Gord Johns

Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to table a petition on behalf of constituents in my riding who are concerned about the lack of ability to get aid into Gaza. Petitioners highlight that under common article 1 of the Geneva Conventions, Canada is actually required to respect international humanitarian law. Under article 59 of the fourth Geneva Convention, Israel, as an occupying power, must allow and [more]

Mr. Speaker, 2025 was the second-worst wildfire season in Canadian history, and Canadians are bracing for another devastating summer. Despite the growing climate crisis, Canada is missing its climate targets and running out of time. While more than 50 countries gathered in Colombia to discuss the transition away from fossil fuels, the Liberals did not even send a minister. Instead they came home [more]

Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to table a petition drafted by Graham Riches from Parksville in my riding. He calls on the government to fulfill international commitments to treat food as a human right. He draws the attention of the House of Commons to the fact that the right to adequate food is a fundamental human right recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the [more]

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the question from my Liberal colleague in terms of the $6-billion plan to recruit and train 100,000 new Red Seal workers. However, the Liberal government cut international student study permits by more than 40% and restricted postgraduate work permits without consulting higher-learning institutions that rely on those students. The consequences have been hard-hitting on [more]

Mr. Speaker, first I want to congratulate my colleague on her election. She has been a strong proponent of a universal public pharmacare plan. She has long advocated and argued that a national single-payer pharmacare program would actually save money, but now she represents a riding in a province that does not have a pharmacare deal. Can New Democrats, the people of Ontario and the people of her [more]

Mr. Speaker, I have known my colleague for a long time. I have a lot of respect for him. The spring economic update states that the government is “assessing opportunities to unlock the...value of airports in support of investments in Canada's long-term growth, including through alternative models of ownership.” The Liberal government is looking at privatizing airports. This is not something that [more]

Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to table this petition today signed by many independent fish harvesters on Vancouver Island and coastal British Columbia who are concerned about the concentration of foreign ownership of fishing quota. Only in British Columbia is this allowed. The petitioners highlight that DFO's mandate includes promoting the stability and economic viability of fishing operations; [more]

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate that. minister Edmonton Strathcona Chris Gallaway was here today. He is from Friends of Medicare from Alberta. He highlighted that the, who has claimed over and over again in questions from me and from my colleague, the member for, that she is the guardian of the Health Care Act, has not told Canadians what she thinks about the act, what her plan is, and what [more]

Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to be here tonight. I would first like to begin by extending my congratulations to Louise Arbour on her appointment today to serve as Canada's next governor general. She is a human rights champion, and she has had a remarkable career. She will, no doubt, continue to serve our country well in this new role. With that, I would like to turn the topic of debate this [more]

Minister of Health parliamentary secretary Mr. Speaker, here we are. We are the last people here again. It has been four weeks in a row that I have dragged the government in here because it has not done its job to fulfill its promises when it comes to protecting our public health care system or to enhancing our system. In fact, it has failed to even protect it from the threats it is facing. This [more]