Gord Johns

Mr. Speaker, I am really glad that my colleague talked about transportation. We saw, in the budget, $1.2 billion for Marine Atlantic, for Atlantic Canadian ferry infrastructure, which is critical, as I know, from coastal communities. It is our marine highway and we support that. When it comes to Vancouver Island and coastal communities, BC Ferries got nothing. In fact, we got a loan. We got an [more]

Madam Speaker, Dr. Margot Burnell, the past president of the CMA, stated: When personal health information can travel freely and securely between patients, clinics, hospitals and labs, people will have better health outcomes and doctors will have more time to focus on care. It also makes it easier for patients to manage their own care in partnership with doctors and other health professionals. [more]

Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise today to table this petition on behalf of constituents of my riding. The petitioners cite that Canada's national inventory identifies more than 1,300 wrecked, abandoned and hazardous vessels, including more than 900 in British Columbia. These vessels pose serious risks to marine ecosystems, fisheries, indigenous food harvesting, coastal communities, [more]

Mr. Speaker, the mental health crisis touches everyone in this place. It touches every single family in this country. We need a compassionate, coordinated response where help is ready when people are ready. The Mental Health Commission of Canada puts the cost of mental illness at nearly $200 billion a year, or roughly 6% of our GDP. The Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates that ensuring [more]

Mr. Speaker, it is an honour and privilege to table a petition on behalf of the residents of Tofino and Ucluelet. The Pacific coast feeding group of gray whales is an ecologically and culturally significant population of whales that feed in the coastal waters of British Columbia. The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada assessed the Pacific coast feeding group as endangered [more]

S-246 Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise on behalf of the New Democratic Party in support of Bill, the wartime service recognition act. Ottawa West—Nepean Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent Before I get started, I want to thank all veterans and currently serving members of our military, RCMP and all police services, as well as their families, for their service. I thank the [more]

Mr. Speaker, just today I got an email from L'Arche Comox Valley. It is building a project of 16 homes for adults with intellectual disabilities. Build Canada Homes rejected its application for, get this, not meeting supportive and transitional housing requirements. If these Canadians do not qualify for supportive housing, who actually does? Build Canada Homes continues to lay blame, saying that [more]

Mr. Speaker, since 2016, over 57,000 Canadians have died from a toxic drug supply. In response, the Liberals committed $1.3 billion to border security and appointed a fentanyl czar. However, enforcement alone cannot treat substance use disorders. We may disagree on approaches, but surely we can all agree on investing in prevention, education, treatment and recovery. We need a compassionate, [more]

Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to table e-petition 7556. The petitioners highlight that since early 2023, armed conflict in the Amhara region of Ethiopia has involved Ethiopian government forces carrying out indiscriminate violence and gender-based sexual violence against civilian populations and infrastructure, including through the use of aerial strikes, leaving more than 4.4 million children out [more]

Madam Speaker, first, my colleague is absolutely right. Here we are debating the spring economic statement two days before the delivery of the next budget. It is completely outrageous. I will talk briefly about an organization in my riding, L'Arche Canada, which has a project called L'Arche Comox Valley. It is trying to get a project going so it can help people with mental barriers, and the [more]

minister Mr. Speaker, first and foremost, Commissionaires is still the largest employer of Canada's veterans, and it is a not-for-profit. The government has been meeting with GardaWorld as recently as July, but Commissionaires cannot even get a meeting with the, who has not met with Commissionaires since the spring. minister I am hoping my colleague can share a bit of insight on why the [more]

Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to recognize the 50th anniversary of Haahuupayak Elementary School, located on the traditional territory of Tseshaht First Nation. Since 1976, Haahuupayak has been far more than a school. Its name comes from the Nuu-chah-nulth word meaning “teaching with love”. It has been a place where generations of children have grown up surrounded by indigenous culture, language and [more]

Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to table a petition today on behalf of the petitioners. The petitioners highlight that Canada continues to permit live horses to be exported by air for slaughter for human consumption; that horses are transported from feedlots to Canadian airports and flown overseas in wooden crates, with journeys potentially lasting up to 28 hours without feed, water or rest; that [more]

Mr. Speaker, this petition is timely in that people from Disability Without Poverty are here on Parliament Hill. The petitioners are calling on the federal government to stop the duplication of making people prove they are living with a disability after they have already been deemed living with a disability in their province or territory. They want the Government of Canada to accept provincial [more]