 2021 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 18 - Dec/15/21
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Dec/15/21 3:16:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in this very difficult time, the Liberal government has cut the help that the most vulnerable seniors in our country rely on. We have received numerous calls from seniors across this country who are telling us they cannot afford to pay for groceries, they cannot afford to pay their rent and they are worried they are going to lose their homes; many of them already have. The response from the Liberal government is a vague promise for a one-time payment sometime in the future. That is not acceptable and that is not a solution. When will the Prime Minister understand how serious this is and fix it?
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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Dec/15/21 3:17:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, from the very beginning, our government's priority has been to be there for the most vulnerable, including our seniors. That is why we worked hard to strengthen income security for seniors, including with increases to the GIS. We know seniors accessed income support because they needed it during the crisis. They should not be penalized for that now. That is why we are making a major investment through a one-time payment for seniors whose benefits have been affected. We will always be there for seniors across this country.
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Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • Dec/15/21 3:17:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians with disabilities are disproportionately living in poverty across the country. It does not have to be this way. Last summer's election call put a halt to Bill C-35, which would have created a Canada disability benefit, a guaranteed basic income for Canadians with a disability. While I was glad to see the Liberals promise to move forward with this benefit in their most recent election platform, it was not in the throne speech or in yesterday's economic update. When will the Liberals do what they said they would do? Are they willing to fast-track the design and implementation of the Canada disability benefit so our neighbours living in poverty do not have to struggle through another three years?
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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Dec/15/21 3:18:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians living with a disability face higher levels of poverty and marginalization than just about any other group in Canada. That is why we have committed to moving forward with a Canada disability benefit. We continue to work hand in hand with stakeholders and community members. We need to make sure that nothing about them happens without them. That is why we are working in partnership with them to do that. We look forward to having the member opposite's support as we move forward on that. I will take my remaining seconds to wish to everyone a very merry Christmas, happy new year and happy holidays.
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Mr. Warren Steinley
  • Dec/15/21 3:19:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I will take this time to say that the Government of Saskatchewan and its legislature has unanimously passed a motion that I hope the House passes right now. There have been consultations with the Minister of Justice and House leaders, and I believe you will receive the consent of the House for the following motion. I move that, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House, the motion in my name, the member for Regina—Lewvan, listed on the Order Paper under Business of Supply, with respect to the amending of the Saskatchewan Act in the Constitution, be deemed adopted.
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The Speaker
  • Dec/15/21 3:20:05 p.m.
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All those opposed to the hon. member moving the motion will please say nay. Some hon. members: Nay.
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The Speaker
  • Dec/15/21 3:20:38 p.m.
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It is already gone.
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Mr. Scott Reid
  • Dec/15/21 3:20:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. If you seek it again, you will find unanimous consent. I am sure the member for Winnipeg North spoke out of turn and meant to agree with the motion. He is the only one who said no.
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Mr. Mark Gerretsen
  • Dec/15/21 3:20:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. This member knows better than that. We cannot ask for a unanimous consent motion after you have already entertained one.
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Mr. Robert Morrissey (Egmont, Lib.)
  • Dec/15/21 3:21:44 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-3 
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the first report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities in relation to Bill C-3, an act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canada Labour Code. The committee has studied the bill and has decided to report the bill back to the House with amendments.
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Mr. Jacques Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière, CPC)
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-215, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (illness, injury or quarantine). He said: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to introduce, in both official languages, this employment insurance bill. Canadians confronting serious illness need more than 15 weeks of sickness benefits to recover before going back to work. This bill will support Canadians while they go through the recovery process and get better. I know I can count on members to debate this bill wisely and constructively.
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Mr. Gord Johns (Courtenay—Alberni, NDP)
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-216, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to enact the Expungement of Certain Drug-related Convictions Act and the National Strategy on Substance Use Act. He said: Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise today to introduce the health-based approach to the substance use act. I would like to thank my colleague, the hon. member for Vancouver Kingsway, for seconding this proposed legislation, for his tireless advocacy for evidence-based drug policy and for this bill, which was tabled by the very same member in the 43rd Parliament. We all know the situation is dire; over 20,000 Canadians have died of overdoses in the last five years, and in the shadow of COVID-19 the opioid overdose epidemic has rapidly worsened across Canada. Decades of criminalization, a toxic illicit street supply and a lack of timely access to harm reduction, treatment and recovery services has caused this escalating epidemic. It is time to treat substance use and addiction as the health issues they truly are, and to address stigma and trauma. This bill would provide a comprehensive approach to do just that by decriminalizing personal drug possession, providing for record expungement, ensuring low-barrier access to safe supply, and expanding access to harm reduction, treatment and recovery services. I call on all parliamentarians to support this bill and these urgent and necessary steps to address Canada's overdose epidemic. This bill would save lives.
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Ms. Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, NDP)
  • Dec/15/21 3:25:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise today to present this petition signed by over 4,500 Canadians calling on Canada to act immediately to make vaccines available to the global south. They are calling on Canada to finally add COVID vaccines to the list of essential medicines not subject to patent protections, as is allowed by Canadian law. They ask that Canada allow Bolivia to complete its purchase of COVID generic vaccines from Biolyse, a pharmaceutical manufacturer based in St. Catharines, Ontario. Forty-five hundred Canadians have a clear message to the send to the government today. They want their government to put people's lives ahead of the profits of big pharmaceutical companies. Canada needs to drop the facade on the world stage and find ways to produce vaccines for the world in our own country. This petition was signed by 4,500 Canadians. Like all members of the House, they are sick and tired of living with this pandemic. If Canada does not do its part to vaccinate the rest of the world, the cycle of virus variants and mutations will never end. The government must be there for the rest of the world and do everything it can to fight the virus. That means using the tools at its disposal and authorizing vaccine production for export to developing countries. We must act now.
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The Speaker
  • Dec/15/21 3:27:12 p.m.
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I want to remind the hon. members that presenting a petition should be very succinct. It is not getting into a debate in the House. The hon. member for Kings—Hants.
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Mr. Kody Blois (Kings—Hants, Lib.)
  • Dec/15/21 3:27:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of constituents in my riding who are petitioning the government to introduce just transition legislation. They note in the petition that they are looking for a 60% reduction in emissions below 2005 levels to wind down the fossil fuel industry and bring an end to fossil fuel subsidies; to create new public economic institutions to expand public ownership of utilities; to legislate protection of workers, indigenous rights, sovereignty and knowledge; and also to expand the social safety net and new income supports in lieu of a transition to a low-carbon economy. I am happy to present this on behalf of constituents in my riding.
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Mrs. Karen Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London, CPC)
Mr. Speaker, this petition is in support of Bill S-223. Bill S-223 seeks to combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking. It would make it a criminal offence for a person to go abroad and receive an organ taken without the consent of the person giving the organ. Bill S-223 has passed the Senate unanimously three times and MPs from multiple parties have been putting forward a form of this bill for over 13 years. This bill passed unanimously in the House of Commons in 2019 in the same form. Petitioners hope that this Parliament is the one that finally gets it done.
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Mr. Sean Casey (Charlottetown, Lib.)
  • Dec/15/21 3:28:53 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, as this is the first time that I have had a chance to speak in the chamber since the last election, please allow me to thank the good people of Charlottetown for electing me and sending me back to the House of Commons for the fourth time. Some of those fine citizens have been inspired by a book written by Seth Klein called “A Good War” that calls for just transition legislation. This petition that I am presenting is on that topic. As we heard from the member for Kings—Hants, the petitioners are calling on the government to enact just transition legislation that would, among other things, expand the social safety net and pay for the transition by increasing taxes on the wealthiest corporations and financing through a public national bank.
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Mr. Philip Lawrence (Northumberland—Peterborough South, CPC)
Madam Speaker, I rise today to present a petition in support of Bill S-223. Bill S-223 seeks to combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking. It would make it a criminal offence for a person to go abroad and receive an organ taken without the consent of another person. Bill S-223 was passed by the Senate unanimously three times and MPs from multiple parties have been putting forward a form of the bill for over 13 years. The bill passed unanimously in the House of Commons in 2019 in exactly the same form. Petitioners hope that Parliament finally gets this one done.
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Mr. Tony Baldinelli (Niagara Falls, CPC)
Madam Speaker, this petition is also in support of Bill S-223. Bill S-223 seeks to combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking. The bill would make it a criminal offence for persons to go abroad and receive an organ taken without the consent of the person giving the organ. The bill has passed the Senate unanimously three times, and MPs from multiple parties have been putting forward a form of this bill for over 13 years. It is the hope of these petitioners that this Parliament is the one that finally gets it done.
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Mr. Arnold Viersen (Peace River—Westlock, CPC)
  • Dec/15/21 3:31:09 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition from petitioners across Canada. The petitioners are concerned about Bill C-71. They are concerned about the treatment of firearms owners in Canada. They are calling on the government to treat firearms owners like every other Canadian across the country and not to target them. Legal firearms owners are among the least likely people to commit crimes in Canada, and they are just asking to be treated like every other Canadian. As such, the petitioners are calling for the repeal of Bill C-71, and I look forward to the government's response to this.
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