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House Hansard - 40

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 3, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Mr. Charlie Angus (Timmins—James Bay, NDP)
  • Mar/3/22 10:10:31 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions, and I hope if you seek it, you will find unanimous consent for the following motion. I move: That the House call upon the City of Ottawa to consider renaming the portion of Charlotte Street which houses the Russian Embassy in honour of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)
  • Mar/3/22 10:13:40 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise in this place to present a petition from many people in the Ottawa area. This is in fact one of many petitions I have received on this issue, which has also been presented by other members in this place. The cutting down of beautiful urban trees is a problem in any city in Canada, but in Ottawa Queen Juliana Park is more than a park. It is also a memorial and an honouring of the Canadians who died in the liberation of the Netherlands in the war. Queen Juliana Park was established to honour the 7,600 Canadians who died. It is now slated that 750 mature canopy trees will be cut down in order to accommodate a decision that was the reverse of what was recommended by the National Capital Commission, which recommended 53 acres of surplus federal office land at Tunney's Pasture. Instead, the city council of Ottawa chose to cut down the trees at Queen Juliana Park to build parking lots and open up the door to more development. The petitioners ask that the federal government assist in having an inquiry into why the National Capital Commission recommendation was overturned, restore the National Capital Commission recommendation of Tunney's Pasture as the ideal place for an Ottawa Hospital and maintain Queen Juliana Park and the entire Central Experimental Farm areas as much-needed urban green space for Ottawa.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)
  • Mar/3/22 2:57:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, even now, in 2022, new mothers who lose their jobs when their parental leave is up cannot collect EI. Even though six brave women fought the federal government in court to end this injustice, even though they won, Ottawa is appealing. Imagine. The government is appealing a court ruling because it wants to leave young mothers who have lost their jobs out in the cold. Will the government cancel the appeal?
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Mr. John Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest, CPC)
  • Mar/3/22 3:02:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals still require all incoming travellers to be tested for COVID-19, even for cross-border day trips by car. The Liberals have now added another hammer. Canadians who drive home and do not present a negative COVID test are fined $5,000 or are told to stay out of the country for 10 days. Ottawa is using financial penalties to keep Canadians out of their own country. Why does the government continue to punish Canadians with these mandates? Is this financial barrier to enter Canada even constitutional?
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Ms. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné (Terrebonne, BQ)
  • Mar/3/22 3:14:21 p.m.
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There have been discussions among the parties and if you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent to adopt the following motion: That the House call on the government to create a compensation package for Gatineau businesses that were also impacted by the occupation of downtown Ottawa, modelled on the package created by the federal government for Ottawa businesses.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Mr. Ziad Aboultaif (Edmonton Manning, CPC)
Mr. Speaker, I know the member for Ottawa South represents more Arabs in his constituency than I do in Edmonton Manning, but in the meantime, I thank him for putting this bill together and bringing it forward. How does he see community members integrating into Canadian society and having been in Canada for almost 140 years?
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