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Context: House Hansard - 303 - Apr/19/24

Ms. Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith, NDP)

Apr/19/24 11:03:32 a.m.
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Re: Bill C-277

Madam Speaker, more than 165,000 new cases of traumatic brain injury occur annually in Canada. In fact, this current number is likely underestimated because of under-reporting of cases stemming from concussions, intimate partner violence, combat injuries and survival of toxic substance poisoning. Beyond the significant physical damage people experience from traumatic brain injury, we know there is a link between brain injury and further challenges with mental health, substance misuse, homelessness and incarceration. It is necessary to support education and prevention measures and interventions. My hon. colleague from Cowichan—Malahat—Langford has brought forward Bill C-277 to establish a national strategy on brain injuries act. The legislation is driven by the support of so many living with brain injuries and organizations like the Nanaimo Brain Injury Society, which provides tremendous support and advocacy. I urge all hon. members to add their support to the voices calling for a national strategy on brain injuries.

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Context: House Hansard - 303 - Apr/19/24

Ms. Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith, NDP)

Apr/19/24 11:27:02 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, pay the bills or buy the groceries; this is the dilemma for too many Canadians. Big oil and gas are doing just fine by gouging Canadians at the pumps and making record profits. Why is this? It is because the government lets them. Liberals caved to lobbyists and stepped back instead of making big oil pay what it owes. We cannot expect better from Conservatives, because they are focused on taking Canadians' dental care and free medication. Why is the government letting ultrarich CEOs rip off Canadians?

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Context: House Hansard - 303 - Apr/19/24

Ms. Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith, NDP)

Apr/19/24 12:17:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise today to present a petition. I want to first thank the Canadian Alliance of British Pensioners, in particular Ian Andexser, who is a constituent in my riding. Over 113,000 British pensioners living in Canada are currently receiving a frozen U.K. pension. In the last two years, the U.K. state pension has increased 18.6% to keep up with inflation, yet British pensioners in Canada are receiving a 0% increase. Canada annually indexes the CPP for Canadians who live in the U.K., so there is no reciprocity. Recently, the U.K. sought the support of Canada to join the CPTPP, which was willing given, yet Canada has requested an end to this one-sided arrangement five times in the last 10 years. Overall, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada who receive a U.K. pension, or who will be eligible to draw a U.K. pension in the future, call upon the Government of Canada to seek a meeting with officials in the U.K. government to negotiate a stand-alone social security agreement to include the upgrading of U.K. pensions.

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Context: House Hansard - 303 - Apr/19/24

Ms. Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith, NDP)

Apr/19/24 12:51:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that was a very important speech. I wonder whether the member could share a little bit more about why she feels that the Liberals, despite being in government for seven years, have made repeated promises to indigenous peoples and broken so many of them. Could the member share why she feels it has taken us so long to get to where we are now, and where the gaps are that she was talking about? Perhaps she could provide us with her thoughts on the implications and impacts on indigenous people across the country.

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