Yesterday

Voted No on Vote #760 on Bill C-54 Amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (mental disorder)

Voted No on Vote #759 That the debate be now adjourned.

Voted No on Vote #758 on Bill C-49 Amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to ...

Voted Yes on Vote #757 on Bill C-49 Amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to ...

Two days ago

Spoke in the House on Canadian Museum of History Act Mr. Speaker, we have many validators for our position. My colleague quoted, in particular, Dr. Lorne Holyoak. We also have the Canadian Historical Association, the Canadian ...

Spoke in the House on Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act First, Mr. Speaker, I am not surprised that the Conservative Party would stoop that low and use that as a fundraiser. That should not surprise anybody. ...

Voted No on Vote #756 on Bill C-49 Amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to ...

This week

Spoke in the House on Canadian Museum of History Act Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my colleague something. I realize that the bill is a little more complicated than the question I will ask ...

Spoke in the House on Regional Economic Development Mr. Speaker, yesterday I asked the government tough questions about why the Ring of Fire project has been suspended. All I got from the parliamentary secretary ...

Spoke in the House on Navigable Waters Protection Act moved for leave to introduce Bill C-536, an act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (Trout Lake). Mr. Speaker, it certainly is a pleasure for ...

Spoke in the House on Regional Economic Development Mr. Speaker, the Ring of Fire provides a unique opportunity for the economic development of northern Ontario. If this project comes to fruition, it will help ...

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-536 An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (Trout Lake)

A week ago

Spoke in the House on Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise in the House today. For the second time in two days we will be addressing first nations issues. ...

Spoke in the House on Petitions Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure this morning to present two petitions. The first one is from residents of my riding of Nickel Belt. It concerns ...

A month ago

Spoke at the Natural Resources committee on Market Diversification in the Energy Sector I don't want to waste my time with that. I've got some good news for you, Mr. Telford. My colleague Chris Charlton has a private member's ...

Mentioned by NorthernLife.ca MP encourages input on future of Canada Post “I believe Canada Post is an essential service that should remain public but certainly can be improved,” said Nickel Belt MP Claude Gravelle, in a press release. “This is an opportunity for people to make recommendations on both urban and rural delivery, ...

Spoke at the Natural Resources committee on Market Diversification in the Energy Sector Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Harrison, the cost of solar panels has been dropping drastically. What is the potential for solar generation in Canada as an ...

Two months ago

Mentioned by NorthernLife.ca NDP seeks to reprotect Northern lakes and rivers - Northern Life Nickel Belt MP Claude Gravelle wants residents to help him name the rivers and lakes to be protected in a private member's bill he will introduce to reverse some of the sweeping changes the Conservative government has made to waterways protections.

Spoke at the Natural Resources committee on Market Diversification in the Energy Sector Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to the witnesses for being here. Chief John, a recent report, the Macdonald-Laurier report, offered two very different scenarios—one is ...

Spoke at the Natural Resources committee on Market Diversification in the Energy Sector Okay, so it's a right-wing organization. All right, thank you. Mr. Rolf, I'd like to ask you a question. I want to quote Mr. Willis, and ...

Spoke at the Natural Resources committee on Market Diversification in the Energy Sector All right. Thank you. As I said, I didn't hear your presentation, but I did read the notes that were supplied to us, so I'd like ...

Spoke at the Natural Resources committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, witnesses, for being here. The last time you were here we talked a little bit about the Ring of Fire, ...

Mentioned by NorthBayNipissing.com Gravelle proposes support for grandparents NIPISSING – A bill making it easier for grandparents to step in and care for their grandchildren should the need arise is poised for debate in the House of Commons after recently being tabled by Nickel Belt MP Claude Gravelle. Gravelle's private member's bill ...

Three months ago

Mentioned by The Sudbury Star News Local The number of grandparents raising their grandchildren is on the rise, according to Nickel Belt NDP MP Claude Gravelle. Gravelle is looking to introduce a Private Member's Bill to amend Employment Insurance and Income Tax legislation to help with these ...

Mentioned by Winnipeg Free Press Around Canada Grandparent help? OTTAWA -- A New Democrat MP is aiming to help grandparents who suddenly find themselves caring full time for their grandchildren. Claude Gravelle's private member's bill would qualify grandparents to receive Employment Insurance ...

Mentioned by Ottawa Citizen National Hockey Day back on Parliament's agenda — for now "The whole intention is to encourage people to get out to their local hockey rink, or flood a rink in the backyard . . . and invite the neighbours over and have everybody come out and have fun," says Alberta MP Linda Duncan. ... Foreign Affairs critic Paul Dewar's bill seeks to end the use of conflict minerals used to finance the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while Claude Gravelle's bill would allow grandparents to claim EI benefits for taking time off to raise a grandchild under the age of five as well as tax ...

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-487 An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Income Tax Act (support for grandparents)

Spoke at the Natural Resources committee on Innovation in the Energy Sector All right. When you answered your first question, you said that aggressive feed-in tariff rates and premiums have driven the uptake of technology in Europe. Can ...

More than three months ago

Spoke at the Natural Resources committee on Innovation in the Energy Sector Thank you. I just have a couple of quick questions for Mr. Petsinis and Mr. Truckenbrodt. It's concerning the money you invest in research and development. ...

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-423 An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (labour dispute)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-401 An Act to amend the Investment Canada Act (committee members)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-396 An Act to amend the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (Northern Ontario)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-356 An Act respecting a National Strategy for Dementia

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-334 An Act to amend the Investment Canada Act (enhanced ministerial oversight)

Statements in the House