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Pharmacare Act  Mr. Speaker, on the same point of order, the member has not impugned anything. The member is just simply stating what she knows to be true. I do not think there is any motive being impugned here. I just think the Conservatives are slightly offended by what they are hearing.

May 6th, 2024House debate

Mark GerretsenLiberal

Pharmacare Act  Mr. Speaker, this is what I am worried about. This bill talks about contraceptive medication. In particular, when we talk about a woman's right to choose, what I am worried about is that the Conservative Party of Canada—

May 6th, 2024House debate

Mark GerretsenLiberal

Pharmacare Act  Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition has been suggesting recently that he will use the notwithstanding clause where he sees fit. On Friday, the member for Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston specifically said, “A common-sense Conservative government would use the notwithstanding clause only on matters of criminal justice.”

May 6th, 2024House debate

Mark GerretsenLiberal

Pharmacare Act  Madam Speaker, one of the things I find most perplexing about this entire debate is that not only are Conservatives against this bill, but it is as though they are actively rooting for its policy failure. It is like they are downplaying how many dentists have signed up. They are downplaying the impact this would have on Canadians.

May 6th, 2024House debate

Mark GerretsenLiberal

May 6th, 2024House debate

Mark GerretsenLiberal

Pharmacare Act  Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I believe, if you seek it, you will find unanimous consent to table this document showing the total number of dentists in Toronto alone, which is well over 500, who are under the current program, despite what the member for Souris—Moose Mountain said.

May 6th, 2024House debate

Mark GerretsenLiberal

Pharmacare Act  Madam Speaker, the member talked about a lack of consultation around the dental care program. How much consultation did he do? Do members know what I did when the program was released? I wanted to make sure dentists in my riding knew about it. I wrote all of them a letter. My team followed up with them.

May 6th, 2024House debate

Mark GerretsenLiberal

Pharmacare Act  Madam Speaker, I have heard a number of Conservatives use the same line, that only 18% of Canadians, or one out of every five, think this should be a priority. I guess the fact that one out of every five Canadians needs something is not enough for the Conservatives. What is their number?

May 6th, 2024House debate

Mark GerretsenLiberal

Pharmacare Act  Mr. Speaker, I find it funny that the Conservatives were laughing when the member said that we are investing while they are spending. They laugh as though it is some kind of joke. Let us not forget that Tony Clement had money to spend on the G8 and used it to build gazebos in his backyard.

May 6th, 2024House debate

Mark GerretsenLiberal

Pharmacare Act  Mr. Speaker, we are offering it under a Westminster parliamentary system that is multiple centuries old. The member is talking about a minority government as though she has never even come close to understanding what happens in a minority. I am sorry if the NDP figured out how to actually get things done on behalf of Canadians while Conservatives would rather just yell and scream all day long about what they wish would happen; clearly, they do not use any kind of ability to act like adults in this room to get things done on behalf of their constituents.

May 6th, 2024House debate

Mark GerretsenLiberal

Pharmacare Act  Mr. Speaker, my question is about pharmacare, in particular, the contraceptive angle of this and the supports it is going to provide. At the heart of this is really a woman's right to choose. I found it very alarming that, on Friday, the member for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes stood up in the House and said, “A common-sense Conservative government would use the notwithstanding clause only on matters of criminal justice.”

May 6th, 2024House debate

Mark GerretsenLiberal

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I did not want to raise this at the time because I almost felt that it was intended for this purpose. One Conservative member, when presenting a petition today, was wearing a button that said “I heart oil”. I just want confirm, as I know there was a ruling on this before, that we should not be wearing any buttons with political statements as such.

May 6th, 2024House debate

Mark GerretsenLiberal

National Strategy on Brain Injuries Act  Madam Speaker, I want to congratulate the member for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford for bringing forward Bill C-277. I have been listening to the debate today, and to be completely honest, I had not informed myself much on the bill until this point. I certainly think this strategy the member is proposing is an important one, for many of the reasons I heard in the House today about how brain injuries, specifically, are not as visible as other injuries people might sustain have from time to time.

May 1st, 2024House debate

Mark GerretsenLiberal

The Budget  Madam Speaker, I request that the motion be carried on division.

May 1st, 2024House debate

Mark GerretsenLiberal

Diversity and Inclusion  Mr. Speaker, disinformation, extremism and violent hate are on the rise around the world, including here at home. Standing up to far right extremism is something that I know the government takes very seriously, but it is shameful that the Leader of the Opposition entertained and posed for photos with organizations our national security agencies call far right extreme groups that are rooted in white nationalism and that promote hate and violence.

April 30th, 2024House debate

Mark GerretsenLiberal