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Alex Ruff

Member of Parliament
Member of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians
Conservative

Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Ontario
Voting Attendance: 68%
Expenses Last Quarter: $91,173.06

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Mr. Alex Ruff (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, CPC)

May/2/23 7:55:55 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I am fortunate enough to represent two first nations in my riding, Saugeen First Nation and Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation. I reached out to them to ask them if they had any questions for the government. They posed two questions that they would like some clarity on. One is really more of a comment. The first one is to get an update on where the government is on all the recommendations that were made in the murdered and missing women and girls report. They would just like an update on whether the government is fully committed to actioning on all of them. Second, the chief shared with me that they had been in great consultation, just even today, I believe, with the local police detachment. Obviously, when we are dealing with this very tragic and important issue, that relationship needs to exist between first nations and their local law enforcement to help find these missing women and girls before they end up in a tragic situation. The chief highlighted to me that more education is needed. Is the government committed to providing the necessary resources needed to help educate law enforcement and Canadians in general about this very important subject?

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Context: House Hansard - 29 - Feb/11/22

Mr. Alex Ruff (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, CPC)

Feb/11/22 1:57:00 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-12

Madam Speaker, I thank the member for standing up for seniors and emphasizing the urgency of the situation. I also like how he stressed the importance of communicating the changes in the program. Can he elaborate on the importance of this, particularly for older people who might have limited internet access?

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Context: House Hansard - 26 - Feb/8/22

Mr. Alex Ruff (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, CPC)

Feb/8/22 8:13:55 p.m.
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Madam Chair, first, I give my thanks for all the member's work on the Afghan file over the last year and a bit. I know he has been a big advocate. I want to talk about solutions and get his take from another rural riding. In my riding of Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound a harm reduction outreach pilot project called SOS, supportive outreach services, is under way in Owen Sound and Hanover. The project is a collaboration among various community partners and is operated through in-kind contributions from partner agencies. Grey County paramedic services has been instrumental in moving this forward, and the project provides wraparound health and social services to individuals who experience barriers to accessing traditional health services. This project just began in October and ends this April, and early outcomes show that it is quite successful in connecting the vulnerable community members to those necessary resources. In the member's opinion, for programs like this that are coming up with innovative solutions for particularly rural Canada, should the federal government be providing more support to them and more investment, and leveraging the lessons learned form these types of projects?

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Context: House Hansard - 26 - Feb/8/22

Mr. Alex Ruff (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, CPC)

Feb/8/22 8:03:22 p.m.
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Madam Chair, a report that was produced in my riding, the community drug and alcohol strategy for one of my counties, stated that mental health and addiction services are spread across many different ministries and funding bodies, both provincially and federally, and are significantly underfunded, relative to the federal spending on physical health. Individuals and families seeking help to address mental health, substance abuse and other needs such as housing are required to navigate a complicated system of supports and reconcile conflicting policies, information, attitudes and options. Knowing the role for the minister, and as well with respect to indigenous services and having two reserves in my riding, what steps has the federal Liberal government taken to consolidate responsibility in making access support easier for all vulnerable Canadians?

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Alex Ruff