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Hon. Mark Holland

Member of Parliament
Minister of Health
Liberal

Ajax
Ontario
Voting Attendance: 65%
Expenses Last Quarter: $134,982.00

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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24

May/29/24 11:16:01 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I am extremely happy to see that, in the last budget, we responded to the Bouchard report and will be putting major money into research. I think it is $2.5 billion, generally a very significant portion for health research. Through the Canadian Institute for Health Research, we funded an enormous amount of research into MS. The member is absolutely right: Canada is a leader, unfortunately, when it comes to MS, so we also need to be a leader in research. When I look at these investments, I certainly hope that this independent agency will be taking a look at these requests and deepening our commitments in research. However, those dollars in the budget are absolutely essential to that end.

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Context: House Hansard - 209 - Jun/8/23

Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)

Jun/8/23 3:34:17 p.m.
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Re: Bill S-8 Bill C-48 Bill C-41 Bill C-40 Bill C-35 Bill C-33 Bill C-22

Mr. Speaker, inflation is a global phenomenon. It is good that Canada is below the OECD average. It is also below the G7 average, the G20 average, the U.S., the U.K., Spain, Germany and many other countries. Of course, that is not good enough. We have to continue to lead and do everything we can. That is why I am so proud that this House just adopted a budget with critical measures to help Canadians in every corner of this country with affordability, because we are not going to fix the problem of global inflation by slashing support to the most vulnerable. After passing the budget, this House has important work to do over the next two weeks. It will start this evening as we resume debate on Bill C-35, on early learning and child care, at report stage. Once that debate is done, we will resume debate on Bill C-33, on railway safety. Tomorrow, we will debate Bill C-41, on humanitarian aid. On Monday at noon, we will begin second reading debate of Bill C-48 concerning bail reform, and then we will go to Bill C-35 at third reading after question period. On Tuesday we will call Bill S-8, on sanctions, at report stage and third reading. On top of this, priority will be given to Bill C-22, the disability benefit, and Bill C-40 regarding miscarriage of justice reviews, as well as our proposal to implement changes to the Standing Orders, which were tabled earlier today, to render provisions with respect to hybrid Parliament permanent in this House. Furthermore, I have a unanimous consent motion that I would like to propose in relation to the debate tomorrow. I move: That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House, in relation to Bill C-41, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts: (a) the amendment in Clause 1 adopted by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, which reads as follows: “(a) by adding after line 26 on page 1 the following: (4) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a person who carries out any of the acts referred to in those subsections for the sole purpose of carrying out humanitarian assistance activities conducted under the auspices of impartial humanitarian organizations in accordance with international law while using reasonable efforts to minimize any benefit to terrorist groups. “(b) by deleting lines 15 to 19 on page 2.” be deemed within the principle of the bill; and (b) when the bill is taken up at report stage: (i) it be deemed concurred in, as amended, on division, after which the bill shall be immediately ordered for consideration at the third reading stage, (ii) not more than one sitting day or five hours of debate, whichever is the shortest, shall be allotted for consideration at the third reading stage, (iii) five minutes before the expiry of the time provided for government orders that day, at the conclusion of the five hours allocated for the debate, or when no member rises to speak, whichever is earlier, all questions necessary to dispose of the said stage of the bill shall be put forthwith without further debate or amendment, provided that, if a recorded division is requested, it shall be deferred pursuant to order made Thursday, June 23, 2022.

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Context: House Hansard - 179 - Apr/18/23

Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)

Apr/18/23 2:49:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am deeply proud of the government and the Prime Minister, which have, over the last number of years, fought to make sure that Canada is a leader in the world, both economically and on tackling poverty, by making sure we are there in the budget and through other measures. Yes, the Prime Minister did take a vacation with his family with family friends over Christmas. Yes, there were security costs that were involved with that. If a prime minister is to take a vacation, those costs are inevitable. They cannot be avoided. I think that we as a House have to ask if we believe that a prime minister should be able to take a vacation with his family. I believe he should be able to.

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Context: House Hansard - 179 - Apr/18/23

Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)

Apr/18/23 2:43:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, one could ask the question, when a party opposite now is deep into question period asking only questions about the Prime Minister's trip over Christmas with his family, to see that their interest is partisan in nature. Their interest is to advance their own interests rather than the interests of the people whom we are all elected to represent. There is a budget in front of us right now, on which they are asking no questions, which has absolutely critical measures to help those who are in need in the country right now. Therefore, I understand the members' particular fixation. I am glad they agree with me that the Prime Minister should take a vacation. I am glad that they agree that the costs of security were reasonable.

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Context: House Hansard - 55 - Apr/7/22

Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)

Apr/7/22 3:18:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let me say to my colleague opposite that I hope he and his family are able to enjoy this time and enjoy Easter. I know we will be celebrating. I will say Ramadan Mubarak to those who are recognizing Ramadan and wish everybody a joyous Passover. This afternoon, we are going to be continuing with the second reading of Bill C-14, the Quebec electoral representation bill. As members know, at 4 p.m. the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance will be presenting the budget. When we return after the constituency weeks, we will continue debating the budget for a number of days, which will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Then after that, it will be the budget implementation act.

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Context: House Hansard - 55 - Apr/7/22

Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)

Apr/7/22 2:27:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there was no secret discussion. No information was shared. That is absolutely not the case. A very important budget for our country will be presented in a few moments. The member will have to wait for the budget. All the details will be there. Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

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Context: House Hansard - 55 - Apr/7/22

Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)

Apr/7/22 2:26:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the budget will be presented very soon and all the details will be available. Certainly, everyone had access to the same details. We did not share information. That is not true at all.

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Hon. Mark Holland