Ziad Aboultaif

Mr. Speaker, in April, Canadians will mark National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week. April 7 is Green Shirt Day, reminding us of the importance of organ donation. These annual initiatives highlight the critical need for donors, encourage donor registration and celebrate the many lives saved through transplantation. More than 4,700 Canadians are waiting for a life-saving transplant. It [more]

S-227 Good morning, Mr. Hussen. Congratulations on Bill, and thank you for putting it forward. Minister McGuinty I was one of the seconders of the first bill, which was presented byin the last Parliament. I'm also one of over a million Canadians of Arab origin. Now, as a proud Canadian, I refuse to be shaped by the hyphenated term “Arab-Canadian”. How do you foresee this bill celebrating Arab [more]

Outside Edmonton, there's the Ukrainian village. I believe every Edmontonian has visited the Ukrainian village and enjoyed the culture, the dances, the products and the community. If you own a small business anywhere in northern or southern Alberta, you must be running the business inside a large Ukrainian community—sometimes the whole village—like Two Hills, Three Hills and others. I know that [more]

I agree with what you said. Unity with the Ukrainian people is very important. Yes, this bill is symbolic, but it means more than that. I believe the community, more than ever, needs support from all Canadians across the country. That unity must help to bring in some solidarity and must reflect solidarity with the Ukrainian people. Why is this very important to the community?

Thank you, Chair. Senator Kutcher, thank you for giving your remarks from the hospital. I hope you're feeling better, and I wish you all the best health. Also, thank you for bringing this bill forward in May 2025. Thanks, MP Baker, for sponsoring it in the House. That's also very important. There are 1.4 million people of Ukrainian origin in Canada. We celebrate their hard work, their honesty, [more]

This is my final question. In a multicultural society such as Canada's, we celebrate that a lot. How do you see this bill helping to explain some of the differences as seen by other communities? I refuse to say “other”—we're all Canadians—but there are also cultural differences, because that's the nature of our country. How does this bill help to answer some of the unknown questions about the [more]

One of the intentions of this bill is to raise awareness about Arab culture and history and the community. What other benefits do you believe this bill would bring to the culture, introduction and awareness of the Arab community? I believe that when we put forward Lebanese Heritage Month, it was an opportunity to do the same thing. I thought it was a fantastic idea. We're thankful for the [more]

Mr. Speaker, I am really thankful to the hon. member for basically repeating what I said. We do have laws in place that protect the freedoms of Canadians, freedom of expression, freedom of religion and all that, but the government is refusing to enforce those laws while trying to communicate a political piece of legislation with the intent of gaining some votes in some areas regarding a certain [more]

Mr. Speaker, I agree with the hon. member. I think there is no will in the government to do any of that. The by-election is coming soon in Quebec, and that is why the Liberals are rushing this through, to make sure there are no further amendments. If the bill is of value to the government, it would have allowed more consultation and more amendments to take place, so that we could have a better [more]

Vancouver East Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the hon. member for. C-9 To put it bluntly, I am not convinced that this legislation, Bill, an act to amend the Criminal Code regarding hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places, is necessary. I find it strange therefore that after months of making other legislation a priority, the government now wants to [more]

Mr. Speaker, I feel for the Bloc Québécois. The Liberals will be sharing the vote gaining in certain places with them. As for the question, the laws are in place. We need the enforcement. There is no political will out there in the current government to enforce the laws. If the political will were there, we would not see attacks on synagogues or mosques or churches. If the government had any [more]

Mr. Speaker, this is a political exercise for a party that does retail politics very well. We know what this is aiming for. This bill would not make anything safe. It would not help anything. Is it better for the government to enforce the legislation we have on the books when it comes to protecting people rather than doing what it is doing to divide people further?

Mr. Speaker, that is exactly the big question. The government will always say something and do the opposite. This is one of the same symptoms we have seen many times over the last 10 years.