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Gord Johns

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • NDP
  • Courtenay—Alberni
  • British Columbia
  • Voting Attendance: 66%
  • 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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