44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 12, 2024 02:00PM
- Jun/12/24 3:34:36 p.m.
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I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Health.
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The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of Bill C-332 under Private Member's Business.
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- Jun/12/24 3:46:23 p.m.
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I declare the motion carried.
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- Jun/12/24 3:46:29 p.m.
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I wish to inform the House that because of the deferred recorded divisions, Government Orders will be extended by 24 minutes.
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- Jun/12/24 3:46:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8)(a), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to seven petitions. These returns will be tabled in an electronic format.
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- Jun/12/24 3:47:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, the following five reports of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association, respecting its participation in the 68th Annual Session in Madrid, Spain, from November 18 to 21, 2022; the Bureau Meeting and Joint Meetings of the Defence and Security Committee, the Economics and Security Committee and the Political Committee in Brussels, Belgium, from February 19 to 22, 2023; the Bureau Meeting and Spring Session in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, from May 19 to 22, 2023; the 69th Annual Session in Copenhagen, Denmark, from October 6 to 9, 2023; and finally, the Sub-Committee on Future Security and Defence Capabilities' in Boston, Massachusetts; New Haven, Connecticut; and New York, New York, United States of America from March 11 to 15, 2024.
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- Jun/12/24 3:48:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I have the honour to present, in both official languages, two reports of the Canadian branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association for the following activities: the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians workshop on Champions for Gender Equality held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from December 6 to 8, 2023; and the Bilateral Visit To Barbados and Saint Lucia from March 3 to 9, 2024.
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- Jun/12/24 3:49:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, the following reports of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, or APF, respecting its participation at the meeting of the APF Cooperation and Development Committee and Symposium on Scientific Information in Parliaments held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, from May 24 to 26, 2023, and at the bureau meeting of the APF held in Brussels, Belgium, from January 25 to 28, 2024.
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- Jun/12/24 3:49:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the third report of the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament entitled “Certificate of Nomination of Christine Ivory to the Position of Parliamentary Librarian”.
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- Jun/12/24 3:50:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 19th report of the Standing Committee on International Trade, entitled “A Canada-Ecuador Trade Agreement: Selected Canadian Priorities”.
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- Jun/12/24 3:50:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 107(3), I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 9th report of the Liaison Committee, entitled “Committee Activities and Expenditures - April 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024”.
This report highlights the work and accomplishments of each committee as well as details the budgets that fund the activities approved by committee members. It is a very interesting report of all of the work all of the different standing committees have done in this last year.
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- Jun/12/24 3:51:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages the 15th report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, entitled “Invisible No More. The Experiences of Canadian Women Veterans”.
Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to this report.
On behalf of the committee members and myself, I would like to take this opportunity to commend the women veterans who appeared before the committee and told us their stories. By tabling this unanimous report with its 42 recommendations, we hope that women veterans will no longer be invisible and that they will no longer feel invisible.
I thank the committee members for working on this study in a collaborative, non-partisan manner. The committee would like to sincerely congratulate analyst Jean-Rodrigue Paré, who did an outstanding job.
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- Jun/12/24 3:53:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as a veteran myself, I am honoured and privileged to present a supplemental report on behalf of the common-sense Conservative members of the veterans affairs committee.
This historic report on the experience of women veterans has long been overdue and covers many important issues that face the women who answer the call of service. We were disappointed, though, that there were parties at the committee who intentionally avoided issues that reflected poorly on the government by omitting testimony and recommendations on the issues of the housing crisis and the cost of living crisis affecting more veterans each year; the unique medical needs of women veterans and all veterans; the backlog at Veterans Affairs keeping our women veterans and all veterans from receiving the care and support they needed; and education, training, and family support for women veterans, all veterans and their families.
These issues are important, and the women who had the courage to come and share their experiences with the committee on these issues deserve to have their voices heard, even if the government does not want to hear them.
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- Jun/12/24 3:54:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent for the Bloc and the NDP to present their supplementary opinion to the report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs entitled ”Invisible No More. The Experiences of Canadian Women Veterans.”
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- Jun/12/24 3:54:37 p.m.
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Is it agreed?
Some hon. members: Agreed.
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- Jun/12/24 3:54:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am truly honoured to have participated in this study. I am also very pleased with the participation of the 100 or so witnesses that we brought in. Approximately 40 or 50 of them are here in the gallery today. They spoke on behalf of 75,000 Canadians, including 15,000 Quebeckers.
What remains to be done is the most challenging, most demanding, most important and most crucial step: implementing these 42 recommendations. Among other things, I personally would like to see a work of art erected to honour women veterans. This is one of the report's recommendations.
The Government of Canada has only contributed one work of art, whereas there are closer to 100 for male Canadian veterans. We hope that the government will take a step in this direction. We hope that these women, who were once invisible, can now take their place with honour.
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- Jun/12/24 3:56:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I apologize. I inadvertently missed the first vote, and I am seeking unanimous consent to have my vote counted.
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- Jun/12/24 3:56:21 p.m.
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Does the hon. member have consent to have his vote recorded?
Some hon. members: Agreed.
The Deputy Speaker: Hon. minister, how will you vote?
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- Jun/12/24 3:56:37 p.m.
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- Jun/12/24 3:56:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on a personal level, the study has been one of the most painful and beautiful studies I have ever been part of, but we have to remember that the study exposes how women are treated by systems they committed themselves to in order to serve us all.
When women were finally allowed into the CAF, there was no work done to include them. Inclusion matters, and the lack of inclusion created invisibility, a wound that has not yet been healed. This violated women's safety. It made them targets. They were wearing uniforms and equipment made for men, not for women's bodies. Little access or research for medical care for women was included, and there was no space created for military women to have a safe place to report military sexual trauma. This limited their ability to thrive. I want to be clear that they still fought for Canadians.
I hope every Canadian reads the report, listens to the voices and makes visible what was invisible for so long. I call on the government to complete all recommendations. We cannot squander the hope of the beautiful women who reported to us in this place.
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