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Committees of the House
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Tom Kmiec: once again, I am presenting a petition on behalf of Canadians of Hazara heritage. This is a minority group originally from Afghanistan. The petitioners are asking the government to recognize the ongoing genocide and persecution of the Hazaras by the Taliban. As well, they are calling upon the Government of Canada to prioritize Hazara refugees as part of the 40,000 Afghans being brought in by the end of this year.
Committees of the House
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Brad Vis: I rise today to present a petition on behalf of the Seabird Island First Nation. On June 23, 2022, Bill C-28 received royal assent. It allowed for extreme intoxication to be used as a defence for violent crimes, such as sexual assault, where a "reasonable person" would not have foreseen the risk of a violent loss of control. Residents are concerned about the impacts this will have on first nations communities like theirs, which are often in rural areas that are underserved by law enforcement. The petitioners are calling on the Government of Canada to repeal the amendments made to the Criminal Code in Bill C-28 . They call on it to uphold its commitment to protect the safety of first nations and a right-to-justice system that honours victims by holding offenders responsible for violent crimes.
Committees of the House
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. David McGuinty: pursuant to Standing Order 36, I rise today to table a petition on behalf of St. Joseph's Parish here in Ottawa. The petition is regarding the overseas practices of Canada-owned extractive industries. It was circulated across Canada by Development and Peace Caritas Canada, an organization that continues with the important mission of promoting social justice. I am honoured to present this petition on behalf of these concerned Canadians. I would like to thank my constituent, Mr. Joe Gunn, for his continued hard work and dedication. I look forward to the government's response.
Committees of the House
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Michael Cooper: I rise to present a petition signed by Canadians. Some of Canada's most heinous killers have seen their sentences significantly reduced after the Liberals failed to respond to a Supreme Court of Canada decision that struck down a Harper Conservative law that gave judges the discretion to apply consecutive parole ineligibility periods to mass murderers and to take into account each life lost. The petitioners are calling on the Liberal government to finally stand up for victims, invoke the notwithstanding clause and override the Bissonnette decision.
Committees of the House
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Gord Johns: I present a petition on behalf of Hornby Islanders and Denman Islanders. They are calling on the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard to ensure that she uses all the restorative aims and tools in the sustainable fisheries framework to ensure that any shellfish aquaculture facilities in Baynes Sound/Lambert Channel are ecosystem-based. The petitioners also want to ensure that all of the applications that are developed with first nations, like a co-management plan for Baynes Sound/Lambert Channel, are area-based and ecosystem-based, respect and recognize the unceded traditional territories of this location's unique area, and consider all other stakeholders.
Committees of the House
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Arif Virani: I have two petitions to present today. The first was initiated by my constituent, Dr. Chris Keefer, and it relates to Canada's nuclear know-how and a particular CANDU technology, what this represents in terms of Canadian expertise and what it represents in terms of getting us off polluting types of energy forms. The petitioners are talking about the fact that CANDU nuclear power was responsible for 90% of the power that helped the province of Ontario get off coal burning in the last 15 years. The petition asks for the Government of Canada to include CANDU nuclear refurbishments and CANDU newbuild projects within the clean technology investment tax credit. This is an important issue, and I thank Dr. Chris Keefer for raising it.
Committees of the House
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Arif Virani: the second petition I have the honour of presenting in this House today is by my constituent Leigh Raithby. She draws attention to the plight of tuberculosis, the fact that tuberculosis disproportionately affects indigenous communities in Canada and the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated a TB crisis. In this petition she calls on a national working group to work on a national TB elimination strategy that will help eradicate TB, particularly its disproportionate impacts on indigenous people in this country.
Committees of the House
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Ms. Elizabeth May: I am very strict with my ability to speak to petitions without saying if I am for them or against them, but forgive me for saying this is heartbreaking. E-petition 4356 has 4,239 signatories begging the government not to do something it has now done. The petitioners ask that the government consider that terminal 2 of the Roberts Bank establishment in the Fraser estuary will destroy critical habitat for an estuary that has already lost more than 70% of its flood plain habitat. The Fraser estuary supports 102 species considered at risk of extinction, including our southern resident killer whales, very highly endangered, and the Fraser chinook salmon, which are already listed under schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act. This is a transboundary species with international implications on the Pacific Salmon Treaty. The federal Impact Assessment Agency identified irreversible impacts that terminal 2 would have on these whales, on these salmon and on other wildlife, such as the particularly endangered western sandpiper. The petitioners ask the government and particularly the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to utilize the collective evidence that had been presented, peer-reviewed scientific research and local conservation organizations to please reject the proposed Roberts Bank terminal 2. This brings new meaning to the word "terminal".
Committees of the House
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Robert Oliphant: I rise today to present a petition initiated by residents of Don Valley West. I want to thank Gilles Fecteau for his leadership on this issue. This petition calls on the Minister of Natural Resources to direct the Canada Energy Regulator to limit Canadian oil exports by requiring that they do not exceed Canada's current percentage of total world exports and by banning the transfer of licences for domestic consumption to export when Canada's domestic consumption declines. Protecting the environment is top of mind for many Don Valley West residents and this petition reminds us of the importance of building a clean economy that works for everyone.
Committees of the House
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Mike Morrice: it is an honour to present a petition on behalf of petitioners who make a very clear case. They state, first of all, that our economic and financial systems depend on a stable climate and that the Bank of Canada recognizes that climate change poses a significant risk to the financial system and the economy. They go on to note that continued financial support for emissions-intensive activities increases future climate-related risks to the stability of financial systems. They note that there has been no significant legislative action on this matter in Canada and that Bill S-243 , an act to enact the climate-aligned finance act, was already drafted based on consultation with national and international experts. They then call on the Government of Canada to support the principal concepts of the climate-aligned finance act, of which I will just share two of seven, first, to establish a duty for directors and officers of federal financial institutions to align with climate commitments and to also ensure that climate expertise on certain boards of directors avoid conflicts of interest.
Committees of the House
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Patrick Weiler: it is an honour to present petition 12361388. It is a petition of constituents of mine and Canadians across the country of Iranian descent who are being wrongfully profiled based on their background and birthplace while travelling to the United States with Canadian passports. These are folks who are being denied entry to the U.S. without explanation, despite previous incident-free entries. They are undergoing biometric screening, device searches and questioning about their background and compulsory conscription in Iran, leading to personal and professional distress for them and endangering their careers. Their partners and children, even those born in Canada, are also being unjustly flagged as travel risks and being denied entry into the U.S. without explanation. The Transportation Security Administration has added these Canadians' names to travel risk lists, which are also being shared with U.S. allies, leading to unreasonable secondary screenings for Canadians travelling to and from Canada, and to deportation from other countries. They are calling upon the Government of Canada to ask the United States to provide reasons for unjust profiling of Canadians of Iranian descent and long administrative processing of aforementioned Canadians, to engage and negotiate with the U.S. Department of State, to provide a mandate for impacted Canadian citizens of Iranian descent similar to the exercise of authority under Federal Registration Vol. 87, No. 120 and to take action on the unjust security measures that Canadians face on leaving and returning to their homes in Canada, by removing the unjustified security flights.
Committees of the House
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux: today I am tabling a petition that has been signed by many residents of Winnipeg North, asking for the Government of Canada to work with other stakeholders to expand international flights. With the growth of the Indo-Canadian community, the demand to see additional international flights going directly to India or some other country in Europe is exceptionally high. We hope to see competition and other airlines, whether it is Air Canada, Westjet or international airlines, increase this very important service. They would like to be able to see something going out of the Winnipeg International Airport, particularly into Europe or directly to India.
Committees of the House
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Garnett Genuis: I am thankful for the opportunity to present a number of petitions to the House today. The first petition deals with special immigration measures for people from Hong Kong. The petitioners note that recent Hong Kong graduates can apply for open work permits under a temporary public policy for Hong Kong residents. There are two pathways, stream A and stream B, that have been announced. Stream B requires graduates to have one year of work experience in Canada and to have graduated within the last five years from a Canadian or foreign equivalent post-secondary school. Canada has announced an extension of two years on stream A but has not addressed concerns around the time constraints for stream B. The 2016-17 graduates who met the five-year graduation requirement at the time of applying for their open work permit are falling out of eligibility to apply for permanent residency under stream B of the scheme by the time their work permits are received and they have fulfilled the hours of work requirement. Those who signed this petition call upon the Minister of Immigration to remove the five-year restriction to include all persons who fulfill the educational credential requirement of stream B.
Committees of the House
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Garnett Genuis: the next petition I am tabling is in support of my private member's bill, Bill C-257 . This bill recognizes the challenges of people facing political discrimination here in Canada for their political beliefs. The petitioners note that it is in the best interests of Canadian democracy to protect public debate and the exchange of differing ideas, and that this bill would protect people from the possibility of reprisals, workplace-based or otherwise, for expressing points of view on important political issues of the day. The petitioners are calling on the House to support Bill C-257 and defend the right of Canadians to peacefully express their political opinions.
Committees of the House
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Garnett Genuis: the next petition I will table today raises concerns from a number of my constituents about proposals for the legalization of euthanasia for children. We saw a committee report coming from the other three parties in the House calling for the expansion of euthanasia to include children. The petitioners in this case particularly note a proposal for the legalization of euthanasia for babies, which is children from zero to a year old. The petitioners contend that infanticide is always wrong and are calling on the Government of Canada to block any attempts to allow the killing of children in Canada within our medical system.
Committees of the House
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Garnett Genuis: the final petition I will table today deals with the situation of religious and ethnic minorities in Afghanistan. I will note that signatures were gathered prior to the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, and even prior to that point there were significant challenges facing Afghanistan's Sikh and Hindu communities, as well as other minorities. The petitioners at the time were calling on the government to take action on these issues, and sadly, the challenges have gotten even worse for ethnic and religious minorities. The petitioners want the Government of Canada to remain seized with those challenges and to stand up for religious minority communities and all people of Afghanistan.
An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
The Deputy Speaker: There are 15 motions in amendment standing on the Notice Paper for the report stage of Bill C-13 . Motions Nos. 11 to 14 will not be selected by the Chair as they could have been presented in committee. All remaining motions have been examined, and the Chair is satisfied that they meet the guidelines expressed in the note to Standing Order 76.1(5) regarding the selection of motions in amendment at report stage. Motions Nos. 1 to 10 and 15 will be grouped for debate and voted upon according to the voting pattern available at the table. I will now put Motions Nos. 1 to 10 and 15 to the House.
An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Joel Godin: I acknowledge the work of my colleague, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Official Languages, with whom we worked on Bill C-13 at the Standing Committee on Official Languages. I would like to inform my colleague that, today, we are not debating the bill at third reading. We are studying the bill at report stage. My colleague should have spoken a little about the amendment motions he moved that delayed the study and passage of Bill C-13. I would like to know why my colleague did not move these motions to amend in committee when we were working on Bill C-13.
An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Marc Serre: I would first like to thank my colleague for his hard work on the Standing Committee on Official Languages. Some 200 amendments were moved. We heard from 50 witnesses, and 6,500 people across the country shared their views last summer. We tried to improve the bill together. In committee, we agreed to the amendments moved by the Conservatives, the Bloc Quebecois and the NDP. We worked together to make improvements to the bill. Now we have an improved Bill C-13 that is eagerly awaited by the community. The community wants the House and the Senate to pass the bill as soon as possible.
An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Mario Beaulieu: I have a question for my colleague. The action plan for official languages was announced today. At the beginning of the announcement, it talks about promoting French in Quebec and ensuring its protection. However, there are no measures for Quebec. There are basically only measures to strengthen English in Quebec. We saw that 20% of the new funding will go toward supporting English in Quebec, when it is French that is endangered. Can my colleague explain how this squares with the statement that the government is going to protect French in Quebec?
An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Marc Serre: I would like to thank my colleague for his question and his work in committee. Essentially, there are really two things here. We are talking about Bill C-13 . Bill C-13 is a major improvement to official languages legislation. There are new provisions concerning the central agency and immigration, and the commissioner of official languages will be able to impose monetary penalties. My colleague mentioned the action plan. Since taking office in 2015, we have doubled the funding for the action plan. We recently added $1 billion to support official language minority communities across the country. These investments are extremely important for the organizations that will have access to them. We also improved Bill C-13 in terms of immigration, in collaboration with the Province of Quebec. I do not know why my colleague cannot acknowledge the fact that the federal government is working closely with the Province of Quebec to ensure the advancement of French across Canada, including in Quebec.
An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Ms. Niki Ashton: I would like to acknowledge my colleague's hard work and the historic result we are talking about today. My question is, what is the next step? Today, in its action plan for official languages, the government expressed its intention to grant core funding to francophone organizations and communities. These essential services and organizations, such as the Federation des communautes francophones et acadienne du Canada, youth programs, newcomer services, support for francophone artists, and French-language legal services, are the backbone of the francophone presence in Canada. We commend this initiative, but how can we guarantee that the funding will find its way to the organizations and communities that need it to enhance French-language proficiency across Canada? Does the hon. member believe that it is essential to provide these communities and organizations with stable core funding?
An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Marc Serre: I would also like to thank the hon. member for her work on the Standing Committee on Official Languages. We heard what 6,500 people had to say about the action plan. We went to every province and every territory. We heard their concerns about funding. We responded accordingly. In 2018, we invested an additional $500 million. Today we announced another $1 billion. Organizations will have access to these funds, which will allow them to strengthen official language minority communities across the country.
An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Marc Serre: I thank my colleague for his speech and his interventions in committee. My colleague mentioned the following words several times: no delay, all the rest, amendments. This bill is in fact constitutional and contained 200 amendments. A lot of work was done in collaboration. Every party leader has made a statement about Bill C-13 . However, we have heard nothing from the Conservative leader. My questions for my colleague are the following: Is the Conservative leader going to take a position on Bill C-13, and is the Conservative Party going to support Bill C-13, like communities across the country are asking it to do?
An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Joel Godin: my colleague's question is very relevant. I would like to point out that he may have been reading from the wrong page in his speech because his was a third reading speech. We are in the House to debate motions that were moved by the Liberal government. I can assure the House and all Canadians that our leader will take a position and will vote on Bill C-13 in due time.
An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Luc Theriault: the Official Languages Act has been around for a while. The government wanted to modernize it and, when they did, it was because it had failed. The act did not ensure the survival of French throughout Canada, from coast to coast to coast, or ensure that francophone minorities are treated in the same way as the anglophone community in Quebec. Can my colleague tell me how he reconciles the government's desire to table Bill C-13 to try to slow the decline of French with its introduction of an action plan that will provide $280 million in funding to the anglophone community in Quebec to ensure its survival, as though English were threatened in Quebec, in Canada and across North America?
An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Joel Godin: I think my colleague and I have the same objective. I had the pleasure of working harmoniously with the Bloc Quebecois to advance Bill C-13 and above all to stop the decline of French and protect it. In the Conservative Party, we have a more Canadian vision, that of protecting English and French in minority communities. Now, what my colleague mentioned is not in Bill C-13, but in the action plan for official languages, which was announced today. As if by chance, we are debating Bill C-13 in the House today and the government decides to introduce its action plan. There is a marketing strategy there. What I want to say is that we were not available for the reading of the action plan. There will be a briefing session tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock, and I will be attending. The information I received is that 20% of the funding will be allocated to anglophone minorities in Quebec. The question we must ask is, on what criteria was that percentage based? As my colleague mentioned concerning official languages, the situation of French outside Quebec is different from that of English in Quebec. I have fundamental questions about the percentage. We must not neglect our anglophone friends but there is no denying that additional efforts are needed for francophones outside Quebec.
An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Ms. Niki Ashton: I want to recognize the important work of my colleague with respect to this bill. I know the issue of immigration is especially important to him. We know that there is a huge need to welcome francophone immigrants from around the world and that that is a big part of Bill C-13 . Would the member be in favour of increasing funding for consular services and recruitment efforts to attract and process more francophone files from abroad?