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40th PARLIAMENT, 3rd SESSION
UNEDITED HANSARD • NUMBER 026
OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD)
Thursday, April 15, 2010

40th PARLIAMENT, 3rd SESSION
UNEDITED HANSARD • NUMBER 026
OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD)
Thursday, April 15, 2010

Bill C-508. Introduction and first reading

Ms. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North, NDP) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-508, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (genetic characteristics).

She said: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased and honoured to introduce this bill to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act in order to protect Canadians from discrimination on the basis of their genetic characteristics.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
APRIL 14, 2010

NDP MOVES TO OUTLAW GENETIC DISCRIMINATION

OTTAWA -- New Democrat Health Critic Judy Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North) today introduced a bill in Parliament to prohibit discrimination on the grounds of a person`s genetic characteristics.

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APRIL 8, 2010

WASYLYCIA-LEIS LAUNCHES BILL TO EXTEND CAREGIVER TAX CREDIT TO SPOUSES OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

WINNIPEG – New Democrat Health Critic Judy Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North) today launched a bill to bolster the family income of persons living with disabilities by extending the ‘caregiver tax credit’ to the spouses of persons with disabilities.

40th PARLIAMENT, 3rd SESSION
UNEDITED HANSARD • NUMBER 021
OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD)
Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Ms. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North, NDP): Mr. Speaker, I am pleased and honoured to present a petition signed by many people from Manitoba who are very concerned about funding for the healing programs under the Aboriginal Healing Foundation. They are very worried because that funding comes to an end today.

40th PARLIAMENT, 3rd SESSION
UNEDITED HANSARD • NUMBER 021
OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD)
Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Ms. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North, NDP): Mr. Speaker, the insincerity of the Conservatives' commitment to battling AIDS has reached new depths. We are now hearing that the government is planning to cut $10 million as of today in funding for the international initiative, something former UN AIDS envoy Stephen Lewis has called unconscionable.

40th PARLIAMENT, 3rd SESSION
UNEDITED HANSARD • NUMBER 009
OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD)
Thursday, March 18, 2010

Ms. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North, NDP): Mr. Speaker, tuberculosis rates among aboriginal Canadians are skyrocketing at levels higher than many third world countries. This is a national emergency that needs an urgent plan of action and yet the government has no plan, not even on first nations reserves for which it has clear constitutional responsibility.

40th PARLIAMENT, 3rd SESSION
UNEDITED HANSARD • NUMBER 009
OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD)
Monday, March 15, 2010

Ms. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North, NDP): Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with my colleague, the member for Sudbury.
We join today with all Canadians in acknowledging and celebrating our Paralympics athletic achievement and abilities. These games spotlight our athletes' will to overcome enormous obstacles to contribute their talents and abilities at an internationally competitive level.

40th PARLIAMENT, 3rd SESSION
UNEDITED HANSARD • NUMBER 007
OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD)
Thursday, March 11, 2010

Ms. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North, NDP): Mr. Speaker, this month we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ukrainian Voice – the oldest Ukrainian-language newspaper in Canada.