✘ C-396 (Financial Assistance)

Bill

C-396: An Act to amend the Department of Industry Act (financial assistance).

Second reading.

Vote

Nay.

Rationale

I voted against this Conservative bill that asked the government to supply unnecessary information.

Result

Defeated.

✘ C-395 (Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements)

Bill

C-395: An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act.

Second reading.

Vote

Nay.

Rationale

I voted against this Conservative bill to change our government finances.

Result

Defeated.

✔︎ C-391 (Repatriation of Aboriginal Cultural Property)

Bill

C-391: An Act respecting a national strategy for the repatriation of Aboriginal cultural property.

Second reading.

Vote

Yea.

Rationale

I voted in favor of this bill to support Indigenous people and the property that rightfully belongs to them.

Result

Passed.

✔︎ C-74 (Budget 2018)

Bill

C-74: An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures.

Second reading.

Vote

Yea.

Rationale

I voted in favor of our government`s budget that aims to grow the middle class and address inequalities. 

Result

Passed.

✔︎ C-57 (Sustainable Development)

Bill

C-57: An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act

Third Reading.

Vote

Yea.

Rationale

Canadians have said they want a sustainable future for Canada. In June 2016, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, for which I am a member, issued a report with recommendations for legislative amendments to strengthen the Act. In October 2016, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change agreed with recommended amendments and committed to report back within the year on action taken. The Bill supports Government’s commitment to put sustainable development and the environment at the forefront of Government thinking and decision-making.

Result

Passed.

✔︎ M-167 (Private Members' Business - Instruction to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security - Rural crime in Canada)

Motion

M-167: Private Members' Business - Instruction to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (rural crime in Canada).

Vote

Yea.

Rationale

Studyinig the issue of rural crime in Canada will allow us to collect more information on this issue and make more informed policy and legislative decisions to tackle this problem.

Result

Passed.

✘ C-330 (Landlord Consent)

Bill

C-330: An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (landlord consent).

Second reading.

Vote

Nay.

Rationale

This bill would have restricted freedoms for those living with landlords.

Result

Defeated.

✔︎ C-262 (Rights of Indigenous Peoples)

Bill

C-262: An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Third reading.

Vote

Yea.

Rationale

This bill will ensure that the rights of Indigenous peoples are honored and protected in Canadian society according to the UN Declaration.

Result

Passed.

✔︎ C-354 (Use of Wood)

Bill

C-354: An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood).

Second reading.

Vote

Yea.

Rationale

This will allow the Minister to approve the use of wood or any other objects with environmental benefits.

Result

Passed.

✔︎ M-168 (Private Members' Business - Net neutrality)

Motion

M-168: Private Members' Business - Net neutrality.

Vote

Yea.

Rationale

Our government supports an open Internet where Canadians have the ability to access the content of their choice in accordance with the law. Net neutrality is a critical issue and our government has a strong net neutrality framework throuhg the CRTC and the Telecommunications Act.

Result

Passed.