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House Hansard - 75

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 19, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mr. John Nater (Perth—Wellington, CPC)
moved for leave to introduce Bill S-227, An Act to establish Food Day in Canada. He said: Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise in the House today to introduce at first reading Bill S-227, an act to establish food day in Canada. I am very proud to sponsor this initiative, which would formally establish food day in Canada on the Saturday before the first Monday in August, making it fall on a Saturday on which most provinces hold a holiday long weekend. I am especially proud that, through this bill, Parliament is honouring the legacy of the late Anita Stewart for her lifetime of devoted advocacy for Canadian food. I would like to thank the hon. Senator Rob Black for sponsoring this bill in the other place, where it passed unanimously. I appreciate the support that this bill has already received, including from the members for Wellington—Halton Hills, Durham and Guelph. I hope that, with the support of all parties, this bill, Bill S-227, can pass quickly through this House. Now, more than ever, it is important to champion the healthy local food that hard-working farmers and farm families grow throughout Canada.
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Hon. Patty Hajdu (Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, Lib.)
  • May/19/22 2:48:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, first let me thank the member opposite for her constant advocacy for equity. That is exactly what our government is pursuing. We made historic investments in indigenous communities and with indigenous peoples. We passed legislation to empower indigenous communities to reassert control over their own child and family welfare. We have settled negotiations with indigenous people in terms of land and treaty obligations. We will continue to work, because we believe that when everybody has a fair chance to succeed, our country is so much stronger.
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Hon. Filomena Tassi (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)
  • May/19/22 7:34:56 p.m.
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Madam Chair, in response to that, I would say that I appreciate the member's advocacy with respect to the opioid crisis that we are facing and I thank him for his work.
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 7:40:46 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I appreciate the member's advocacy, but I would like to point out that we are making significant investments in this area and we will continue to do so.
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 9:41:54 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I appreciate the member's advocacy but that has not been determined yet.
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 10:48:14 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, as I have said, I am happy to work with the member. I appreciate his advocacy. Our government has made significant investments. The Prime Minister has appointed the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. She is working very hard on this. We have made investments, as I said, of $800 million to support community-led harm reduction, treatment and prevention projects since 2015.
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