Tag Archives: Courtenay

on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Mr. Chair, the public safety minister will recall that one year after the tabling of the calls to justice, Chantel Moore was shot during a wellness …

on Vote #77 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

on Vote #76 on Bill C-242

on Vote #75 on Bill C-8

on Vote #74 on Bill C-8

on Vote #73 on Bill C-8

May is MS Awareness Month. I stand with the MS community to make the MS Society’s vision a reality, a world free of… https://t.co/BbCDZkj0bh

on Vote #65 on Bill C-8

The reports about Roe v. Wade are concerning for all who stand for human rights and reproductive justice. We must n… https://t.co/Nm405HkQIA

Canada Post needs to expand to provide postal banking & quality banking services in communities where none are curr… https://t.co/Y7WttBPfMw

My question to @Carolyn_Bennett where is $4.5B promised for mental health transfers so Canadians can access needed… https://t.co/5KknSDdP2q

on Economic and Fiscal Update Implementation Act, 2021 Madam Speaker, thank you, I really appreciate that. In addition to the toxic drug supply crisis, Canada is experiencing a broader mental health crisis as we …

on Health Mr. Speaker, this week is Mental Health Week. After two years of COVID-19, Canada has seen what we already knew: that our mental health system is …

Happy birthday, young man! https://t.co/6GP1uO19Oo

on Vote #72 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

This #MentalHealthWeek @theJagmeetSingh & I were grateful to meet with Margaret Eaton @CMHA_NTL to discuss the deva… https://t.co/lW2yE3FtyG

I asked @FilomenaTassi when she will procure a safer supply to stop toxic drug poisonings but she says she can’t un… https://t.co/YxQgeBE8Nb

Taking the climate crisis seriously and protecting the planet for future generations means Canada must… https://t.co/o0yWRhJex5

on Economic and Fiscal Update Implementation Act, 2021 Madam Speaker, this is again the problem in the House. We have four official political parties and a fifth party, the Green Party, and what parties …

on Vote #67 Government Business No. 11 (Extension of sitting hours and conduct of extended proceedings) (subamendment)

on Vote #66 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

on Vote #64 on Bill C-8

on Vote #63 Motion for closure

From govt Expert Task Force on substance use: “Canadian policy on substances must change significantly to address a… https://t.co/AhETzdh0WD

More local/regional govts endorsing #Bill216: @cityportalberni joins @QualicumBeachBC, Village of Cumberland,… https://t.co/AtX2DRXFzH

Bill #C216: an evidence based health-based approach called for by federal Expert Task Force: “Bold actions are urge… https://t.co/HI5gaBys71

on Extension of Sitting Hours and Conduct of Extended Proceedings Mr. Speaker, my colleague talked about the types of debates that are not happening right now and that we would like to talk about, whether it …

on Committees of the House Mr. Speaker, there are so many things happening right now in this country. There is an overdose crisis, and a toxic drug-supply crisis that is killing …

on Vote #62 on Bill C-8

on Vote #61 Ways and means motion No. 8

on Vote #60 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

Time to show political will & implement calls by Expert Task Force on substance use incl. decrimin of possession, e… https://t.co/4IRrhzhhkn

Today we pay tribute to those who have lost their lives or suffered injuries while on the job & thank our union bro… https://t.co/cTxmicOXrW

on Canada Post Madam Speaker, late last year, the Liberal government conducted polling to see if it could get away with cutting Canada Post services that Canadians rely on. …

This evening, as #YomHaShoah begins, we remember of all those who were lost in the Holocaust and we resolve to cont… https://t.co/5gAi7yivfa

on Vote #59 Budgetary policy

on Vote #58 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

Canadian Expert Task Force on Substance Use: https://t.co/zITOA1Cefx is essential reading to #SaveLives w decrimin… https://t.co/5KNLguNYQh

on Vote #57 Budgetary policy (amendment)

on Petitions Mr. Speaker, it is a huge honour today to table a petition on behalf of petitioners from Bowser, Parksville, Qualicum, Port Alberni, Cherry Creek, Beaver Creek, …

on Vote #56 Budgetary policy (subamendment)

@guyfelicella thank you so much for your voice, so important that you are heard. #EndOverdose https://t.co/fOQpHUDL4r

Rally the Valley! Go Dawgs! https://t.co/Nn4MCuaYk7

Wish I could be there @ACRDgov Best wishes to all for a healthy planet. https://t.co/PciV3tmuNK

Appreciated talking to @alferraby @cfax1070 about my Bill #C216 to decriminalize simple drug possession, #EndStigma… https://t.co/GOR6XzsPf0

“Authorities say that people who use drugs found it harder to visit peer groups and support services, leaving them… https://t.co/q9HUA5SIgH

Appreciated visiting @CityOfVictoria to hear from the community about saving lives from the toxic drug overdose cri… https://t.co/Cv6gAh8vpa

Vastly disproportionate # of drug possession arrests for Black and Indigenous people revealed in @VICEWorldNews in… https://t.co/Dc2dQAX30k

Peace and love to all on this Easter Sunday. https://t.co/WyOIAXLzAN

A #HappyPassover to all. https://t.co/ou1yICCiZ9

Alarming that @JustinTrudeau refuses the recommendations of his own Expert Task Force on Substance Use that multi-f… https://t.co/1JGwHdNnF3

No question that the in-depth reporting of @TheTyee is a go-to source for many issues important to my constituents… https://t.co/crKDjsQrGM

Stay safe out there, @SkyeRyanCHEK! https://t.co/5sWpkvcGps

Thx to Kayla DeMong of @prairiehr in Saskatoon for briefing me on need for fed safe supply support to save lives af… https://t.co/nVFEzfFN5c

Thx @VisitQualicumBeach Town Council joining #VillageofCumberland, @CityofCourtenay, @comoxvalleyrd, @Mission_BC,… https://t.co/oZOhpzR88E

$11B over 5 yrs towards Indigenous housing, health, social services & education a critical priority for #NDP althou… https://t.co/JOQd5HXgMe

on Petitions Madam Speaker, it is an honour and privilege to table a petition on behalf of volunteer firefighters from Ucluelet to Tofino, Beaver Creek, Sproat Lake and …

on Constitution Act, 1867 Madam Speaker, I want to thank the government for working with us to ensure Quebec’s seat count in the House of Commons remains constant. There is …

on Petitions Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to table a petition today related to the toxic drug supply and the 27,000 deaths that are mounting in this …

on Transportation Madam Speaker, there is a situation in Union Bay on Vancouver Island in my riding. Baynes Sound, which is located on the east coast of Vancouver …

on Vote #55 Opposition Motion (Spending on national defence)

on Petitions Mr. Speaker, it is a real honour and privilege today to table e-petition 3726, which was signed by 4,020 signatories. The petitioners cite that the deep …

on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, with a warming climate, we are seeing the impacts of climate change: raging forest fires, flooding and other types of natural disasters. In my …

on Public Services and Procurement Mr. Speaker, it has been six years since the start of the debacle with Phoenix, and one in three public service workers are still having problems …

@SuzeMorrison thank you for your grit, determination, and courage and for fighting for the most marginalized Canadi… https://t.co/2H3Rjch0jR

Successive Con & Liberal govts reduce corporate taxes from 28% to 15% while many Canadians can’t afford a place to… https://t.co/fwIJ3Oh5b7

on Committees of the House Madam Speaker, one thing that we put in a supplementary report around this motion is that Canadians are within only $200 of being able to pay …

on Vote #54 Opposition Motion (Federal budget)

Best wishes for a speedy recovery @jjhorgan! https://t.co/YXML0JSkEF

Thousands of Canadians have died from preventable drug overdoses since @CityofVancouver applied for fed exemption f… https://t.co/L9GfFR4gcI

So sorry to hear this @leslie_mcbain. Stay strong and take care. #EndOverdose https://t.co/UTkNgtGOrI

on Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I am sure you are very tired. You are working a lot and, while I am talking about the amount of time you have …

on Vote #53 on Bill C-5

Thanks to @TwitCoast for getting it right on Bill #C216. Multi-faceted reforms are req’d to save lives and… https://t.co/pVlDMjCCIg

on Criminal Code Mr. Speaker, does the minister support and agree that it is important for us to get this bill to committee so we can have a conversation …

on Health Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to again highlight the government’s failure to address the poisoned drug supply in this country, which has cost …

The editorial board @globeandmail has it exactly right on Bill #C216 to #EndOverdose: “How to change the course of… https://t.co/sxcgGSb0wq

on Vote #52 on Bill C-5

on Vote #51 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

on Vote #50 Third report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

Thanks for your support @DartmouthSue. Time to #EndOverdose Support Bill #C216. #CDNpoli https://t.co/E7oKEHWfrT

on Petitions Madam Speaker, it is an honour to table a petition today on behalf of volunteer firefighters from Parksville, Qualicum, Bowser, Cumberland, Courtenay, Port Alberni, Sproat Lake …

on Marine Transportation Madam Speaker, Canada’s federal ports are not being maximized to their full potential, which is adding to costs and limiting opportunity in communities such as mine. …

on Fisheries and Oceans Mr. Speaker, in December, the government announced the reallocation of crab fishing licences in my riding in an effort to reconcile the loss of constitutionally protected …

on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I served on the veterans affairs committee with this colleague. I respect him and thank him. The government always talks about science and evidence-based …

on Natural Resources Mr. Speaker, I just now observed my good friend and colleague from Saanich—Gulf Islands trying to get through a question in this House and the amount …

Let’s put politics aside & #EndOverdose with Bill #C216: for both decriminalization & access to a safer supply of s… https://t.co/WWYzkepMWd

on Vote #45 on Bill C-15

on Vote #44 on Bill C-15

on Vote #43 on Bill C-15

on Vote #42 Concurrence in estimates

on Vote #41 Opposition Motion (Federal vaccine mandates)

on Economic and Fiscal Update Implementation Act, 2021 Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his respectful decorum in the House and for his speech. I have concerns about some of the things he …

on Vote #40 Opposition Motion (Tax reduction on gasoline and diesel)

on Vote #39 Opposition Motion (Measures to help Canadians with the cost of living)

on Vote #38 Opposition Motion (Invasion of Ukraine and natural gas pipelines)

Thanks to @theJagmeetSingh, @LisaMarieBarron @DonDavies and Dr. Perry Kendall for joining our nat’l Town Hall on t… https://t.co/3U8tZZEqoT