Jill McKnight

Mr. Speaker, remembrance lives on when one generation inspires the next. As the Royal Canadian Legion's poppy campaign begins, Canadians will pause to honour the Canadian Armed Forces members who have served and sacrificed. This year, our remembrance can also take inspiration from Chaelyn Han, winner of the National Youth Remembrance Poster Contest. Her artwork reminds us that remembrance is not [more]

Mr. Speaker, my phone was not working. I vote no.

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague across the way for his service to Canada and for his advocacy on behalf of veterans. As we have stated, this was a fair and open procurement process. The decision was made by officials at CRA. We will continue to stand with Canadian workers and Canadian businesses.

Mr. Speaker, we have been working on immigration since we formed government. The work is continuing, and we will have more to share soon.

Mr. Speaker, as my colleague has already spoken to, and as I spoke to yesterday, this was a contract awarded through the CRA following a fair and open procurement process. It selected a registered Canadian business headquartered in Ontario, which employs thousands of Canadians. Our government will always stand with Canadian workers and Canadian businesses, and we will build the strongest economy [more]

Secretary of State for the Canada Revenue Agency Mr. Speaker, let me be clear. As highlighted yesterday by the, the CRA followed a fair and open procurement process for guard services. It selected a registered Canadian business headquartered in Ontario that employs thousands of Canadians. Our government will always stand with Canadian workers and Canadian businesses as we build the strongest [more]

Secretary of State for the Canada Revenue Agency Mr. Speaker, let me be clear. As highlighted yesterday by the, the CRA followed a fair and open procurement process for guard services. It selected a registered Canadian— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

Mr. Speaker, as I just said, the CRA followed a fair and open procurement process. I, of course, share the view that veterans have the right opportunities to find rewarding employment of their choosing when they are ready. It is at the core of the national veterans employment strategy. Again, as has been stated, this was a contract decision made by the CRA. Our government has worked and will [more]

Madam Speaker, we know that for a veteran who is waiting for their benefits, any timeline can feel challenging, and we are here to support them. That is why we have reduced the average processing time by 57% since 2021. At the same time, we have also seen an increase of 90% in the number of applications for disability benefits over the past decade. We are making the investments to stabilize and [more]

Madam Speaker, I start by acknowledging the service that our colleague across the way has provided on behalf of Canada, and I thank him for that. Since 2021, VAC has reduced the average processing time for first applications by 57%. We know there is more to do. That is why our budget in 2025 invested $184.9 million over four years and $40 million ongoing in benefit delivery stabilization and [more]

Madam Speaker, we know that British Columbians are facing affordability challenges right now, and we are working with Canadians to support them. That is why we made things, such as the national school food program, permanent. That is why we have the groceries and essentials benefit, which was paid into bank accounts on Monday. That is why we have the Canada child benefit. My colleague across the [more]

I certainly acknowledge the impact that military sexual trauma has on veterans who have served, both women and men. It is an incredibly important part of our consideration in this conversation. Our colleague has referenced the study that was done in Australia. That is something our department has been looking thoroughly at and will be continuing to follow and have conversations about as we look [more]

The sunsetting funding that came to an end was completed as of March 31. The service delivery and modernization are allowing us to ensure that we maintain additional staff, who were on term contracts, to deliver services and benefits for veterans.

The opportunity to acknowledge the contributions of the Royal Canadian Legion over the past 100 years has been a significant milestone this year. We have been engaging through the department and through my interactions particularly over this summer, but as we lead into November 11, I've had the opportunity to participate with a number of Legions across Canada, from the Atlantic to central Canada [more]

I appreciate the member's question. Again, recognizing that this can be one factor in a continuum of factors that have an impact, it is incredibly important that we continue to have engagement on this. As I said, we will be looking to the Australian study. We will be looking to studies around the world as we move forward with the work that is done here in Canada and looking to continue to [more]

That's a very interesting question. To my colleague, it's very difficult to put a context on that because there's a variety of different factors.