Mona Fortier
- Born
- August 26, 1972
- Career
- Chief Director of Communications and Market Development for La Cité Collégiale in Ottawa
- Political Experience
- President of the Ottawa—Vanier Liberal riding association; Advisor on the Alex Munter mayoral campaign in 2006; Represented the electoral district of Ottawa—Vanier since winning the 3 April 2017 by-election; associate minister of finance; minister of middle class prosperity; President of the Treasury Board from 2021 to 2023.
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Mona Fortier won with 45,934 votes (67.4%)
Total votes cast: 68,183
Mr. Speaker, Canada is deeply concerned by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which is threatening global energy security and economic stability. As we have emphasized, Canada's focus is on ensuring the safe and unimpeded flow of energy and commerce in line with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. We urge all parties to de-escalate the conflict, and we will continue to work [more]
Mr. Speaker, I am truly honoured to rise in the House to recognize the remarkable career of Saint‑Phard Désir. Mr. Désir served for 14 years as the executive director of the Centre d'établissement, de soutien et d'orientation communautaire, the CESOC. As he embarks on his well-deserved retirement, he leaves behind a legacy deeply rooted in service, engagement and compassion. Under his [more]
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, thewas clear. First of all, Canada was not consulted, did not participate, and has no plans to participate in the offensive actions against Iran. We support efforts to end Iran's nuclear program and decades of state-sponsored terrorism. Canada's priorities are clear. As the Prime Minister said, civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected, international [more]
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, I believe thehas been very clear: International law must be respected. There is a situation unfolding. I am not sure if we are talking about the sanctions lifted by the Americans on Russian oil, but we obviously condemn the strikes carried out by Iran against civilians and civilian infrastructure, specifically energy and maritime infrastructure in the Middle East. We [more]
Mr. Speaker, I am truly honoured to rise today in the House of Commons to mark International Women's Day, which took place on March 8. On Saturday, in my riding, we had the honour of celebrating and recognizing, for the fourth consecutive year, 19 exceptional women from Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester who actively contribute to our community. Through their commitment, leadership and dedication, they [more]
The answer you just gave gives an introduction to my next question. With the current situation unfolding, what can Canada do to continue to support the UNHCR's efforts and/or Canada's humanitarian assistance to the Venezuelan people?
How are you working with neighbouring governments or organizations? What are you doing with them? How is it coordinated?
More specifically, what are the reasons for coming back? Can you explain to the committee what the economic reasons are? Are those who are coming back doing so because they want to be part of Venezuela's next steps? Please share if you've heard anything about that.
Thank you, Chair. Thank you all for coming today to our committee. My questions will mostly be for Kristin Halvorsen, as the representative for the UNHCR. I want to start by saying that I am pretty impressed by the work you've been doing, and the wealth of experience and expertise you have that I believe you can bring to the committee. I'm going to go with different questions. Feel free to [more]