Linda Lapointe

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I would first like to congratulate our colleague Richard Martel, who was appointed to the Senate today. This is wonderful news for us, and for you. I wanted to say that, and I also wanted to welcome Mr. Thériault, who is back for the first time since his surgery. As regards the motion, I would nevertheless like to correct some of what Mr. Hardy said earlier. We [more]

I'm getting to my point of order. We are here eight days later. If the matter was so urgent, why was the meeting scheduled eight days later? Had it been the Prime Minister or the leader of the second opposition party, would you have considered the matter to be just as urgent?

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Cooper Over the last year, we've provided nearly $12 million in funding through the housing accelerator fund to reduce red tape and speed up housing construction in the city of St. Albert, in Mr.'s riding, although he isn't here today. That's right, we're not allowed to say that he isn't here. In any case, he's a member in good standing of this committee. The city [more]

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair. I gather that the video wasn't working earlier, so I'd like to repeat the point of order I raised initially. Leader of the Opposition Carney Blanchet I recognize that it is your prerogative to call a meeting, but you didn't consult any of the vice-chairs before convening this meeting, which, according to you, is urgently needed. You decided to call the meeting [more]

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Earlier, I set the record straight. We weren't talking about billions of dollars invested in housing. We were talking about $150 million for the program and the 2,200 homes. It's important to set the record straight, because you're always saying that people are following our work. Well, they need to be given the correct information. I'll continue my speech. The federal [more]

I am talking about housing.

Mr. Chair, we have a meeting today and we are all in attendance. As vice-chair, I wasn't consulted, and I don't believe Mr. Thériault was either. I'd like an explanation, or a comment on that. The two other parties represented here were not consulted. It seems to me that, at the very least, you should have spoken to us about it, in accordance with Standing Order 106. Poilievre There's something [more]

Mr. Speaker, Quebec has already seen 10 femicides so far this year. Protecting women and victims is a top priority for Canadians across the country. Can the Minister of Justice tell us what reforms the government is making to help end gender-based violence?

I'll get back to the American system, because everyone seems to say that it's a good system. There are differences between our system and the United States' system. Compared to the American system, would it be accurate to say that the proposed Canadian approach provides a simpler and better integrated process that connects the list of high‑risk goods to the implementation of the legislation [more]

Okay. Thank you. I know that you nevertheless brought up the United States a number of times. You said in particular that the United States has a good system, but that it's difficult to compare Canada with the United States. From a legislative standpoint, we're different, and so much the better. Could you provide a more detailed explanation? For example, what's the structure of the American [more]

I gather that it will be easier to set this up and put it into effect.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for being here. You're giving us valuable information. It's helping us to better understand the situation. How many other countries are in the process of adopting similar legislation that includes a public list of high‑risk goods and a reverse onus mechanism for importers bringing goods into Canada?

Okay. Thank you. I'll still ask you one more quick question. How exactly does the United States Customs and Border Protection share data in practice? Does it regularly publish reports on seizures, broken down by type of goods? I know that my colleague spoke about bicycles earlier. How is the information broken down, and how can we access it? In addition, can you name the top five countries [more]

So you're looking at industries rather than countries, if I understand correctly.

Thank you.

C‑35 How will the list of high‑risk goods be established? Can it be developed in conjunction with the legislative process for Bill?

For these 35 countries, how far along is the implementation of their respective systems? How many of them have established public lists, as seems to be the goal?

You said earlier that consultations had already taken place, but that they would continue during the summer.