SoVote

Decentralized Democracy

House Hansard - 290

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 18, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 290 - Mar/18/24
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Winnipeg North, Lib.)
  • Mar/18/24 2:04:55 p.m.
  • Watch
Mr. Speaker, just recently, I was in the Philippines with the Minister of Agriculture. We actually opened the very first ever Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office. No government in recent history has done more in terms of enhancing trade opportunities. This office is going to serve over 40 countries, and it is going to be located in metro Manila. When we think of agriculture, we can think of $30 billion in 2023. We can add another $70 billion when we think of the agri-food industry. We think of the potential that has for the creation of jobs and for food security in the world. There is so much more that we can do, and this is a government that believes in trade, getting agreements and getting the job done.
132 words
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border
Context: House Hansard - 290 - Mar/18/24
Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands, Lib.)
  • Mar/18/24 4:22:28 p.m.
  • Watch
Mr. Speaker, the second petition I have was created in my community and has to do specifically with respect to a national school food program. The petitioners are calling to the attention of the House, and indeed the government, that Canada is the only G7 country without a national school food program, and that Canada should move immediately and quickly in developing such a program. The petitioners are specifically from the Glenburnie Public School community. They are calling on the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food to prioritize funding for a national school food program in budget 2024 for implementation in the fall of 2024.
118 words
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border