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House Hansard - 175

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 29, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 175 - Mar/29/23
Mr. Paul Chiang (Markham—Unionville, Lib.)
  • Mar/29/23 4:03:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, today I rise to present a petition on behalf of 434 signatories from across Canada calling for new federal legislation that would require Canadian companies to prevent adverse human rights impacts and environmental damage throughout their global operations and supply chains. This petition also calls for Canadian companies to carefully assess how they may be contributing to human rights abuses and for the establishment of a legal right for people who have been harmed to seek justice in Canadian courts.
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Context: House Hansard - 175 - Mar/29/23
Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands, Lib.)
  • Mar/29/23 4:06:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I present a petition on behalf of residents of my community. It states that whereas every Canadian has a right to a safe and affordable place to call home, whereas the Canadian government legislated the recognition of housing as a human right— Some hon. members: Oh, oh! Mr. Mark Gerretsen: It is the first time I am being heckled during a petition. Whereas the Canadian government— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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