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Heather McPherson

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of the Joint Interparliamentary Council Whip of the New Democratic Party Member of the panel of chairs for the legislative committees
  • NDP
  • Edmonton Strathcona
  • Alberta
  • Voting Attendance: 67%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $141,604.97

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Context: House Hansard - 210 - Jun/9/23
Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
  • Jun/9/23 12:42:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague is correct that we worked very well together on this legislation. I will be speaking to it directly after him. As he mentioned, I have worked in this sector for over two decades, and one of the main concerns I have with this bill is that, in effect, it criminalizes international development work. Instead of saying that we will tell organizations when we do not want them to work in a certain area or when they need an exemption in a certain area, they have to assume they are committing a crime and check in. This is the criminalization of international development and of the very Canadian organizations that are flying our flags around the world and doing what needs to be done in the most dangerous, difficult circumstances. We are now criminalizing them. I wonder if he could talk a bit about how difficult that makes things for organizations.
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Context: House Hansard - 59 - Apr/27/22
Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
  • Apr/27/22 3:17:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. If you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion. I move: That, given that: (a) there is clear and ample evidence of systematic and massive war crimes and crimes against humanity being committed against the people of Ukraine by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, directed by President Vladimir Putin and others within the Russian Parliament; and (b) the crimes committed by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation include: (i) mass atrocities in the invaded and occupied Ukrainian territories, (ii) systematic instances of willful killing of Ukrainian civilians and the desecration of corpses, (iii) forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to the Russian territory, (iv) torture and the imposition of life conditions causing grave suffering, (v) widespread instances of physical harm, mental harm and rape, the House recognize that the Russian Federation is committing acts of genocide against the Ukrainian people.
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