Jessica Fancy

Mr. Speaker, as a former educator, I know that teaching civics is about more than explaining how our institutions work. It is also about inspiring young people to participate in our democracy. That is why I rise today to recognize the Teachers Institute on Canadian Parliamentary Democracy, which brings outstanding teachers from across Canada this week to Parliament Hill to experience our [more]

S-209 Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill, the protecting young persons from exposure to pornography act. I want to begin not only as a member of Parliament in the chamber but also from the perspective of a former educator and as a mom. Before I entered politics, I spent almost two decades working with young people. I saw their potential, their curiosity and their struggles. Every day, I [more]

Madam Speaker, of course, our members of CAF are some of the hardest-working people that we have here in Canada, and we need to support them. How do we support them? It is by giving them the tools they need, by giving them the housing and infrastructure they need and by giving them the hospitals they need within base. We have let our infrastructure go for a little too long, and things like our [more]

C-40 Madam Speaker, it is very fitting that today, October 24, on the launch of the Royal Canadian Legion's national poppy campaign, I rise here to support veterans and to speak to Bill, the strengthening Canada's defence sector act. Today we are here to discuss some important legislation that would accelerate defence procurement, strengthen Canadian identity and reinforce Canadian sovereignty. [more]

minister C-225 Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Quebec very much for sponsoring this bill. We talked a lot about collaboration between all of the parties. Theworked with the Conservative senator, Senator Fabian Manning, to advance this bill. The Conservative members of FEWO, and our member who just spoke is doing an amazing job as chair of FEWO and I really respect the work she is doing, [more]

Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize two remarkable young Nova Scotians who have gone the distance for causes that matter. Landon Smith, a marathon runner and volunteer firefighter from Cape Sable Island, ran 804 kilometres from The Hawk to Meat Cove in just 14 days this summer. He ran for Autism Nova Scotia and its summer camps and helped raise $65,000. Inspired by his autistic nephew, Landon [more]

S-242 Mr. Speaker, I stand before the House today to support Bill, Georgina's law. Above all else, I stand here in support of every victim and survivor of intimate partner violence across this country. At the heart of this bill is Georgina McGrath. For years, Georgina lived through physical, mental and emotional abuse. In 2014, her life was nearly taken away from her. Her experience is her own, [more]