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House Hansard - 20

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
January 31, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 20 - Jan/31/22
Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Jan/31/22 1:12:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the federal government has indicated it is a feminist government. However, it made no mention in the throne speech, for example, of sexual health. We known that reproductive justice is critical for gender equality. This includes the right for individuals to freely make choices about their reproductive health and to have access to reproductive services, yet in Nova Scotia sexual health centres are having to close their doors between April and September due to limited funding. Nine provinces have in fact declared outbreaks of sexually transmitted diseases. The Halifax Sexual Health Centre has been unable to access STI testing due to being stretched thin to meet the needs during COVID testing. Does my hon. colleague agree that we need the federal government to immediately invest in sexual health services?
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Context: House Hansard - 20 - Jan/31/22
Ms. Leah Gazan
  • Jan/31/22 1:30:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would like to congratulate the hon. member on her maiden speech. I would just like to remind the member, who was using terms like “our indigenous”, that indigenous people are not owned. I give a friendly reminder not to use possessive terms when referring to indigenous people.
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