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Hon. Omar Alghabra

  • Member of Parliament
  • Liberal
  • Mississauga Centre
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 64%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $149,480.76

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Context: House Hansard - 211 - Jun/12/23
Hon. Omar Alghabra
  • Jun/12/23 12:12:11 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-33 
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for bringing this issue back into focus. Canadians know that over the last couple of years, because of COVID, extreme weather events, labour shortages and the illegal war in Ukraine, we have seen tremendous disruption in our supply chain. Our government established a supply chain task force last year, and it came back with a solid number of recommendations, 21 to be exact. Some of them were focused on port congestion. This bill would enhance the ability for ports to manage and ease congestion. In fact, it would enable ports to create inland terminals. Ports were not previously encouraged to do so. We are now empowering ports to manage vessel traffic in their jurisdictions. Those who live on the west coast know about the issue of traffic jams along the west coast, where for a long time no one has had the responsibility of managing traffic. This bill would create that ability. It would also enhance rail safety. This is an important bill for the safety of Canadians and for the resilience of our supply chain.
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Context: House Hansard - 206 - Jun/5/23
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • Jun/5/23 3:06:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, last year, the Prime Minister announced the renewal of the oceans protection plan, which is the largest investment Canada has ever made in protecting our oceans and our waterways. Part of that plan is working collaboratively with coastal communities and indigenous communities to make sure that we maintain the health of our waterways, including collaboration on removal of abandoned vessels. We have been dedicating the resources to work with indigenous communities to do so, and we will continue to do so.
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Context: House Hansard - 136 - Nov/28/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • Nov/28/22 2:50:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for Surrey—Newton for his leadership and advocacy on behalf of his community. Ten days ago, I joined my colleagues in B.C., including the Minister of Natural Resources and the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, to announce $1.2 billion for the next phase of the renewed oceans protection plan, which includes 29 new initiatives that will strengthen marine safety. Our government continues to be committed to meaningful work with indigenous peoples and coastal communities so that we can ensure our oceans remain safe for all.
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