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House Hansard - 284

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 16, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 284 - Feb/16/24
Mrs. Cathay Wagantall (Yorkton—Melville, CPC)
Madam Speaker, I am bringing forward two petitions today. The first petition is in regard to the fact that all of us in this House know that the level of domestic violence and violent crime across Canada has risen significantly under the Liberal government. It is also well established in this House and across Canada that the risk of violence against pregnant women is greater, and yet the government fails to bring in any legislation that impacts our Criminal Code in this regard. The petitioners, upset that the government has turned a blind eye to Bill C-311, are calling on the Liberal government to legislate the abuse of a pregnant woman and the infliction of harm on a preborn child as aggravating circumstances at the sentencing point, within our Criminal Code.
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Context: House Hansard - 284 - Feb/16/24
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • Feb/16/24 12:14:45 p.m.
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I just want to remind members that they are to give a summary of the petitions and not give additional information such as their points of view, or use it as an S. O. 31. Presenting petitions, the hon. member for Langley—Aldergrove.
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Context: House Hansard - 284 - Feb/16/24
Mrs. Tracy Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country, CPC)
  • Feb/16/24 12:16:10 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I have two petitions to table today. The first petition is from residents in my community of Kelowna—Lake Country and the surrounding area. It refers to natural health products, NHPs, as being basic, everyday products. The changes Health Canada is looking at making will cause consumer prices to rise significantly and consumer choice to decline drastically when inflation is at an all-time high and access to health care is at an all-time low. Health Canada recently proposed new and significant fees to import, manufacture and sell NHPs at the same time as it is implementing new labelling laws. The petitioners are calling on the Minister of Health to work with the industry on adjusting Health Canada's proposed cost-recovery rates to accurately reflect the size and scope of the industry. They say that the new regulatory changes should be considered only once the self-care framework is adjusted and backlogs are cleared, operations are running efficiently, and there are policies and procedures in place to ensure the stable operation and selection of natural health product choices to continue for Canadians.
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