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House Hansard - 54

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 6, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 54 - Apr/6/22
Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)
  • Apr/6/22 3:14:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it has been almost three years since the final report on missing and murdered indigenous women and girls was released. The families that have lost loved ones are still waiting for all the calls to justice to be implemented. Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people are invaluable parts of their communities, but they continue to face higher rates of violence. They deserve so much better. There is no time to lose to immediately implement all the calls to justice, to help stop the violence and to save lives. What is the minister waiting for?
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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Apr/6/22 3:15:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this government has been committed to reconciliation with indigenous peoples, to healing for the families and to justice for the victims of the missing and murdered indigenous women and girls' assassinations. These are things we will continue to work on together. In tomorrow's budget, I can assure the member opposite that our investments continue to be there for indigenous communities to move forward on the path to reconciliation, to promote healing and justice, and to ensure that Canada continues to share in the right path of reconciliation.
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Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)
  • Apr/6/22 3:16:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister's answers so far suggest that no one has briefed him on Monday's report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. We have a chance to not be criminally irresponsible in this place and do what is required. The IPCC says it is now or never. Emissions must drop in half by 2030 and that our use of fossil fuels must peak and begin to go down rapidly starting in three years in 2025. Does the Prime Minister understand IPCC science?
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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Apr/6/22 3:16:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what we put forward last week was the most ambitious and concrete emissions reduction plan that Canada has ever seen. We know that for many, many years, politicians of all different stripes have put forward aspirational targets for massively reducing our emissions, but no government, until last week, was able to put forward a concrete plan that actually demonstrates how we are going to reduce our emissions by 40% from 2005 levels in the next eight years. This is something we have committed to. We have demonstrated it is doable and concrete. We will deliver on the expectation of Canadians that they see a positive future for kids and grandkids, while protecting the planet and creating good careers.
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Mr. Maxime Blanchette-Joncas
  • Apr/6/22 3:17:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there have been consultations among the parties, and I think you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: That the House recognize that inclusion and diversity must be encouraged within our institutions; that exclusion is not a method of inclusion; and that this House call on the government to revise the federal criteria for research chairs to prevent exclusion in job postings.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Apr/6/22 3:18:11 p.m.
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The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the hon. member moving the motion will please say nay. Some hon. members: Nay.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Apr/6/22 3:19:11 p.m.
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It being 3:18 p.m., pursuant to order made on Thursday, November 25, 2021, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of the member for Wellington—Halton Hills relating to the business of supply. Call in the members.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Apr/6/22 3:32:21 p.m.
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I declare the motion carried. I wish to inform the House that because of the deferred recorded division, Government Orders will be extended by 13 minutes.
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Mr. Blake Richards (Banff—Airdrie, CPC)
  • Apr/6/22 3:33:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the first report of the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations, entitled “Review of Statutory Instruments”. If the House gives its consent, I intend to move concurrence in the first report later this day.
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Mr. John Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest, CPC)
  • Apr/6/22 3:33:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the following two reports of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts: the 10th report, entitled “Special Examination Report—Public Sector Pension Investment Board”, and the 11th report, entitled “Securing Personal Protective Equipment and Medical Devices”. Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to each of these two reports.
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Mr. Blake Richards (Banff—Airdrie, CPC)
  • Apr/6/22 3:34:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if the House gives its consent, I move that the first report of the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations, entitled “Review of Statutory Instruments”, presented to the House earlier this day, be concurred in.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Apr/6/22 3:34:52 p.m.
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All those opposed to the hon. member's moving the motion will please say nay. It is agreed. The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Apr/6/22 3:35:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties, and if you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent to adopt the following motion. I move: That, notwithstanding any order adopted by the House, as of April 25, 2022, at their discretion, witnesses appearing before any standing, standing joint, special, special joint or legislative committees may either do so in person, or by videoconference.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Apr/6/22 3:35:43 p.m.
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All those opposed to the hon. member's moving the motion will please say nay. It is agreed. The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay.
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Mr. Frank Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, CPC)
  • Apr/6/22 3:36:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise to present two petitions. The first petition I will present asks us to 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.
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Mr. Frank Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, CPC)
  • Apr/6/22 3:37:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my second petition looks at human rights abuses and environmental damage. The petitioners ask us to require companies to prevent adverse human rights impacts and environmental damages, to require companies to do their due diligence to prevent human rights abuses and damage abroad and to require meaningful consequences for a failure to do so, including criminal justice redress in Canadian courts.
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Mr. Han Dong (Don Valley North, Lib.)
  • Apr/6/22 3:37:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to present a petition regarding the upcoming redesign of the five-dollar bill. The petitioners are calling for the Minister of Finance to select Mr. Won Alexander Cumyow as the face of the new five-dollar bill. While Mr. Won Alexander Cumyow may not be a household name for many Canadians, his story represents the struggle, opportunity and hope that have shaped Canada's identity. In 1861, Mr. Won was the first Chinese Canadian to be born in present-day Canada, and he faced a lot of discrimination. He was trained as a lawyer but was never able to write the bar exam because he was not on the voters list. Despite all of this adversity, Mr. Won, in the end, led the fight against the head tax and the Chinese exclusion act, and in 1949, at the age of 88, he voted for the first time in the federal election. This is a good opportunity for us to showcase the rich history of Canada's immigrant heritage. I am proud to sponsor this petition and will sign it.
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Mr. Gord Johns (Courtenay—Alberni, NDP)
  • Apr/6/22 3:38:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to table a petition today related to the toxic drug supply and the 27,000 deaths that are mounting in this country because of the lack of action. The petitioners specifically call upon the Government of Canada to declare the overdose crisis a national public health emergency. They call on the government to take steps to end the overdose deaths due to a poisoned drug supply, and they want the government to immediately collaborate with the provinces and territories to develop a comprehensive strategy and action plan to address this crisis. They want that plan to ensure there is regulation of drugs and ensure we have a safe supply. They also want decriminalization for personal use and changes to flawed drug policy and policing. This emergency should be taken serious with adequately funded programs and supports. This is the eve of a budget. I am honoured to table this petition today.
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Mr. Philip Lawrence (Northumberland—Peterborough South, CPC)
Mr. Speaker, it is my honour to introduce two petitions to the House today. The first is in support of Bill S-223, which 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.
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Mr. Philip Lawrence (Northumberland—Peterborough South, CPC)
  • Apr/6/22 3:40:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the second petition is in defence and support of the people of Ukraine, given that the Russian Federation has launched an unprovoked war against the people of Ukraine. The Russia Federation has committed multiple war crimes against the people of Ukraine and the Russian invasion has triggered a human rights and humanitarian displacement crisis, the worst such catastrophe in recent European history. The undersigned citizens and residents of Canada call upon the Government of Canada to immediately waive all visa requirements and grant visa-free travel to Ukrainians.
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