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House Hansard - 145

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 9, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 145 - Dec/9/22
Mr. Peter Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby, NDP)
  • Dec/9/22 11:03:14 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, more than three years ago the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls published its report, with over 230 calls for justice. Since then, from the government, there have been lots of pretty words but no action on the scale required, showing utter disrespect for the thousands of victims. Where is the indigenous-led housing that is needed? Where are the shelters for indigenous women fleeing from violence? The tragic reality of Canada today is that tonight, close to 1,000 indigenous and non-indigenous women and children will be left outside, without access to shelters or services. The horrific revelation of the deaths of four indigenous women in Winnipeg, murdered by a predator, shows once again that the government has failed to act on the scale that is required to keep indigenous women and girls safe. To the families of Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, Rebecca Contois and the victim whom elders and the community have named Buffalo Woman, we are devastated that this has happened to their loved ones. We will fight to honour their memories.
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Context: House Hansard - 145 - Dec/9/22
Mr. Peter Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby, NDP)
  • Dec/9/22 11:27:32 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, average wait times in Ontario ERs have hit a record high of over 20 hours. All the premiers are meeting today about the crisis in children's hospitals and ERs across the country. However, guess who decided this was not important enough to show up for: the Prime Minister. Our health care system is in crisis, and Conservative premiers are openly saying that their plan is to gut and privatize the public health care that Canadians rely on. Why does the Prime Minister not think this problem is important enough to warrant his attention? Why will he not even bother to show up to fix this crisis?
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Context: House Hansard - 145 - Dec/9/22
Mr. Peter Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby, NDP)
  • Dec/9/22 12:11:24 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am presenting a petition on behalf of nearly 700 constituents and British Columbians. Children who have grown up witnessing domestic violence are more likely to become involved in domestic abuse in their adult life. Often, as we know, Canada's family law and judicial system can be ill-equipped to deal with allegations of domestic abuse in custody and visitation decisions. Studies by the Rise Women's Legal Centre have concluded that Canada's current family law legislation makes it possible for domestic abusers to continue to have access to their children. Therefore, the undersigned, nearly 700 people, call upon the Government of Canada to pass amendments to the Divorce Act and other federal family law legislation that recognize the rights of survivors of domestic abuse and their children to be protected from future domestic abuse, and that revoke custody, access and visitation rights for a parent found guilty of a violent crime against their partner or the primary caregiver of the children in question.
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