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House Hansard - 229

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 4, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 229 - Oct/4/23
Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands, Lib.)
  • Oct/4/23 3:53:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is my first opportunity to rise in the House since your election; congratulations to you. I have two petitions to present today. The first is from members of my community who are part of the Falun Gong community; they are bringing three asks to the attention of the government specifically. The first is that a resolution is passed to establish measures to stop the Chinese Communist regime from systematically murdering Falun Gong practitioners for their organs. The second is to amend Canadian legislation to combat forced organ harvesting. The third is to publicly call for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong in China.
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Context: House Hansard - 229 - Oct/4/23
Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands, Lib.)
  • Oct/4/23 3:54:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the second petition I have also comes from members in my community. They draw to the attention of the government that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has warned us repeatedly of rising temperatures over the next two decades. The petitioners indicate that we, as Canadians, are certainly feeling the impacts of climate change, including increased flooding, wildfires and extreme temperatures. They also draw to the House's attention that addressing the climate crisis requires drastic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and, in 2021, the federal government committed to cap and cut emissions from the oil and gas sector to achieve net zero by 2050. They call on the government to move forward immediately with bold emissions caps for the oil and gas sector that are comprehensive in scope and realistic in achieving the necessary targets that Canada has set to reduce emissions by 2030.
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Context: House Hansard - 229 - Oct/4/23
Mr. Mark Gerretsen
  • Oct/4/23 5:42:02 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I request a recorded division.
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Context: House Hansard - 229 - Oct/4/23
Mr. Mark Gerretsen
  • Oct/4/23 5:42:23 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, it looks like we are really close to Private Members' Business, but if you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent to see the clock at 5:43 p.m. to start Private Members' Business.
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