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House Hansard - 140

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 2, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 140 - Dec/2/22
Mr. Richard Cannings (South Okanagan—West Kootenay, NDP)
  • Dec/2/22 12:09:15 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the recent wild species report found that one in five species in Canada is disappearing. That is more than 2,000 of Canada's species at risk of extinction or extirpation. This loss is a huge threat to our environment, our ecosystems and our food supply. The Liberals have made almost no progress on their promises to protect 30% of our natural lands by 2030. Will the government introduce a biodiversity accountability bill to make sure we reach those critical targets?
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Mr. Terry Duguid (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Dec/2/22 12:09:51 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for his advocacy on this front. He is absolutely right. We tabled the wild species report the other day and we are losing some of our species at a very rapid rate. That is why we are gathering in Montreal at the UN biodiversity convention. We have stepped up to make aggressive targets: 25% of our land and waters by 2025 and 30% by 2030. We are focused like a laser beam on this. We look forward to working with the hon. member to realize those goals.
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Mr. Alain Rayes (Richmond—Arthabaska, Ind.)
  • Dec/2/22 12:10:27 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, Danielle Dubois is an entrepreneur in my riding who owns a company called Zenit Nutrition, which produces healthy energy bars made exclusively from local, Canadian ingredients. The problem is that because of the way this product is classified, she has to charge GST on these bars, unlike other, less nutritious imported products that are made with industrial ingredients. Just think, she is being penalized for encouraging our Canadian producers and using healthy ingredients. Can the minister tell us whether she plans to review this more than 30-year-old legislation so that our local foods, which are healthier, are not penalized and taxed?
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Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • Dec/2/22 12:11:12 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, let me begin by thanking my colleague from Richmond—Arthabaska for his hard work. I also want to commend the entrepreneur for promoting local, Canadian products. Our government has always supported small businesses. In our last budget, we once again lowered taxes for small and medium-sized businesses to 9%. That is one of the lowest tax rates in the world. For this question in particular, I would be pleased to talk directly to my colleague, and I invite the businesswoman to take part in the consultations—
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • Dec/2/22 12:12:19 p.m.
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That concludes question period. I did indicate that I would be asking the hon. member for Lethbridge for an apology to the Minister of Public Safety for her comment in the House. The hon. member for Lethbridge.
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Mrs. Rachael Thomas (Lethbridge, CPC)
  • Dec/2/22 12:12:28 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, earlier today, I called the Minister of Public Safety a liar. I should not have done that. Instead, I should have said that he misled the House. I apologize.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • Dec/2/22 12:12:30 p.m.
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I do not believe that is an acceptable apology at this point. The hon. member is trying to justify what she said, and I would ask the hon. member if she would like to try it one more time, given the unparliamentary language used in the House.
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Mrs. Rachael Thomas
  • Dec/2/22 12:12:52 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I apologize.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • Dec/2/22 12:12:56 p.m.
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The hon. member for Elgin—Middlesex—London has a point of order.
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Mrs. Karen Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London, CPC)
  • Dec/2/22 12:13:01 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I know that in today's debate, of course, we got very uptight on certain issues, but I find it very rich when we have a member talking about the rights of women who then turns to me and tells me to zip it. I would like to ask for an apology from the member for Ajax. If they are actually going to talk about treating people with dignity and respect, then that goes for Conservative women as well.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • Dec/2/22 12:13:25 p.m.
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The hon. government House leader is rising on that same point of order.
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Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Dec/2/22 12:13:28 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am pleased and proud to represent the riding of Ajax, and I do not think I am who the member was referring to. However, this is an opportunity to reflect on— An hon. member: Madam Speaker, I have a point of order.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • Dec/2/22 12:13:45 p.m.
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I am listening to one point of order. If the hon. member wants to go back to the other point of order, I will go back, but I am not going to interrupt the hon. member during his point of order. The hon. government House leader.
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Hon. Mark Holland
  • Dec/2/22 12:13:52 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, we had an opportunity at the House leaders meeting to talk about the manner in which we address each other. We have had good discussions and agreed to stop yelling and to follow the Standing Orders— Some hon. members: Oh, oh! Hon. Mark Holland: Madam Speaker, that was my understanding, but I am hearing the other side saying no, they do think it is acceptable—
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • Dec/2/22 12:14:13 p.m.
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I would ask the hon. House leader to speak to his point of order and ignore anything coming from the other side because this should not be about debate. If there are other points of order, I will address them. The hon. House leader.
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Hon. Mark Holland
  • Dec/2/22 12:14:27 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, specifically on this point, after hearing the members yelling “no”, I realize that I have to go back to the House leaders to have a conversation about what I thought we had agreed to. What I thought we had agreed to was that, when a member is speaking, the practice of screaming or yelling at them when they are attempting to speak is not becoming of this place. It is against the Standing Orders, and it needs to stop. I will take it back to the House leaders, and I hope that we will have a productive discussion in that regard. Some hon. members: Oh, oh! Hon. Mark Holland: Madam Speaker, people are yelling even as I am speaking here, so clearly we have more work to do.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • Dec/2/22 12:15:02 p.m.
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On the same point of order, the hon. member for Elgin—Middlesex—London has the floor.
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Mrs. Karen Vecchio
  • Dec/2/22 12:15:05 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I was absolutely wrong, although the member for Ajax did apologize for something he had no idea what he was supposed to be apologizing for. This was regarding the member for Pickering—Uxbridge, who stood and talked about the way women were treated in the House, yet did the exact same thing to her own female colleague, so I do find it very rich. I would ask that the member for Pickering—Uxbridge recognize that all women in Parliament, regardless of political party, matter. All women matter, not just those from the Liberal Party.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • Dec/2/22 12:15:34 p.m.
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Would the hon. member for Pickering—Uxbridge like to comment?
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Ms. Jennifer O'Connell (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Dec/2/22 12:15:40 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, nothing could be further from the truth. That is not what happened. The members opposite were screaming, as they are screaming at me now, when I simply raised the point that yesterday, when I stood in this place, the member for St. Albert—Edmonton was screaming for me to sit down, and they were trying to deny that it happened. There are lots of witnesses on this side, and the member has to account for her denial of a member on her side telling another woman to sit down.
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