Danielle Martin

Kingston and the Islands Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for. I am very pleased to rise today to call attention to our government's efforts to make life more affordable. Naturally, Canadians are living in a complex, unpredictable world. Unfortunately, in many ways, this world is also more expensive. In response, the government is staying focused on what it can control: [plus]

Mr. Speaker, absolutely, we need to focus on what we can control. What we need to do is reduce taxes in ways that are responsible, and we need to also continue to invest in the critical social programs that matter to all Canadians. They certainly matter to my constituents and, I am sure, to the constituents of the members opposite. Whether they are the Canadian dental care plan, which is very [plus]

Mr. Speaker, in my riding, I am hearing from single moms and seniors about the importance of maintaining the Canada child benefit and the Canadian dental care plan, which have been transformative for affordability for those two groups.

Mr. Speaker, it is true that during the by‑election, I spoke with many people in my riding who are deeply affected by the affordability crisis that we are facing here in Canada right now. I would say that people are generally very happy to have a responsible government that is trying to implement measures that meet their needs without making drastic policy changes at a time of real uncertainty. [plus]

Mr. Speaker, it is true that there are many things that we cannot control. That is why it is also very responsible to take temporary measures to deal with the crisis that we are facing right now, without putting ourselves in a long‑term position that we cannot get out of.

S-233 Mr. Speaker, I welcome the opportunity to speak to Bill, an act to amend the Criminal Code with respect to assault against persons who provide health services and first responders. This bill would add an aggravating factor in the Criminal Code that applies to specific assault and assault-related offences when they are committed against first responders or persons who provide health care [plus]

Mr. Speaker, from local festivals to our country's biggest tourist attractions, the arts play a vital role in enriching the lives of all Canadians. Encampment University—Rosedale houses pillars of the arts like the Royal Ontario Museum, the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Gardiner Museum. Our writers and artists are hard at work: Mother Maggie Helwig won the prestigious Shaughnessy Cohen Prize [plus]

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My thanks to the witnesses for their presentations. I would like to continue the discussion on defence, but in a different way. My questions relate to the significant increases in defence and security initiatives under Treasury Board. Of course, we know that the primary purposes of these expenditures relate to meeting our NATO targets and protecting the safety of [plus]

Thank you. I agree that Wi-Fi coverage is another critical example for rural communities. I represent a riding in downtown Toronto, and there are some condominiums that are made of concrete blocks, so it's hard to get Wi-Fi there, but I don't think that I can relate much to that, or that my constituents can. One of the areas that my constituents are very concerned about is health infrastructure. [plus]

— benefit to indigenous communities that are at capacity, to ensure that essential services are brought to rural regions in the country, etc. These might all be secondary benefits from these investments that, strictly speaking, are defined as military spending but might have other significant social benefits to Canadians.

Thank you. One could imagine, for example, that some of these infrastructure investments in the north and in the Arctic could be of tremendous—

That would be great, if it's appropriate to ask for some follow-up information on that for the committee. I know my constituents would be delighted to learn more about it. Thank you.