44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 9, 2022 10:00AM
- Jun/9/22 2:48:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for her advocacy and her good work at the environment committee.
I will just remind her that we have a very robust emissions reduction plan that is an ambitious sector-by-sector pathway for Canada to reach our 2030 emission reductions on our way to 2050 net zero. This has broad support from environmental groups to industry and to farmers.
Canadians want us to deliver clean air, a healthy environment and a strong economy. That is exactly what we are going to do.
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- Jun/9/22 2:48:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, climate change is the greatest long‑term threat we face as a global community.
As the country's largest asset owner and public purchaser, can the President of the Treasury Board explain how the Government of Canada is doing its part to green its own operations?
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- Jun/9/22 2:49:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, first I want to thank the hon. member for Vaudreuil—Soulanges for his hard work and for his important question.
The federal government is leading by example in the fight to reduce greenhouse gases. It is doing so by adopting low-carbon solutions for our buildings and vehicles, using sustainable products, reducing the use of single-use plastics, and purchasing greener power.
Together we will take strong, concrete, meaningful and measurable action. Together we will reduce emissions from federal operations by 90% by 2050.
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- Jun/9/22 2:49:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after four years, Canadians are learning about a settlement between a young woman and Hockey Canada. The victim states that she was repeatedly assaulted in a hotel room in London, Ontario, in 2018. We are hearing that Hockey Canada settled out of court in response to the accusations against eight CHL players.
We had a chance to discuss this yesterday at the heritage committee, but the government members refused. Why is the government minimizing this type of violence?
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- Jun/9/22 2:50:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, like all Canadians, I am disgusted and horrified by this situation. I want to make sure that no public funds were spent to cover up such actions. That is why I have ordered a financial audit to get to the bottom of this.
Hockey Canada must explain why, despite these egregious actions, these players were in no way held accountable for their actions. Why did they face no consequences and continue on to a professional career?
The culture of silence in sport and in society has been in place for too long. It must stop and it will stop.
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- Jun/9/22 2:50:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we know that Hockey Canada is a recipient of federal funding and although we support athletes and coaches and recognize the importance of these investments, there must be accountability.
Hockey Canada paid money for these perpetrators' bad behaviour. Who is being held accountable?
If the Liberals really cared about women and children, they would have made this a priority at committee. The Liberals claim to be feminists, so why did they not prioritize this at committee?
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Mr. Speaker, like all Canadians, I am disgusted by this situation, and I want to make sure that no public funds were spent to cover up such actions.
That is why I have ordered a financial audit to get to the bottom of this. Hockey Canada must explain why, despite the allegations of such egregious actions, these players faced no consequences and were allowed to continue on to a professional career.
The culture of silence must stop, and it will stop, but using this situation as an excuse to block Bill C-11 at committee is unacceptable.
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- Jun/9/22 2:52:09 p.m.
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- Re: Bill C-5
Mr. Speaker, there was another shooting in the east end of Montreal last night. A woman from Rivière-des-Prairies who was sitting on her balcony went inside to hide out of fear of being shot.
The Prime Minister's proposed Bill C‑5 would get rid of mandatory minimum sentences like the one for discharging a firearm with intent.
The Prime Minister is telling us that Bill C‑5 has nothing to do with serious crimes. Is discharging a firearm with intent not a serious crime?
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Mr. Speaker, the level of violence caused by firearms is entirely unacceptable.
That is precisely why we introduced Bill C‑21. The Conservatives need to stop with their delay tactics and obstruction. We need to start the debate to better protect Quebeckers and all Canadians.
There are many good things, common sense measures, in this bill. We need to pass this bill to better protect all Canadians.
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Mr. Speaker, the minister is talking about Bill C-21, but I am asking him about Bill C-5.
Gang crime in the streets of Montreal is currently on the rise. Gang members are walking around with their guns and showing them off to everyone. They are not afraid, because the message the Liberal government is sending is that there is no problem and that people can commit gun crimes and will not receive a minimum sentence.
Why is the government going forward with Bill C-5 when it will increase crime on the streets of Montreal?
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Mr. Speaker, we need a justice system that makes sure serious crimes come with serious penalties, and that is exactly what we are doing. We are increasing the maximum penalties for certain gun offences from 10 to 14 years. That means we are allowing judges to impose longer sentences on serious criminals who endanger our communities.
Based on what we are hearing from Conservatives, they will vote against Bill C-21 and against longer sentences for those criminals. We are taking a responsible approach to keeping our communities safe. The same cannot be said of the Conservative Party.
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- Jun/9/22 2:54:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Quebec did not wait for Ottawa and just offered the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service $6.2 million to patrol the St. Lawrence river for arms traffickers 24 hours a day.
It is a good thing that Quebec did not wait because Quebec's public safety minister informed us today that she still has not received a single cent of the money promised by Ottawa months ago.
She said that she is still waiting to sign the agreement with the federal government for the money it put on the table to have Quebec police forces address armed violence. She repeated her appeal to the minister. Where is the money?
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- Jun/9/22 2:55:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the government has already invested $350 million in the fight against violence caused by organized crime. We have already transferred approximately $50 million for assistance and support.
We will continue to use our good communication channels to work with my counterparts, including Minister Guilbault. At the same time, we must begin debating Bill C‑21 to better protect Quebeckers. I hope that the Bloc Québécois will help us do that.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday there were another three shootings in less than six hours in Montreal, and the Government of Quebec has said that it has not yet received the money it was promised to combat gun violence.
Quebec is putting in the work. For example, it has announced a special patrol to combat gun trafficking in Akwesasne. Ottawa, however, has not even sent Quebec the money it was promised. How shameful.
When will the government finally transfer the money it promised Quebec? Montreal has a gun problem right now, not “one day”, “maybe”, “if we have the time”, “if it is not too hot” or “if it is not raining”. The problem is now. I also want to inform the minister that this has nothing to do with Bill C‑21.
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- Jun/9/22 2:56:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I assure my colleague and all members of the House that we are in communication with my counterpart, Minister Guilbault, about implementing these programs to prevent gun violence.
I hope that the Bloc Québécois and all members of the House will allow us to start debate on Bill C‑21, which contains several concrete measures that will help the member's community.
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- Jun/9/22 2:56:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, a constituent of mine, Jaralaine, applied for permanent residence and a work permit under the caregiver category in April 2020, over two years ago, but IRCC stopped all caregiver applications, as they were not urgent. Now six months pregnant and diagnosed with a serious medical condition that may impact her health and that of her child, she has no health care coverage because of the government’s gross mismanagement of immigration.
Will the minister help Jaralaine and others who have come to Canada for a better life?
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- Jun/9/22 2:57:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his sincere concern for his constituents.
With respect to caregiver programs, last year more than 4,000 permanent residents were welcomed to Canada through caregiver streams. We anticipate that this year the number will be 6,000. As I shared earlier in response to a separate question this afternoon, we are actually processing people for permanent residency faster than at any point in the history of Canada, with today being the day that 200,000 new permanent residents will have been welcomed to Canada.
I look forward to taking further questions in private after question period if the hon. member wishes to discuss specific case files.
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- Jun/9/22 2:58:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is not just passports and airports; the government is dropping the ball everywhere.
Canadian pilots have been waiting over a year for Transport Canada to approve their category 1 medical exams. Without these medicals, aspiring pilots cannot continue their training, existing pilots cannot get relicensed and pilots on leave cannot return to work. Delays and inaction under the Liberals are grounding pilots and hurting our economy, despite the growing need for more commercial pilots.
When will these backlogs be cleared so that pilots can get back in the air and back to work?
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- Jun/9/22 2:58:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I share my hon. colleague's frustration. I know there are many pilots waiting for their medical examinations, and Transport Canada has been putting in place new measures to expedite these applications. Our government is responding to the surge in demand for these certificates. We have taken corrective actions to ensure that we expedite these applications.
If the hon. member has a particular case that he would like to bring to my attention, I would be happy to work with him on it.
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- Jun/9/22 2:59:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Passport Canada's website was recently updated, doubling the normal processing times for passports to over two months, plus time for mail.
My question for the minister is very simple: Is nine weeks-plus an acceptable timeline for this most basic of government services?
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