Elizabeth May

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I misspoke. The term “prison labour” has connotations that I did not intend. The projects I mentioned in homebuilding in Winnipeg involve people who have been convicted of crimes, have served their sentences and then avoid recidivism by building homes.

C-30 parliamentary secretary for finance Mr. Speaker, the hon. parliamentary secretary is a friend, so when I say a friend, it is not just rhetoric, but I am disappointed. When Billwas first tabled, I asked the hon.if it would not be wise to remove division 8 from an omnibus budget bill, so that the pesticide provisions would not just be studied by the finance committee, but go to the appropriate [more]

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for Vancouver East for an extremely important review of the gaps between the spring economic statement and the reality for Canadians. I just wonder if she would like to expand on any of the points she has made, because they were excellent.

C-30 Mr. Speaker, I particularly appreciated my colleague's comments regarding division 8 of Bill. He addressed the issue of pesticides and said that reducing health and environmental protections in the agricultural sector is very serious. I just want to ask him if he has any further comments to add.

Mr. Speaker, I will briefly summarize my three petitions. Constituents and others have asked that this petition be tabled here and that the government take action on an issue that we rarely hear about, which is the looming threat of the commercial farming of cephalopods. These are octopus and squid. Commercial industrial farming operations in other countries are threatening to come into Canada. [more]

Mr. Speaker, the second petition I am presenting is an e-petition with over 1,181 signatures. The petitioners call on the government, in the effort to make Canada an energy superpower, to support renewable energy at least as much as it supports fossil fuels. They call on the government to commit to protect our biosphere while becoming an energy superpower and, in order to do that, ensure that [more]

Mr. Speaker, I am really impressed, hearing the member for Elmwood—Transcona talking about his personal background. I have been impressed when travelling in Winnipeg, with the co-op work and housing and building using prison labour by Shaun Loney. I wonder if the hon. member, as someone experienced in the trades, thinks that holds promise for getting tradespeople into a field where we have a lot [more]

C-22 Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, I would like it placed on the record very firmly that the Green Party does not support Bill. We understand it is going to be passed on division. We want our position on the record.

Mr. Speaker, I think that my colleagues have thanked everyone already. I hope that no one was left out. I would like to send everyone my best wishes for the summer. May they all take good care of themselves and stay united for Canada. We will be back in September. Let us stand united across party lines. This country is a country that has more in common than in difference. What makes this country [more]

C‑30 Mr. Speaker, it is a great honour, not just a pleasure, to rise today to speak to Bill, an act to implement certain provisions of the spring economic update tabled in Parliament on April 28, 2026. We are told that this bill is absolutely necessary to implement the spring economic update. C-30 meegwetch Before I get too far into discussing Bill, because it is my last chance to speak in this [more]

Mr. Speaker, this is my final petition. It is a shame, in 2026, that this needs to be said. The petitioners are calling for the government to declare the overdose crisis in Canada a public health emergency, to call for action related to opioid deaths, recognize that this is a public health emergency and take steps based on the advice of experts.

Mr. Speaker, the second petition is an e-petition signed by nearly 2,000 Canadians calling on the government, particularly the Pest Management Regulatory Agency, to conduct a thorough review of the use of anticoagulant rodenticides, as well as neurotoxic rodenticides, the damage to the environment and the threats to pets and health.

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank a local grassroots activist for proportional representation who has asked me to present a number of these petitions on the subject of our current first-past-the-post voting system. I want to thank Shelagh Levey for collecting so many signatures. Her petition calls for an immediate adoption of a fair voting system, such as what is in place in most democracies around [more]