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House Hansard - 307

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 2, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 307 - May/2/24
Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock, CPC)
  • May/2/24 2:15:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on April 7, we lost a proud British Columbian and great Canadian. The Hon. John Allen Fraser served as the 32nd Speaker of the House from 1986 to 1994 and for 21 years as the member of Parliament for Vancouver South. He was held in the highest regard by all who knew him. I and so many sought out his counsel on many public affairs. I was honoured to speak at his piping-out ceremony from the Seaforth Highlanders during my tenure as associate minister of national defence. I note that his bride of 59 years was Cate Findlay, not a family member but the right clan. John was a UBC-trained lawyer, minister of the Crown and the first Speaker to be elected by secret ballot. He was a voracious reader with a keen sense of humour, and an orator of note who loved the outdoors. As chief opposition whip and on behalf of a grateful nation, I thank Speaker Fraser for his service to our province and our country. My thoughts are with his friends and his three daughters Sheena, Anna and Mary, and their children, as they mourn his loss.
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Context: House Hansard - 307 - May/2/24
The Speaker
  • May/2/24 2:16:52 p.m.
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I thank the hon. member for recognizing an extraordinary Canadian, John Allen Fraser.
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Context: House Hansard - 307 - May/2/24
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • May/2/24 2:51:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in the recent federal budget, we put forward a plan to establish fairness for every generation that would ask the wealthiest to pay a little more so we can fund the things that really matter to the people who have been struggling the last couple of years. We have plans that would reduce the cost of living by reducing the cost of housing and solving the housing crisis. We have a plan to launch a national school food program to make sure that hungry kids have food on the table. Some hon. members: Oh, oh! Hon. Sean Fraser: Mr. Speaker, as I give this answer, the Conservatives jeer because they do not support the measures that would help vulnerable people in this country. We will stand up for the middle class. We will stand up for the vulnerable. It is a shame the Conservatives will not join us.
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Context: House Hansard - 307 - May/2/24
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • May/2/24 5:13:57 p.m.
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The hon. member for Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon is rising on a point of order.
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