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  • His favourite word is police.

Liberal MP for Ottawa Centre (Ontario)

Won his last election, in 2021, with 46% of the vote.

Yesterday

Voted Yes on Vote #759 on Bill C-59 Implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 21, 2023 ...

Two days ago

Voted No on Vote #754 Eighth report of the Standing Committee on National Defence

Voted Yes on Vote #755 18th report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights

Voted No on Vote #756 on Bill C-375 Amend the Impact Assessment Act (federal-provincial agreements)

Voted Yes on Vote #757 Private Members' Business M-112 (Political interference, violence, or intimidation on Canadian soil)

This week

Spoke in the House on Pharmacare Act Mr. Speaker, I am thankful for the opportunity to speak about Bill C-64 and about how this represents a historic milestone in the evolution of the ...

A week ago

Spoke in the House on Indigenous Affairs Mr. Speaker, there is nothing more important to our government than reconciliation with indigenous peoples. That is why, from the very beginning, we have been working ...

Spoke in the House on Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, health care is a shared responsibility between the Government of Canada and the provinces and territories. The federal government’s primary role in supporting health ...

Spoke in the House on Jewish Federation of Ottawa Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the remarkable 90-year journey of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa. The roots of the federation can be traced back ...

Spoke at the Canada-China Relations committee on Canada–People’s Republic of China Relations Thank you very much, Chair. I want to welcome the CSIS director back to this committee. I'm not sure how many times we're going to ask ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke in the House on The Budget Mr. Speaker, as the member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre, it is a great pleasure for me to speak to this budget: “Fairness for Every Generation”. ...

Spoke at the Canada-China Relations committee on Canada–People’s Republic of China Relations Thank you very much, Chair. Minister, welcome. Thank you very much. I will start with the director of CSIS for my opening question. I'll build on ...

A month ago

Spoke at the Canada-China Relations committee on Canada–People’s Republic of China Relations Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Minister, welcome to this committee. I want to pick up the conversation where Mr. Cooper left it because I think ...

Spoke in the House on Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, Health Canada initially authorized the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in December 2020 and subsequently has authorized updated versions, including the most recent ...

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Main Estimates 2024-25: Vote 1 under Canada Post Corporation, Vote 1 under ... Thank you, Chair. I appreciate it. I am speaking to my point of order, because the motion that was adopted by this committee yesterday speaks to ...

Two months ago

Spoke at the Canada-China Relations committee on Meeting Requested Pursuant to Standing Order 106(4) to Discuss a Request to ... Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Good morning colleagues. It's a pleasure to join you here this morning in Ottawa. I want to start by saying ...

Spoke in the House on Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, in answer to part (a) of the question, at the time of initial authorization of the first COVID-19 vaccines, Pfizer-BioNTech, in December 2020, there ...

Spoke in the House on Housing Accelerator Fund Madam Speaker, I am excited to rise here today and talk about the building of more and more affordable housing in my community of Ottawa Centre. ...

Spoke at the Health committee on Subject Matter of Supplementary Estimates (C), 2023-24: Vote 1c under Canadian Food ... Thank you. You spoke about what we refer to as the “wraparound services” these safe consumption sites provide. The one located in my community of Ottawa ...

Spoke at the Declaration of Emergency committee on Review of the Exercise of Powers and the Performance of Duties and ... Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I want to thank my colleagues—both ministers—for being here. In fact, this committee has gone on so long that we ...

Three months ago

Spoke at the Health committee on Subject matter of Bill C-62, An Act to amend An Act to ... Thank you very much, Chair. This is obviously a very sensitive, emotional and, for many, personal issue that we're discussing here today. I don't profess to ...