Rachael Thomas

Mr. Speaker, most Canadians simply want the opportunity to work hard and bring home a paycheque in order to support their families, but under the government's mismanagement, job opportunities are disappearing out the door. The February numbers are extremely troubling. Data from StatsCan shows that 108,000 full-time jobs disappeared, marking the largest one-month decline outside of COVID since [more]

Mr. Speaker, the minister, who is entirely out of touch with the people in western Canada and, I would dare say, all Canadians, would like them to believe that there is a benefit to this tax, that there is a benefit to driving up the cost of groceries and forcing seniors to have to choose between groceries and their medications or having families choose between giving their daughter formula or [more]

C-9 Mr. Speaker, Billexpands the definition of hate in the Criminal Code while also removing the long-standing religious defence. This change is significant and raises serious concerns for Canadians of faith who could be vulnerable to criminal prosecution simply for quoting passages from their own sacred texts. If the government can decide that parts of religious books are hateful and make it a [more]

Mr. Speaker, the Liberals blame the world for the fact that families are struggling more than ever to make ends meet, but it is actually the government's policies here at home that are driving up the cost of food. Canada has the highest food inflation rate out of the G7. A big factor in this is the hidden carbon tax, also known as the clean fuel standard. It is making life more expensive because [more]

I find it interesting that you were able to stand up against the Iranian regime and not accept their funding. Thank you for standing for truth.

I'll come back to ethnic media here, just to round out this conversation. One thing CEMA stated in a press release was: Independent third-language producers are excluded from existing federal programs such as the Canada Media Fund, Google News Fund, Local Journalism Initiative, and the Canadian Journalism Labour Tax Credit. Obviously, there has been an environment of exclusion created around [more]

Interestingly enough, in January this year, Iranian protesters gathered outside of CBC/Radio-Canada demanding more objective coverage of what was and is happening in Iran. One of the things they were advocating for was, “CBC, tell the truth." A media outlet like yours is committed to telling the truth. Why is that so important in an environment where that doesn't seem to be the case, even from [more]

Thank you. My first question is for Canadian Ethnic Media Association. In your opening remarks, you said that, without the right support for ethnic media to continue to exist in Canada, it makes those who are a part of different ethnic communities here in our country vulnerable, perhaps, to misinformation or disinformation. It also makes them vulnerable to foreign influence. My hope is that [more]

Thank you. I'm going to return to my questions for the Canadian Ethnic Media Association. I feel we got cut a little bit short. I want to return to news coverage around the situation in Iran and also pertaining to the mass number of people who have come together in places like Toronto and other urban centres across this country in solidarity with the people of Iran who are contending for their [more]

I'm sorry. I have limited time. What is the danger to your community when mainstream media doesn't tell the truth, when they don't report the story as it actually happens?