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House Hansard - 186

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 27, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 186 - Apr/27/23
Mr. Marty Morantz (Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, CPC)
  • Apr/27/23 10:03:54 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions today. The first one calls upon the House to adopt human rights and environmental due diligence legislation that would require companies to prevent adverse human rights impacts and environmental damage throughout their global operations and supply chains. There are a number of other points in this petition that, once it is tabled, people can read.
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Context: House Hansard - 186 - Apr/27/23
Mr. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, NDP)
  • Apr/27/23 10:05:46 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the third and last petition, signed by hundreds of people, points out that some Canadian companies contribute to human rights abuses, the destruction of ecosystems and environmental damage around the world. The petitioners are calling for legislation on due diligence for human and environmental rights that would make it possible to prosecute, under Canadian law, Canadian companies that fail to respect human rights abroad.
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Context: House Hansard - 186 - Apr/27/23
Mr. Philip Lawrence (Northumberland—Peterborough South, CPC)
Madam Speaker, today is a good day for the cause of human rights in Canada. Bill C-281, the international human rights act, has passed in the foreign affairs committee. Bill C-281 would help hold human rights violators accountable, raise awareness of prisoners of conscience, prevent genocidal regimes from broadcasting their propaganda on our airwaves, and it would help eliminate the vile cluster munitions from the face of the earth. I would like to thank the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan for his friendship, his support and his leadership on this important legislation, and all members who worked collaboratively to get this back to the House. However, our job is far from done. We are in a minority Parliament and there are no guarantees in a minority Parliament. That is why I call on all members of the House to work as hard as possible to get this important legislation passed as soon as possible.
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Context: House Hansard - 186 - Apr/27/23
Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.)
  • Apr/27/23 2:51:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians deserve to have access to a fair and efficient passenger airline sector and to travel with relative ease and without major inconvenience and disruption. Many travellers, however, have experienced delayed and cancelled flights over the past year. They deserve to be compensated accordingly. Can the Minister of Transport inform the House on actions our government has taken to ensure that air travellers' rights are respected and protected?
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