44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 12, 2024 02:00PM
- Jun/12/24 4:12:06 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, this is a timely petition, given that the last five summers children in my riding have had to deal with smoky skies due to forest fires as we see a warming climate. The petitioners call on the government and all members of Parliament, regardless of party lines, to consult with secondary or elementary school leadership, student councils or environmental youth groups—
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- Jun/12/24 4:12:31 p.m.
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I want to remind members that they need to have a tie on in order to rise in the House.
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- Jun/12/24 4:12:56 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am pleased to present a number of petitions in the House today.
The first petition draws the attention of the House to, after eight years, it being clear that the Prime Minister is not worth the cost, the crime, or the corruption. The petition goes on to say that this failed Prime Minister and his failed NDP Liberal government have increased the cost of everything and have failed to take responsibility for their failures. The petitioners further note that crime, chaos, drugs and disorder are filling our streets due to the failed policies of the Prime Minister and his NDP-Liberal government. Therefore, the petitioners call on the House to axe the tax, build the homes, fix the budget, stop the crime and, further, to hold a televised carbon tax conference.
I know members across the way are enjoying this. They should listen as they could learn something.
The petitioners finally call on the House to immediately voice its non-confidence in the failed NDP-Liberal government and bring about a carbon tax election in which Canadians would be able to vote to end the carbon tax everywhere and for good.
Of course, I table petitions in the House regardless of whether I personally agree with them or not, but I am happy to put this petition before the House.
The second petition I am presenting draws the attention of the House to the Liberals' imposed carbon tax and how it will continue to drive up the cost of home heating for Canadians. In Canada, heating one's home in the winter is not a luxury. It is a necessity and, after eight years of the Liberal government, Canadians now must decide whether to heat their homes or put food on their tables. Petitioners further say that never before in Canadian history have Canadians paid more in tax than under the Liberal government and that inflation has caused massive increases to costs faced by non-profits and registered charities, which are further compounded by the carbon tax.
Therefore, the petitions, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House to cancel the tripling of the carbon tax on home heating, ensure no new taxes for Canadians and ensure that Canadians are being put first, for their families, their paycheques, their homes and their futures.
This is another petition for members across the way to reflect on, and all members of the House, I am sure.
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Madam Speaker, the next petition that I am tabling is in support of a private member's bill, coincidentally put forward in the House by me. The private member's bill is Bill C-257. This is a private member's bill that would add political belief and activity as prohibited grounds of discrimination in the Canadian Human Rights Act.
The petitioners note that our country is better off when people are free to be politically active without fear of reprisal for their political activities. They call on the House to support Bill C-257 and to defend the rights of all Canadians to peacefully express their political opinions.
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- Jun/12/24 4:16:10 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the next petition is signed by members of the Eritrean community. It highlights a number of different human rights abuses that have taken place and are taking place in Eritrea. It notes that Eritrea has been ruled by an authoritarian, brutal dictator under a totalitarian system for the last 30 years with no constitution, no elections, no parliament, no freedom of the press and no freedom of movement or association. Eritreans continue to flee indefinite military conscription, religious persecution and political repression, causing them to take asylum in various places around the world.
In addition to human rights abuses happening in Eritrea, petitioners highlight concerns about foreign interference here in Canada driven by the Eritrean regime, particularly the harassment and intimidation of members of the freedom-loving Eritrean diaspora who have fled to Canada. The petitioners also note that the Eritrean dictator is part of an axis of like-minded hostile authoritarian countries and collaborates with the Putin regime and other hostile belligerent states.
Therefore, petitioners call on the government and the House to engage Eritrean political and human rights activists and pro-democracy groups to take a leadership role among western allies, to challenge the Eritrean dictator's malicious conspiracy with Putin, to investigate foreign interference of Eritrea in Canada and to take the appropriate action, including rejection of entry visas and the denial of event permits against all front organizations, individuals and events enabling their interference. They also call on the government to enforce Canada's asylum laws against those who explicitly provide material and political support to that regime and to advocate for the release of a number of imprisoned journalists and Eritrean parliamentarians, namely Dawit Isaak, Petros Solomon, Mahmoud Ahmed Sherifo, Haile Woldense, Ogbe Abraha, Hamid Himid, Saleh Idris Kekya, Estifanos Seyoum, Berhane Ghebrezgabiher, Astier Fesehazion, Germano Nati and Beraki Gebreselassie. Finally, they call on the government to strengthen sanctions against human rights abusers in Eritrea.
I want to thank the community for working hard on this petition, and I am honoured to share their concerns with the House.
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- Jun/12/24 4:18:35 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am rising on a point of order. Seriously, there are other members who are waiting to present their petitions. We have a 15-minute period. We cannot let one member monopolize the entire petition time.
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- Jun/12/24 4:18:46 p.m.
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All members know full well that, when presenting petitions, hon. members should be providing a brief summary of what their petition is about. Therefore, I would hope that the hon. member who has the floor is able to finish his petition. He does have a variety of petitions, so I do appreciate the fact that he is presenting those. I know that there are lots of members wanting to table petitions, but the hon. member has the floor and I will let him table his petitions. Again, I ask that he summarize them briefly, as is described in the policy.
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- Jun/12/24 4:19:30 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, it was my understanding that I had been called on last. However, if there are others, I also have dozens of—
Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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- Jun/12/24 4:19:40 p.m.
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This is not an opportunity for debate. There are others who want to present petitions, but I will allow the hon. member to finish presenting his petitions.
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- Jun/12/24 4:19:50 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I will continue.
The next petition I am tabling is regarding the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. Petitioners draw attention to the ongoing persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese Communist Party, and they outline in this petition various aspects of the history of that persecution. The petitioners call on Parliament and the government to condemn that persecution, to continue our work to combat forced organ harvesting and to take additional steps to stand up for those who face this persecution in the People's Republic of China.
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- Jun/12/24 4:20:32 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the next petition that I would like to table is regarding funding cuts to women's shelters, which the NDP-Liberal government has chosen. The petitioners note that, at a time when we are seeing a dramatic increase in spending on bureaucracy and outside consultants, the government chose to cut $145 million of funding to women's shelters. This demonstrates a strange prioritization when it comes to government spending. Petitioners call on the government to restore funding for women's shelters in Canada.
Next, I am tabling a petition—
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- Jun/12/24 4:21:07 p.m.
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The hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby is rising on a point of order.
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- Jun/12/24 4:21:12 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, we have a practice in the House, as members know, that when there are multiple petitions, one member presents two or three petitions and then it moves on to other members. There are other members waiting to present petitions.
Madam Speaker, you have the ability to cut that member off. Otherwise, we could all bring a stack of 100 petitions and monopolize the entire 15 minutes. There needs to be a sharing of time during petitions.
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- Jun/12/24 4:21:34 p.m.
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It has not been the practice of the House to cut members off.
The hon. member for Courtenay—Alberni is rising on a point of order.
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- Jun/12/24 4:21:42 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I can tell you that I have presented petitions and been cut off at the one-minute mark multiple times.
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- Jun/12/24 4:21:56 p.m.
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It is now becoming more of a point of debate. I just want to remind members to please be mindful that there are others who want to present petitions.
I would ask others not to incite members while I am speaking to them about whether they are going to continue on their petitions, but I do want to ask the hon. member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan to briefly summarize his petitions so that others can present theirs as well.
The hon. member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan.
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- Jun/12/24 4:22:31 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I was intending to wrap up shortly, but I am tempted not to because of the badgering of the formerly tieless member from the NDP—
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- Jun/12/24 4:22:31 p.m.
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I know that there are points of order. The hon. member is well aware that one member attempted to present a petition but did not have a tie on, and that has put things back for that particular member. I want to remind members to please be brief on their summaries.
The hon. member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan.
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- Jun/12/24 4:23:04 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I have one petition, and I will endeavour to conclude it with time remaining in spite of the rude interruptions of my colleague from the NDP. This petition is regarding a previous call by a witness before a committee to legalize euthanasia for babies.
The petitioners are deeply horrified by the suggestion that the government might consider legalizing euthanasia for children. They call on the House to recognize that infanticide, the killing of children, at any age and stage is always wrong, and they call on the Government of Canada to block any attempt to legalize this in Canada.
I have many more petitions, but I will leave it there and return at a future point for those.
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- Jun/12/24 4:24:05 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would just like to ask for unanimous consent to make sure that the remaining people who want to present petitions are able to do so today.
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