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Hon. Omar Alghabra

  • Member of Parliament
  • Liberal
  • Mississauga Centre
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 65%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $149,480.76

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Context: House Hansard - 168 - Mar/10/23
Hon. Omar Alghabra
  • Mar/10/23 10:29:31 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for her kind words. This bill is an important bill. It would further enhance the resilience and strength of our supply chains, of our ports and the safety of our rail network. This bill does not necessarily cover everything that can be done and needs to be done. This bill is a result of the review that was done over the last few years on rail safety and port modernization. As we have demonstrated, we are always willing to work with our colleagues in the House of Commons to identify opportunities and to introduce amendments. I look forward to her input, as well as my colleagues' in this chamber.
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Context: House Hansard - 168 - Mar/10/23
Hon. Omar Alghabra
  • Mar/10/23 10:26:04 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, indeed, we all have been following the tragedies that have unfolded in the U.S. and in Greece. In fact, 10 years ago in Canada, we experienced our own tragedy in Lac-Mégantic, when 47 lives were lost because of a tragic rail incident. Our government has taken action to further strengthen the safety of our rail network. We have already implemented several measures that will enhance the safety of transporting goods via rail. This bill further adds additional measures, including the registry of dangerous goods and including additional authorities to the Minister of Transport, to ensure that we further build on the safety of our rail network.
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Context: House Hansard - 129 - Nov/17/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • Nov/17/22 3:11:16 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-33 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his advocacy. Ports are important to keeping our supply chain moving, and I am happy to share with the House that yesterday I announced a nearly $75-million investment to increase capacity and reduce congestion at the port of Prince Rupert. Also, this morning, we tabled a new bill entitled “strengthening the port system and railway safety in Canada act”. This bill would create a stronger, more competitive supply chain. Our government is taking action to ease pressure on our supply chain, which is great news for Canadians and Canadian businesses.
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Context: House Hansard - 129 - Nov/17/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • Nov/17/22 10:06:14 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-33 
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Customs Act, the Railway Safety Act, the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, the Marine Transportation Security Act, the Canada Transportation Act and the Canada Marine Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act.
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Context: House Hansard - 81 - Jun/3/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • Jun/3/22 12:03:50 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague for his advocacy. Our government is working to ensure that Canada's rail transportation system remains one of the safest in the world. This morning, I announced that we are investing $24 million for 147 projects across the country under our rail safety improvement program. This is in addition to the $107 million we have invested since 2017. I want to assure my hon. colleague and all Canadians that we will keep taking action to keep our rail system safe.
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Context: House Hansard - 80 - Jun/2/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • Jun/2/22 2:48:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, rail safety is a priority for our government. We have been working closely with stakeholders and rail companies to ensure that we have the highest standard of safety in Canada. We have implemented programs to support communities so they can enhance safety at crossings. We are following up on recommendations by the Transportation Safety Board. We will stop at nothing to ensure that we have the highest safety in Canada.
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Context: House Hansard - 68 - May/10/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • May/10/22 3:07:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the issue of rail traffic is of incredible importance to our government. We have been there for businesses, for shippers, for farmers and for producers, to ensure that they have the services they need so that they can sell internally, domestically and around the world. I have written to CN and CP to express the frustrations I have been hearing from shippers and farmers, to ensure that they know that the government cares about an excellent delivery record and safety record. We will be there supporting our farmers as they deliver their products to market.
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Context: House Hansard - 57 - Apr/25/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • Apr/25/22 2:29:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we must protect our official languages. This situation is unacceptable. CN Rail is well aware that we find the situation unacceptable and has assured us that the matter will be resolved in the coming months, during the next round of board appointments. We are working on strengthening the Official Languages Act. We expect CN's leaders, including its board of directors, to lead by example.
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Context: House Hansard - 42 - Mar/21/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • Mar/21/22 2:46:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for giving me the opportunity to stand here today and talk about the great news that I helped announce just last week. Our government is committed to moving forward with the investment in the high-frequency rail along the busiest corridor in Canada, where 95% of Via passengers use the train to commute between Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and stops in between. This is great news for Via Rail. This is great news for Canadian travellers, and this is great news for public transportation.
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