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House Hansard - 148

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 14, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 148 - Dec/14/22
Ms. Leslyn Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk, CPC)
  • Dec/14/22 4:49:59 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, today I rise to present a petition on behalf of 565 constituents, many of whom are members of churches, volunteers for charities and staff in social services organizations in the riding of Haldimand—Norfolk. These constituents have expressed their concern about the pledge made by the Liberal Party in its 2021 platform to deny charitable status to organizations that it labels as providing dishonest counselling to women about their rights and options. The petitioners are concerned that this policy will jeopardize the charitable status of hospitals, houses of worship, schools, homeless shelters and other charitable organizations, as these charitable organizations may not agree with the Liberal Party on this policy as a matter of conscience. The petitioners believe that charitable organizations provide help and services to all Canadians and should not have to pass the values test set out by the Liberals, as the government did when it—
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Context: House Hansard - 148 - Dec/14/22
Ms. Leslyn Lewis
  • Dec/14/22 4:51:21 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, these 565 constituents call on the House of Commons to protect the application of charitable status as so ruled.
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