Tamara Kronis

Mr. Speaker, here is the thing: The Cowichan Tribe decision introduced uncertainty around how aboriginal title interacts with private property in B.C. While the Supreme Court declined an appeal in Wolastoqey, a refusal of leave is not a decision on the merits and does not create binding national precedent. This leaves Canadians with competing legal approaches on a critical legal question, all [more]

Mr. Speaker, I have lost track of the number of times I have stood in the House in the last few days to talk about the government's again ramming a bill through the House. In this case, the bill has not had the benefit of second reading, committee study, third reading or report stage. It has not been to the Senate. It has not had the benefit of being studied in either House. It concerns an [more]

Mr. Speaker, hate is real, and it is doing damage in communities across this country. No Canadian should be intimidated because of who they are, how they worship, what they look like, where they come from or what they believe. C-9 The question before us is not whether hate should be taken seriously. The question is whether Billwould actually make Canadians safer. The problem we hear about again [more]

S‑201 Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill, the national framework on sickle cell disease act. The bill deals with a serious, painful and lifelong illness. Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that affects hemoglobin. It can cause chronic pain, severe infections, organ damage, stroke and shortened life expectancy. It affects roughly 6,000 Canadians. S‑201 Billwould require [more]

Mr. Speaker, I suppose it is useful to know that instead of reports, we are going to get consultations. Maybe we will get an answer to the next question. CPP disability applications are supposed to be decided within 120 days, 80% of the time. Last year, the Liberals managed only 49.3%, less than half. Why are disabled Canadians being left for months without income while the minister misses her [more]

colleague Mr. Speaker, we have heard a variety of arguments from this side of the House as to why cutting debate off on this bill is short-sighted, but perhaps one of the most important reasons is because, as my hon.explained, it does not just cut off debate in the House; it also means this bill will never go to committee. What that means is that the experts, the constituents, the members of [more]

I am aware of that, and that's where I was heading. In fact, you practically anticipated the next sentence that I was going to say, which is that the office of the chief actuary already publishes reports on public pension plans and can value the impact of tabled bills and amendments affecting public pension plans, which is the kind of transparency that Parliament should require and is exactly the [more]

Ms. Secord, when you have a dietary disability or a disability that is affected by diet, how much worse is it, and how much harder is it in terms of variety, access and location?