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Indigenous Services  Madam Chair, I would just recommend that the member turn up her earpiece, because the whole speech to this point has been on that exact topic, which is the fact that the government makes significant promises. I mentioned and referenced that, in 2015, the Liberal government ran on a promise to end boil water advisories on reserves, and it has failed.

December 11th, 2023House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Indigenous Services  Madam Chair, I want to thank the hon. colleague for his impressive speech on this. One of the issues that the Liberals brought up in a previous speech is around housing and that housing is a shared responsibility. I was wondering if the member has any more comments around that.

December 11th, 2023House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Indigenous Services  Madam Chair, it is my honour to rise tonight and speak to this debate as well. I guess I would sum it up by two different sayings. In Alberta, we have a saying, “all hat and no cattle” and in the car business, we have a saying, “all show and no go”. I think those statements sum up precisely what the Liberals' actions have been on a whole host of fronts and on indigenous services as well.

December 11th, 2023House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Indigenous Services  Madam Chair, the member brought up the issue of human trafficking. We know human trafficking happens within 10 blocks of where one lives anywhere in Canada and that first nations people are overrepresented. Despite being only 4% of the population, of the cases the police interact with, they make up 50% of the victims.

December 11th, 2023House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Indigenous Services  Madam Chair, the member mentioned in her speech water on reserve. I remember in the 2015 election that the Liberals promised this would not be a problem after 2019. I am wondering if she has more comments about that.

December 11th, 2023House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Indigenous Services  Madam Chair, one thing of note is how the department has doubled in size in the last 10 years, from about 4,000 to almost 8,000, and the budget has increased significantly as well. The Liberals seem to always judge success by how much money they are spending on things. We see that the budget has gone up and the number of employees for the department has gone up, yet the Auditor General pointed out that they have not made any progress on this.

December 11th, 2023House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, if the Liberals actually wanted to support farmers, they would axe the carbon tax. After eight years of the Liberal Prime Minister, a turkey in northern Alberta costs $82. Why would this be? Perhaps it is the carbon tax. I talked to a turkey farmer in northern Alberta, and he says he is struggling to pay the carbon tax.

December 11th, 2023House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Bringing Home Justice for Victims of Serious Crimes Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-370, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (unlocking of electronic device). Madam Speaker, I want to thank the member for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo for seconding my bill today. I am honoured to rise to introduce the bringing home justice for victims of serious crimes act.

December 7th, 2023House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, the member can say whatever she wants, but when the minister is phoning his Liberal-appointed senators and instructing them to gut the bill, it is pretty hard to believe the Liberals. Common-sense Conservatives would axe the tax, removing the tax from Canadian farmers and making food cheaper for all Canadians.

December 6th, 2023House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Health of Animals Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to request a recorded division.

November 22nd, 2023House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the next petition I have is from Canadians from across the country, who are concerned about certain charities being targeted based on their views and forced into a values test. The petitioners note that the Liberals have promised to deny charitable status to group with views they call dishonest.

November 22nd, 2023House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the next petition I have is from Canadians from across the country, including many of my own constituents, who are concerned about the consent and age verification of those depicted in pornographic material. Petitioners ask for the government to follow recommendation 2 from the 2021 Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics report on MindGeek, which required that all content-hosting platforms in Canada confirm consent and age before uploading this content.

November 22nd, 2023House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the next petition I have to present is from Canadians from across the country who are concerned about the health and safety of Canadian firearms owners. The petitioners recognize the importance of owning firearms and they recognize that owning firearms is an important part of Canadian heritage.

November 22nd, 2023House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the last petition I have to present today comes from Canadians from across the country who are concerned around the use and consent and the age verification of those depicted in pornographic material. They are calling on the House of Commons and the Government of Canada to quickly pass Bill C-270, the stopping Internet sexual exploitation act, which adds two offences to the Criminal Code.

November 22nd, 2023House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have a number of petitions to present today. The first petition is from Canadians across the country who are concerned about the human rights protections of people living in Turkey, Pakistan and Bahrain. The petitioners note that Turkish, Pakistani and Bahraini officials have committed gross human rights violations, including against thousands of Turks and eight Turkish Canadians.

November 22nd, 2023House debate

Arnold ViersenConservative