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House Hansard - 117

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 25, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 117 - Oct/25/22
Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)
  • Oct/25/22 10:03:39 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to take the floor this morning as we begin proceedings. The petition I am presenting today deals with the ongoing problem of single-use plastics. The petitioners point out that the current regulations that have been put forward are full of loopholes and would allow such things as individual single-use items like plastic forks to be considered durable if they can be used more than once, as opposed to durable products lasting for years. The petitioners ask the government to review the regulations, tighten them so they focus on the dangerous single-use plastics that are now contaminating our oceans and environment, such as plastic cup lids from single-use cups and so on, and follow the leading examples. The petitioners point to countries such as Chile and many within the European Union that present regulations that Canada could build on. The petitioners ask that the government take meaningful steps to fulfill the promise the government has made to eliminate single-use plastic items.
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Context: House Hansard - 117 - Oct/25/22
Mr. Randall Garrison (Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, NDP)
  • Oct/25/22 10:04:58 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to table petition e-4062. The petitioners recognize the ongoing crisis we have with intimate partner violence, as we now have the fifth year of consecutive increases. In doing so, they call on the government to introduce legislation to make coercive and controlling behaviour a criminal offence in this country and to enact a suite of measures, in concert with the provinces, to provide better supports to those who are survivors of intimate partner violence.
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Context: House Hansard - 117 - Oct/25/22
Ms. Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, NDP)
  • Oct/25/22 10:06:11 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise to table a petition initiated by the Women Refugees Advocacy Project. They are calling on the Prime Minister and the minister to provide an expertly designed, culturally sensitive therapeutic program of recovery for trauma, as well as safe, stable housing for Yazidi refugees. I know that earlier this year, Project Abraham and other partners also called for measures to cut red tape and expedite family reunification for Yazidi families. The petitioners are saying that the government must keep its promises to resettle Yazidi survivors of Daesh and support survivors in their healing, especially women who need psychological support.
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