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House Hansard - 28

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 10, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 28 - Feb/10/22
Mr. Damien Kurek (Battle River—Crowfoot, CPC)
  • Feb/10/22 2:01:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that today I rise to honour the memory of one of my constituents. Stephen Rayfield was a firefighter from Castor, Alberta, who tragically lost his life this last week while responding to a call. While many run from danger, firefighters run toward it, and Stephen was a shining example of the selflessness that defines those men and women who serve in our fire departments across Canada, departments both big and small. General Norman Schwarzkopf once described courage as being fearful of something and going ahead to do it anyway. Stephen made the choice to serve, even though the conditions that night were treacherous. He served his community, because his community needed a hero. Not only did Castor lose a firefighter, a loving wife also lost her husband and his kids lost their dad. We pray God's blessings and peace for his wife Cheryl and his children as they grieve and navigate this difficult time. Heaven may have gained a hero, but Castor lost a piece of its heart and soul. We will never forget.
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Context: House Hansard - 28 - Feb/10/22
Mr. Damien Kurek (Battle River—Crowfoot, CPC)
  • Feb/10/22 2:51:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are on a campaign against farmers. Recently, they have said they may mandate a reduction in nitrogen fertilizer use by 30%, a decision that would inflate food prices, decrease production, break farmers' bottom lines and put tremendous pressure on supply chains. This proposed mandate is an arbitrary number from a government that is out of touch not only with farmers, but with reality. Will the Liberal government, today, reverse course and scrap this illogical, unscientific and out-of-touch mandate?
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