Chooses to speak about education, children & families and economy & cost of living.
Heather McPherson voted for bills on crime and sentencing, including new intimate partner offences and harsher penalties for assaulting healthcare workers, and for bills on housing supply and a national youth housing strategy.1234
See what they vote for ↗Heather McPherson voted against bills on tax changes, tougher bail and parole rules for people accused or convicted of crimes, and a new government corporation to boost affordable housing supply.1234
See what they vote against ↗An Act to amend the Impact Assessment ActChanges rules in the Impact Assessment Act.
Requires two-thirds of provinces without pension plans to approve before any province can create one.Requires two-thirds of provinces without pension plans to approve before any province creates one.
Creates a national plan to address attention deficit hyperactivity disorder across Canada.Creates a national plan to address ADHD across Canada.
Penalizes employers who control unions and removes certification from unions they dominate.Stops employers from controlling unions and removes certification from dominated unions.
Requires provinces to meet certain criteria for post-secondary education before receiving federal cash funding.Provinces must meet certain criteria for post-secondary education to get federal funding.
Creates an office with a commissioner to monitor and investigate Canadian businesses operating abroad for human rights compliance.Creates an office with a commissioner to monitor Canadian businesses abroad for human rights.
Modifies the Impact Assessment Act to change how Canada reviews and decides on major development projects.Changes how Canada reviews and approves major development projects.
Establishes requirements provinces must meet to receive federal funding for post-secondary education and divides federal education funding into two separate components.Sets requirements for provinces to get federal post-secondary funding and splits that funding into two parts.
Creates a national plan to coordinate how Canada addresses attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.Creates a national plan to coordinate how Canada addresses ADHD.
Designates February 22nd each year as National Indigenous Teachers Day.Makes February 22nd National Indigenous Teachers Day each year.
An Act to amend the Canada Pension PlanChanges the Canada Pension Plan.
Establishes a national system to help skilled trade workers move and work across Canadian provinces more easily.Makes it easier for skilled trade workers to move between Canadian provinces and work there.
Adjusts tax deductions and rates for tradespeople, businesses, homebuyers, and removes fuel excise taxes temporarily.Changes tax deductions and rates for tradespeople, businesses, and homebuyers, and temporarily removes fuel excise taxes.
Establishes a national framework to make electronic products and home appliances last longer.Sets up a national framework to make electronic products and home appliances last longer.
Authorizes government spending to improve housing supply.Lets the government spend money to improve housing supply.
Creates new crimes for controlling intimate partners and harmful sexual conduct, and strengthens penalties for related murders and harassment.Creates new crimes for controlling intimate partners and harmful sexual conduct, strengthens related murder and harassment penalties.
Allocates 11.1 billion dollars to cover federal government expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027.Provides 11.1 billion dollars for federal government expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027.
Allows authorities to keep certain dangerous prisoners in maximum security instead of automatically moving them to lower security levels.Lets authorities keep dangerous prisoners in maximum security instead of automatically moving them to lower levels.
Creates a government corporation to increase affordable housing supply and promote better building techniques in Canada.Creates a government corporation to increase affordable housing and promote better building techniques.
Adjusts federal tax rules including manufacturing deductions, benefit payments, crypto reporting, and carbon rebate deadlines.Changes federal tax rules for manufacturing, benefits, crypto reporting, and carbon rebate deadlines.
Creates harsher penalties for assaulting healthcare workers and first responders.Creates harsher penalties for assaulting healthcare workers and first responders.
Updates military justice rules and related laws to modernize how the armed forces handle legal matters.Updates military justice rules and laws to modernize how the armed forces handle legal matters.
Creates rules for how grocery stores display prices and requires them to report on following these rules.Creates rules for how grocery stores display prices and requires them to report compliance.
Changes rules about requiring people convicted of crimes to pay money to their victims.Changes rules about requiring people convicted of crimes to pay money to their victims.
Creates a national framework to regulate sports betting advertising and reduce related harms in Canada.Sets up a national framework to regulate sports betting advertising and reduce related harms.
Clarifies substance use treatment programs for youth and allows courts to delay sentencing or require treatment participation.Clarifies substance use treatment for youth and lets courts delay sentencing or require treatment.
Makes it harder for people charged with serious violent crimes to be released before trial, prioritizing public safety over automatic release.Makes it harder for people charged with serious violent crimes to be released before trial.
Changes rules for how parole decisions are reviewed and made for people in federal custody.Changes how parole decisions are reviewed and made for people in federal custody.
Requires courts to consider a person's immigration status when deciding criminal sentences.Requires courts to consider immigration status when deciding criminal sentences.
Modifies rules for controlling exports and imports of goods requiring permits.Modifies rules for controlling exports and imports of goods requiring permits.
Modifies rules for managing Atlantic groundfish fisheries under Canadian fishing law.Modifies rules for managing Atlantic groundfish fisheries under Canadian fishing law.
Strengthens rules for managing hazardous substances in Canada's oceans and abandoned vessels on Canadian coasts.Strengthens rules for managing hazardous substances in Canada's oceans and abandoned vessels on coasts.
Designates November as Ukrainian Heritage Month in Canada.Designates November as Ukrainian Heritage Month in Canada.
Establishes a national housing strategy for young Canadians and requires the designated minister to report progress to Parliament.Establishes a national housing strategy for young Canadians and requires the minister to report progress.
Exempts Quebec from the Canadian Multiculturalism Act.Exempts Quebec from the Canadian Multiculturalism Act.
Allows parents to take paid leave from work when their child dies.Allows parents to take paid leave from work when their child dies.
Implements a trade agreement between Canada and Indonesia while allowing government orders to enforce it and requiring reviews every three years.Implements a trade agreement between Canada and Indonesia with government enforcement and three-year reviews.
Requires Parliament to review and approve international treaties before the government can sign them.Requires Parliament to review and approve international treaties before the government signs them.
Increases tax breaks for small business owners, people with disabilities, and research spending while raising capital gains tax limits.Increases tax breaks for small business owners and people with disabilities, raises capital gains tax limits.
Establishes a national plan for predicting floods and droughts, with required reports to Parliament.Establishes a national plan for predicting floods and droughts with required reports to Parliament.
Creates new murder and violence offences involving intimate partners and stricter sentencing rules for such crimes.Adds new crimes for violence between intimate partners and increases punishments for them.