SoVote

Decentralized Democracy

House Hansard - 260

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 1, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 260 - Dec/1/23
Mr. Eric Melillo (Kenora, CPC)
  • Dec/1/23 11:01:29 a.m.
  • Watch
Madam Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart. Kenora's Jenn Schott passed away on November 26 at the age of 51 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was well known as an early childhood educator and operator of they Coney Island Snack Shack, where I spent the better part of my summers growing up. However, she was so much more. She was a volunteer for almost everything, and her joy and positivity went unmatched. She spread it everywhere she went. I was grateful for the chance to visit with her last week, and true to form, she offered some wise words of encouragement. Jenn's message was that we should be kind to one another and always try our best because we can move mountains. She added with a smile that ECEs should be paid more. She will be dearly missed by our entire community, as was evident by the over 1,000 residents who joined a light tribute in her honour along the harbourfront. My thoughts are with her husband Doug, her daughters Skye and Starr and all of her loved ones during this very difficult time.
191 words
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border
Context: House Hansard - 260 - Dec/1/23
Mr. Eric Melillo (Kenora, CPC)
  • Dec/1/23 11:32:14 a.m.
  • Watch
Madam Speaker, after eight years of the NDP-Liberal government, first nations leaders know that the Prime Minister is not worth the cost. The Chiefs of Ontario, representing over 130 first nations, are asking the federal court to exempt their communities from the carbon tax, a policy they say leaves them worse off and breaches the principles of reconciliation. When will the Liberals stop violating the constitutional rights of first nations, and simply axe the tax?
76 words
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border
Context: House Hansard - 260 - Dec/1/23
Mr. Eric Melillo (Kenora, CPC)
  • Dec/1/23 11:33:25 a.m.
  • Watch
Madam Speaker, first nations do see, first hand, the effects of climate change, but the Liberal government misses climate target after climate target. The plan simply is not working. The Liberals are only driving up the cost of living for first nations and people right across the country. Meanwhile, NDP and Liberal politicians across northern Ontario are planning to quadruple the tax. Again, why are they so committed to their failed plan that they are ignoring the concerns of first nations?
81 words
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border