44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 12, 2023 10:00AM
- May/12/23 12:02:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canada is known for its sustainable, ethical and premium-quality snow crab, and it is thanks to Canada's hard-working fish harvesters. That is why we are taking a team Canada approach, working closely with industry and Atlantic provinces and raising these concerns with our Japanese counterparts. The government has proven this time and time again: We will stand up for the Canadian fish and seafood sector and the fishers who work in it to help export top-quality products around the world.
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- May/12/23 12:02:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what the government has proven time and time again is that it is a complete failure. The U.S. banned the importing of Russian crab in June 2022. The Liberal government has been aware of the continued Japanese and Korean purchasing of snow crab from Russia, and was warned last October of the effect it would have. Our trade deficit with Japan and South Korea combined is at least $5 billion.
While the Prime Minister is jet-setting to Japan and South Korea next week, will he convince our allies to follow suit with the U.S. to ban Russian crab, defund dictators and support paycheques for Canadian fishermen?
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- May/12/23 12:03:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I applaud the passion for fishermen, because we do too, on this side. We stand up for Canadian fishers. We stand up for Canadian industries. We have issued sanctions against Russia. We stand up for Ukraine. Absolutely, this is an issue that is on our radar.
I am not going to take any lessons from the Conservatives when it comes to good trade deals and standing strong so we can have terrific trade with our trading partners all around the world.
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- May/12/23 12:03:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, meeting notes obtained via access to information reveal that the union representing prison staff is alarmed that, at Correctional Service of Canada's existing prison farm, staff are required to work with inmates after hours in unsafe conditions. This includes being alone and unaccompanied, and being denied the personal paging devices necessary to call for immediate backup. The union's fears include the potential for assault and hostage taking.
If the government cannot provide safe working conditions at its existing, relatively small, prison farm, how will it do so at its planned vast, new goat- and cow-milking operation?
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- May/12/23 12:04:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is a good opportunity to reflect on a lot of the work the minister is doing, this being part of it, in working with our partners to ensure a lot of what the member brings up is being dealt with.
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- May/12/23 12:04:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we know the importance of sports for the development of children, fostering physical fitness, team work, discipline and resilience while also promoting overall health and well-being. Furthermore, our Canadian athletes contribute to our national unity, cultural diversity and pride.
Can the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Sport tell the House, the parents who have children participating in sports and our athletes at the national and international levels about the strong measures the government is taking to ensure the responsible cultural change Canadians want to see in sports, a culture that will benefit the safety and well-being of our athletes and lead to more success as a system?
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- May/12/23 12:05:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday was a really important day in Canadian sport. Our government announced reforms to the Canadian sport system that will contribute to sustainable culture change through improved governance and accountability; increased athlete engagement and decision-making; enhanced safe sport measures right across our country; better diversity and athlete representation on boards, with term limits; and resources for athletes to ensure they get the governance training they need in order to be active and productive members of each board.
I would like to thank every athlete and participant who has stepped up bravely to tell their story, contributing to these sport reforms. This has been a heavy lift and a team effort. I want to thank everybody involved. It is a great day for Canadian sport.
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- May/12/23 12:05:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Sudanese Canadians in my riding, Einam and Hani, have been pleading with the government for help. Their families are stuck in Sudan amidst violence, and the government is nowhere to be found. The government's disorganized evacuation program left people behind with its restrictive criteria. Now Einam and Hani agonize over whether they will ever see or hear from their loved ones again.
Will the government expand and broaden the special immigration measures to allow Sudanese Canadians to bring their loved ones to safety?
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- May/12/23 12:06:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the situation in Sudan is highly volatile, and we are deeply concerned for the safety of Sudanese people. That is why we have announced that we are introducing immigration measures to support Sudanese nationals in Canada who are unable to return home. We are also providing facilitative measures and expediting the processing of their applications, free of charge.
We are ready to help the people of Sudan and help their families here.
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- May/12/23 12:07:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, newcomers to Canada who apply for permanent residency wait for months on end for the decision that will give them this coveted status. When they finally receive an email telling them that they have been accepted, needless to say that they are overjoyed.
However, there is one small problem: Even though it is now 2023 and despite the technology and the number of civil servants we have, the government takes between four and eight months to print and mail the permanent resident card that allows them to get the services they need and are entitled to.
Can the Prime Minister tell us if there is any hope that a simple directive will be sent to the department to provide the residency card at the same time as the confirmation?
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- May/12/23 12:07:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, once again, I thank my colleague for his question.
Let me be very clear: We are doing everything we can to reduce wait times in processing applications. We have tripled the number of work permits for clients. We have returned to our 60-day service standard for new study permits, and in 2022 we welcomed more than 437,000 new permanent residents, a record number since 1913. This is good news for Canada.
Our modernization of the Canadian immigration system continues, and we continue our good work to return to our usual service standards. We will continue to help people who want to come to Canada as quickly as possible.
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- May/12/23 12:08:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, during question period today, the member for Burnaby North—Seymour used a pejorative term in referring to another political party here. I encourage you to look at the record.
If this is the new standard in the House, I am looking forward to the various terms with which I will be referring to his party.
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- May/12/23 12:09:15 p.m.
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We will review that, but I will remind folks that we have the Liberal Party, the Conservative Party, the Bloc Québécois, the New Democratic Party and the Green Party. They all have their names.
The hon. parliamentary secretary.
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- May/12/23 12:09:33 p.m.
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Let us not just have a random accusation. If I said something, let us hear what I said.
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- May/12/23 12:09:37 p.m.
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At the end of the question, the hon. member said “Cons” rather than “Conservatives”. Maybe the member should retract it and we can move on.
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- May/12/23 12:09:53 p.m.
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I will retract it, and if I hurt the member's feelings, I truly apologize.
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- May/12/23 12:10:00 p.m.
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I would remind members to use the best terms they possibly can.
The hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby.
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- May/12/23 12:10:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there was a comment during question period that I want to clarify.
Talking about our nation's veterans and how we support them in public is absolutely a matter for discussion in this House. The poppy, that powerful symbol of support for the sacrifice of our nation's veterans, is also a very appropriate issue to raise in the House. Conservative Premier Danielle Smith's despicable comments about poppies and veterans are absolutely appropriate to raise in the House, and Conservatives, frankly, should be ashamed of themselves.
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- May/12/23 12:10:48 p.m.
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I would give a full reminder that questions about things that are important to Canadians and to the Government of Canada, not governments in other provinces, are to be asked in the House.
On a point of order, the hon. member for Battle River—Crowfoot.
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- May/12/23 12:11:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is directly related to the business of the federal government. A number of times, a parliamentary secretary, in response to questions on the carbon tax, said, and I am paraphrasing, that Canadians get back every penny they pay into that program.
I ask for unanimous consent to table the Parliamentary Budget Officer's report, which definitively proves that the Liberals are wrong.
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