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Gord Johns

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • NDP
  • Courtenay—Alberni
  • British Columbia
  • Voting Attendance: 67%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $148,159.67

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Context: House Hansard - 238 - Oct/24/23
Mr. Gord Johns (Courtenay—Alberni, NDP)
  • Oct/24/23 1:35:14 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-57 
Madam Speaker, any time we talk about Ukraine, I want to send my thoughts and love to the people of Ukraine. I want to thank the Comox Valley Ukrainian Cultural Society in my riding that is doing a lot of advocacy for Ukrainians who are here in Canada and helping those who are in war-torn Ukraine now. All treaties limit a nation's freedom to legislate. This free trade agreement includes provisions to ensure Canadians can still pass laws to protect the environment, promote gender equality and protect labour and indigenous rights. Could my colleague speak about how important these provisions are in all free trade agreements? We saw the Conservatives sign free trade agreements that did not allow those provisions and actually overrode indigenous rights and constitutionally protected rights here in Canada. Could my colleague speak about how important those provisions are to ensure that Canadians are protected?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/31/22
Mr. Gord Johns
  • May/31/22 12:08:42 a.m.
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Mr. Chair, has the department worked with indigenous stakeholders to see if there are any other means by which to satisfy the right?
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/31/22
Mr. Gord Johns
  • May/31/22 12:06:42 a.m.
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Mr. Chair, how long does the department intend to exclusively continue to use the fisheries to satisfy treaty rights? I have spoken to the minister repeatedly, asking her to ask the minister of CIRNAC to supply funds for reconciliation so that reconciliation does not fall on the backs of a small group of fishers and it is shared by all Canadians. Maybe she can speak to that. We have talked about it in relation to the west coast crab fishers. Maybe she can talk about whether she has had this conversation with the minister of CIRNAC.
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/31/22
Mr. Gord Johns
  • May/31/22 12:06:23 a.m.
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Mr. Chair, that is not a commitment. I am hoping the minister can commit to that. In terms of reconciliation, how long does the department intend to exclusively continue using the fishery to satisfy treaty rights?
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