Private Members' Business
Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise today to speak about an important piece of legislation, Bill C-234. First, I would like to take a moment to recognize my friend, a Conservative colleague and the member for Edmonton Manning, as the sponsor of this bill. His hard work, dedication and personal experience with living organ donation is truly inspiring. This bill supports a low-cost solution that ca…
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Mr. Speaker, I rise for the third time on behalf of the people of Dauphin, Manitoba, to present a petition on the rising rate of crime. Residents of Dauphin and the Parkland region are demanding that the Liberal government repeal its soft-on-crime policies, which have fuelled a surge in crime throughout their communities. Since 2015, there has been a 54% increase in violent crime and a 75% increas…
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Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions today. I rise on behalf of the people of Dauphin, Manitoba to present a petition on the rising rate of crime. Residents of Dauphin and the Parkland region are demanding that the Liberal government repeal its soft-on-crime policies, which have fuelled a surge in crime throughout their communities. Petitioners are deeply concerned by what they read in the local pape…
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Mr. Speaker, for my second petition, I rise to present a petition on synthetic food dyes. Petitioners are concerned that synthetic food dyes are negatively impacting consumers' behaviour, memory and learning, especially among young children. That is why the petitioners are calling on the government to reform regulations that are permitting synthetic food dyes like red number 40, yellow number five…
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Madam Speaker, the member clearly did not answer my question. I asked how many doctors this $97-million foreign credential recognition fund would get licensed. Does the government have any idea how many doctors would get licensed for $97 million?
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Madam Speaker, the budget included $97 million to establish a foreign credential recognition action fund. According to the budget, this fund would help address doctor shortages by supporting credential recognition of foreign-trained doctors. Given that there are at least 13,000 internationally trained doctors currently in Canada but not working as doctors, can the government tell us exactly how ma…
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Madam Speaker, right now we are at a point when we are spending more money in interest to repay our debt of over $50 billion a year than we are in health care transfers within our country. In my opinion, being the health critic, it is putting our health care system at risk. I wonder what my colleague would have to say about that.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise for the first time on behalf of the people of Dauphin, Manitoba, to present a petition on the rising rate of crime. Residents of Dauphin and the Parkland region are demanding that the Liberal government repeal the soft-on-crime policies that have fuelled the surge of crime throughout our communities. Since 2015, there has been a 54% increase in violent crime and a 75% increase …
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Madam Speaker, here we go again with some more of the Prime Minister's speaking points. I really do not understand the parliamentary secretary's approach to this answer. It was a very simple question. Meanwhile, there are 1,700 people out there with serious injuries, and the government has decided not to answer anything. I will ask the question again. How much money has the government recovered fr…
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Madam Speaker, the Liberals spent more than $54 million on the vaccine injury support program. Global News reported that over $36 million of that money went to one consulting firm, Oxaro. However, out of the 3,300 claims from Canadians, more than 1,700 were still waiting for answers. Now that the government has cancelled Oxaro's contract, after admitting the program failed, how much money has the …
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Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a supplemental report from the Conservative members of the Standing Committee on Health. We welcome the report, the study on women's health; however, we believe that the report did not fully reflect all issues raised during the study. First, Canada's worsening shortage of doctors, nurses and health care professionals is denying women the timely care they need. With 6…
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Mr. Speaker, did the member not hear what I just said? I had people coming up to me in communities begging for help. Meanwhile, the government, his government, is actually enabling drug addictions. It is not helping people. It is hurting people, harming people, thousands of people. He has done absolutely nothing about it, and the budget would do absolutely nothing to address that problem.
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Mr. Speaker, actually, I cannot understand it. I really do not understand why the government is so hell-bent on fuelling addictions. To see the despair in people's eyes, with people who are trapped in a system that our government is supporting, is absolutely heartbreaking. We were doing a community walk, and I was watching where addicts would gather at night and create fires. It was right on publi…
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Mr. Speaker, there are many things I do not support in this. One thing I did not foresee in the budget that is really quite troubling is the amount of debt that has been acquired by the government: $78 billion in deficit spending. That would be enough for not only my children, but my grandchildren and probably their children. That is probably the most devastating thing. I have a tough time looking…
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Mr. Speaker, we definitely need to have solutions toward access. That is what I heard over and over again. That would be access to actual recovery, with recovery beds and some type of formation whereby we can actually get access to true recovery, not enabling people to stay addicted.
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Mr. Speaker, before I could finish my speech yesterday, I was talking about how the budget would fail to make any investments in treatment and recovery. Instead, the Liberals would continue with their failed policies and funding streams that enable drug use. The Minister of Health is approving supervised drug consumption sites across the country, including next to day cares, schools and playground…
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I cannot believe what I am hearing across the aisle, Mr. Speaker, but last year alone, over 2,200 British Columbians died from toxic drugs, which is more than six lives every single day. The Liberals could have used the budget to shut down the failed experiment, but, for some unknown reason, they did not; instead, they let it continue while Canadians keep dying. However, it does not end in B.C. Th…
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Mr. Speaker, I was in British Columbia last week, where I found a vending machine full of drug supplies such as foil and crack pipes. Anyone could access these drug supplies, because they were free and accessible. Does the member believe we should be funding vending machines full of crack pipes, or that we should be funding treatment that gets addicts off this poison that is killing them?
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Mr. Speaker, when Canadians opened the budget, they were shocked. They were shocked because the Prime Minister promised he would be different from Justin Trudeau. He promised fiscal responsibility. He promised to reduce spending. He promised to lower the debt-to-GDP ratio. However, it was all show. Canadians now see the truth. Instead, the Prime Minister has delivered the largest deficit outside C…
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Madam Speaker, I guess the member picked the speech prepared for her by the Prime Minister's Office, so I will ask the question again: Does the Liberal government believe that smoking fentanyl and meth should be legal or illegal?
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Madam Speaker, my question is very simple. I am hoping the member does not just read the speech that was written for her by the Prime Minister's Office. Does the Liberal government believe that smoking fentanyl and meth should be legal or illegal?
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Mr. Speaker, as the shadow minister for health, I rise to recognize the outstanding leadership of medical students across Canada. More than 75 medical students from 15 medical schools are on Parliament Hill today for the Canadian Federation of Medical Students National Day of Action. These future physicians are meeting with parliamentarians to address one of the most urgent challenges facing Canad…
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Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to present a petition to voice the concerns of the people of Riding Mountain. Over the last two years, I have risen on behalf of the over 2,000 people who live in Swan River and the surrounding area who have signed this petition to voice their concerns about crime. The petitioners in Swan River have seen their petitions presented in the House over and over again, mor…
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Mr. Speaker, my question is very simple: Does the parliamentary secretary for health believe that fentanyl should be smoked in crack pipes beside day cares and schools, yes or no?
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Mr. Speaker, it is unbelievable. Shame on that member for refusing to protect children. She refuses to say smoking fentanyl beside daycares is dangerous. She refuses to say smoking fentanyl beside schools is dangerous. It is unbelievable. She refuses to say smoking fentanyl beside playgrounds is dangerous. Every parent knows this is insane. Why are the Liberals allowing fentanyl to be used next to…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister just delivered one of the most expensive budgets in Canadian history. He promised fiscal responsibility during the last election, but Canadians got a staggering $80-billion deficit instead. That is $80 billion in new debt that will drive up the cost of food, housing and everything that Canadians buy. After hearing all this talk about change, Canadians are left wonde…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is not investing. He is spending on the backs of future generations. In fact, because of his reckless spending spree, Canadians will be paying over $55 billion a year in interest alone to service the debt. That is more money being spent on interest payments than on health care transfers that help patients. Does the Prime Minister realize that his spending is lining …
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Madam Speaker, it is a privilege to present a petition to voice the concerns of the people of Riding Mountain. The people of Swan River are experiencing an alarming increase in violent crime that has threatened the safety and well-being of families across our region. A recent report by the Manitoba west district RCMP found that over an 18-month period, just two offenders in Swan River were respons…
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Mr. Speaker, new information has once again exposed the Prime Minister’s company, Brookfield, as Canada’s biggest tax-dodger. Experts have revealed that Brookfield avoided paying more than $6.5 billion in Canadian taxes over five years by funnelling profits through offshore tax havens in Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. As the chair of Brookfield, the Prime Minister personally set up three multi-bi…
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Mr. Speaker, Canada's health care system is broken. There are 6.5 million Canadians who do not have access to a family doctor. We are short at least 23,000 doctors and 60,000 registered nurses. Emergency rooms are closing across the country. Health care workers are burnt out from millions of hours of overtime. Canadians are literally dying while waiting for care. Canada's health care system is bro…
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Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to present a petition on behalf of Canadians. I rise to present a petition regarding Parks Canada's decision to ban motorized watercraft on Clear Lake in Riding Mountain National Park. The petition is signed by over 1,000 Canadians from coast to coast to coast. Canadians are calling on the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture to reverse Parks Canada's decision to …
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Mr. Speaker, the health minister revealed that she does not personally review supervised consumption site applications, so I am going to bring one to her attention. There is currently an application for review on her desk for a drug consumption site in Whitehorse, Yukon. Multiple day cares are located within steps of the site, and an elementary school is just 200 metres away. The health minister h…
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Mr. Speaker, clearly, the health minister does not care that drugs are used next to children because she allows it to happen right across Canada. According to her own department, fentanyl is the drug used most in the consumption sites the Liberals continue to approve. In fact, fentanyl is used in over 48% of the visits to federally approved drug consumption sites. Given that a few grains of fentan…
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Mr. Speaker, it is always an honour to rise on behalf of the people of Riding Mountain. The people of Swan River are experiencing an alarming increase in violent crime, which has threatened the safety and well-being of families across our region. A recent report by the Manitoba west district RCMP found that over an 18-month period, just two offenders in Swan River were responsible for over 150 off…
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Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to present a petition on behalf of the constituents of Riding Mountain. The people of Swan River are experiencing an alarming increase in violent crime that has threatened the safety and well-being of families across our region. A recent report by the Manitoba West District RCMP found that over an 18-month period, just two offenders in Swan River were responsible for…
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Madam Speaker, it is always an honour to stand here at the late show. On August 12, The Globe and Mail published an article with the following headline: “Spanish drugmaker using Canadian-donated blood plasma for products sold abroad”. Was the Globe and Mail report false, yes or no?
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Madam Speaker, I will repeat The Globe and Mail's headline, which reads, “Spanish drugmaker using Canadian-donated blood plasma for products sold abroad”. Those are not my words; they are from The Globe and Mail, which is a very well-respected media outlet. On September 11, 2025, the CBC published an article with the following headline: “Blood donors surprised Canadian plasma products being sold a…
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Mr. Speaker, my question is very simple. It is a yes-or-no question. Can the Liberals confirm if Canadian Blood Services is currently honouring its commitment that all products made from its blood donations will stay in Canada, yes or no?
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Mr. Speaker, the member did not answer my question. Surely, Health Canada would know this. Is Canadian Blood Services currently honouring its commitment that all products made from its blood donations stay in Canada, yes or no?
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Mr. Speaker, it is always an honour to present a petition on behalf of the people of Riding Mountain. The people of Swan River are experiencing an alarming increase in violent crime, which has threatened the safety and well-being of families across our region. A recent report by the Manitoba west district RCMP found that over an 18-month period, four offenders in Swan River were responsible for 23…
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Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the historic accomplishment of a local business that has been serving the community of Treherne, Manitoba, and surrounding area for over a century. Metcalfe's Garage has successfully operated for the last 125 years and is now proudly the oldest family-owned Ford dealership in Canada. The journey of Metcalfe's Garage began in 1900 with the vision of Thomas and Clare…
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Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to present a petition on behalf on the constituents of Riding Mountain. The people of Swan River are experiencing an alarming increase in violent crime, which has threatened the safety and well-being of families across our region. A recent report by the Manitoba west district RCMP found that over an 18-month period, four offenders in Swan River were responsible for 2…
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Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to present a petition on behalf of the constituents of Riding Mountain. The people of Swan River are experiencing an alarming increase in violent crime that has threatened the safety and well-being of families across our region. A recent report by Manitoba west district RCMP found that over an 18-month period, just one offender in Swan River was responsible for 107 o…
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Madam Speaker, Canadians donate their blood to save lives here at home. Now we learn that a foreign drug maker, Grifols, is profiting off plasma donated through Canadian Blood Services without donors knowing. Canadian Blood Services promised that none of the plasma collected from Canadians would be used in products sold offshore. That promise has been broken. Does the Prime Minister agree that pla…
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Madam Speaker, Canadians are outraged to learn that Grifols, a foreign company, is making money off their blood donations without their knowledge. The Prime Minister is not outraged, and we know why. It is because Brookfield has been aggressively working to buy Grifols over the last year, including while the Prime Minister was chair of Brookfield. Canadian blood donations should save lives in Cana…
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Madam Speaker, it is always a privilege to present a petition on behalf of the constituents of Riding Mountain. The people of Swan River are experiencing an alarming increase in violent crime that has threatened the safety and well-being of families across our region. A recent report by the Manitoba RCMP West District found that, over an 18-month period, just one offender in Swan River was respons…
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Madam Speaker, it is a privilege to present a petition and to voice the concerns of the constituents of Riding Mountain. The people of Swan River are experiencing an alarming increase in violent crime that has threatened the safety and well-being of families across our region. A recent report by the Manitoba RCMP West District found that, in an 18-month period, just four offenders in Swan River we…
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Mr. Speaker, an investigation into the Liberals' failed vaccine injury support program revealed the Liberals gave away over $50 million to a high-priced consulting firm called Oxaro. The consulting firm pocketed $36 million in administration fees while over 1,700 Canadians are still waiting on their claims. After Conservatives demanded an investigation, the Liberals were forced to cancel the contr…
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Mr. Speaker, what I have heard across the country is that citizenship is very precious to Canadians. We cherish it very much. It is a privilege and world-renowned. Canadian passports are sought after, and people from all over the world know that. Unfortunately, the Liberals have taken an approach where they have cheapened it. They have basically said that people can come from anywhere, live here a…
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Mr. Speaker, I did say in my speech that we need immigration, without a doubt, but we cannot ignore the fact that our health care system is absolutely overburdened. We will not even allow professionals who have been trained abroad a pathway to practise in the profession that they have been trained in in other countries. That is just insane. The Liberal government has propped up that same failing s…
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