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House Hansard - 207

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 6, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 207 - Jun/6/23
Mr. George Chahal (Calgary Skyview, Lib.)
  • Jun/6/23 3:11:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, during Environment Week, I want to acknowledge Canada's progress since 2015. We are reducing emissions with our emissions reduction plan and getting to net-zero nationwide, while creating clean jobs. We are investing in net-zero emissions vehicles and eliminating harmful single-use plastics. We have accomplished a lot, but there is more to do. Could the Minister of Environment and Climate Change tell the House more about our government's ongoing environmental efforts?
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Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Jun/6/23 3:12:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are, in fact, battling climate change, and we have the strongest economic growth of all the G7 countries. We have put in place measures that will create thousands of jobs in Canada, boosting Canada's economy for the coming years and for the coming decades. We are doing that while we reduce climate pollution by 50 million tonnes, the equivalent of removing 11 million vehicles from our roads. We can fight climate change and we can have a strong economy, while supporting Canadians. Unfortunately, the Conservatives want to do none of these things.
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Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Jun/6/23 3:13:13 p.m.
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Uqaqtittiji, before colonialism, Inuit, first nations and Métis had their own forms of policing. For decades, genocidal policies have been enforced by the RCMP and local law enforcement. First nations in northern Ontario undertook their own community policing. The current federal government is going against reconciliation by refusing to renegotiate new agreements. This leaves 30,000 indigenous people without local police forces. When will the government provide funding to keep indigenous communities safe?
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Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • Jun/6/23 3:13:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is a government that has made historic investments in first nations policing, over $860 million, which we are rolling out in communities right across the country. We know that the path to reconciliation lies in empowering first nations and Inuit communities right across the land so they can drive the solutions that will best protect their communities. That is precisely the work we are committed to doing, in trust and in respect, with first nations and Inuit communities right across the land.
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Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe, NDP)
Mr. Speaker, it has been two years since the Afzaal family was targeted and brutally murdered in London. It is unthinkable that this could happen to a family in our city, but we have seen the amazing resilience that can counter white supremacy and Islamophobia. Communities are calling for the government to combat online hate and to support survivors of hate-motivated crimes. Will the government commit to establishing a national support fund for victims of hate-motivated crimes and support the NDP's online algorithm transparency act to help the Afzaal family and countless others?
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Mr. Arif Virani (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, Lib.)
Mr. Speaker, I thank the member opposite for her advocacy for the Muslim community in London, Ontario. The issue of Islamophobia is one that affects Muslims around this country and, indeed, around the world. It is an issue we must all continue to work vigilantly on. What I find very concerning is that today, a day when we are debating the budget, that very budget includes dedicated funds of over $50 million toward combatting racism and Islamophobia. Those are the types of initiatives all members of the House need to get behind.
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The Speaker
  • Jun/6/23 3:15:28 p.m.
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I wish to draw the attention of members to a presence in the gallery. I wish to draw the attention of members to the presence of the Hon. Geoff Regan, the 36th Speaker of the House of Commons. Speaker Regan is here today on the occasion of the unveiling of his official portrait. The hon. member for Louis‑Saint‑Laurent on a point of order.
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Mr. Gérard Deltell
  • Jun/6/23 3:16:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, a few moments ago, the member for Calgary Skyview talked about Environment Week and Canadian success stories from around the world. The UN released a scientific report in 2023 on how countries are performing, and Canada ranks 58th—
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The Speaker
  • Jun/6/23 3:16:25 p.m.
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Is there something written on the back of the member's papers? I am sorry, but that is not allowed. I just want to remind the member. The hon. member can continue his intervention.
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Mr. Gérard Deltell
  • Jun/6/23 3:16:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the report concluded that Canada ranks 58th out of 63 countries. I am sure that everyone will consent to this scientific document produced by the UN on Canada's performance respecting the environment being accepted and tabled in the House.
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The Speaker
  • Jun/6/23 3:16:52 p.m.
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All those opposed to the hon. member moving the motion will please say nay. Some hon. members: Nay.
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Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Jun/6/23 3:17:17 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
moved: That in relation to Bill C-35, an act respecting early learning and child care in Canada, not more than five further hours shall be allotted to the consideration of the report stage and five hours shall be allotted to the consideration at third reading stage of the said bill; and That, at the expiry of the five hours provided for the consideration at report stage and the five hours provided for the consideration at third reading stage of the said bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this order, and in turn every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the bill then under consideration shall be put forthwith and successively without further debate or amendment.
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The Speaker
  • Jun/6/23 3:18:27 p.m.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, there will now be a 30-minute question period. I invite hon. members who wish to ask questions to rise in their places or use the “raise hand” function so the Chair has some idea of the number of members who wish to participate in the questions. The hon. member for Peterborough—Kawartha.
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Ms. Michelle Ferreri (Peterborough—Kawartha, CPC)
  • Jun/6/23 3:20:02 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Mr. Speaker, I just got off the phone with a child care provider who was in extreme distress because she has been in this program now for 15 months and she does not see any light at the end of the tunnel. The reality is that parents are sounding alarms, and 50% of children are living in child care deserts. These agreements under Bill C-35 are provincial and territorial agreements that have already been signed; they are in the works. We went to committee. We have tried to raise the alarm bells to ensure that every child is included and that parents do have choice. We see a rush by the Liberal-NDP government to push this through instead of making it right. They say they want to enshrine this for generations to come, so why would they time-allocate this so it is not being done properly? Is it not better to get it done right to ensure that all parents have choice? Right now, we have someone like Erin Cullen, who lives in Newfoundland and Labrador. She has no access to child care. Seventy per cent of those folks need access to child care facilities that are private. Why rush something, if they really care about all children and all parents?
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Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Jun/6/23 3:21:24 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Mr. Speaker, as my hon. colleague knows, I was here for the report stage debate and can attest that no new arguments came from the Conservatives during the six hours of debate, so I do not think we are rushing anything. Let us recall that the only thing the Conservatives were looking to amend was the short title of the bill, which actually does not propose any real amendment to the legislation. If the Conservatives do not have anything actual to propose, then I think it is fair, and Canadians would expect, that we move this important piece of legislation—
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Mr. Garnett Genuis
  • Jun/6/23 3:22:05 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The minister is not allowed to, even inaccurately, refer to the presence or absence of members. I do not think she was actually here for the whole debate, but regardless, she is not supposed to claim she was here, if I understand the rules around presence and absence.
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Mr. Mark Gerretsen
  • Jun/6/23 3:22:18 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Mr. Speaker, the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan may want to revisit the rules. Members are allowed to refer to the absence or presence of themselves. Some hon. members: Oh, oh.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Jun/6/23 3:22:27 p.m.
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I am just going to wait for this debate to subside, and then I will move on. Members can refer to whether they are here or not, but they cannot refer to other members' being here or not. Questions and comments, the hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby.
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Mr. Peter Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby, NDP)
  • Jun/6/23 3:23:05 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Mr. Speaker, I remember the 10 dismal, terrible years under the Harper regime, when there was no support at all for child care in this country. It is time now for things to change for child care. The NDP has been a strong advocate for putting in place agreements that would actually allow parents, who are sometimes paying up to $2,000 a month, that relief. This is part of the NDP package that includes dental care, the grocery rebate and affordable housing. These are things that opposition parties should be working on. Tragically, we have seen the Conservatives block every single piece of legislation that would actually benefit people. While NDP members, the worker bees of Parliament, have been working hard to actually make sure the government does the right thing, Conservatives have blocked everything. Would my colleague tell us why the Conservatives would block something as valuable as child care? It just does not make sense when we know the needs of parents and families right across this country.
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Hon. Karina Gould
  • Jun/6/23 3:24:13 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague's question is one that stumps all of us. During the report stage debate, the Conservatives kept saying that they care about child care, yet they were doing everything they could to delay the advance of Bill C-35. We believe very strongly in making sure this legislation is in place. As my hon. colleague was referring to, one of the very first things that former prime minister Harper did when he formed government in 2006 was rip up the child care agreements with provinces and territories. We hope that Bill C-35 would make it harder for a future Conservative government do just that. Conservatives would have to justify to Canadians why they do not actually believe in providing them affordable child care.
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