Yesterday

Spoke in the House on Lynne Woolstencroft Mr. Speaker, I rise to note a significant loss to Waterloo region. For over 30 years, Lynne Woolstencroft served as a teacher, a school board trustee ...

Voted No on Vote #694 That this House do now adjourn.

Voted Yes on Vote #693 on Bill C-51 Amend the Witness Protection Program Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act

Two days ago

Didn't vote on Vote #692 That this House do now adjourn.

Voted Yes on Vote #691 That, notwithstanding any Standing or Special Order or usual practice of the House, commencing upon the adoption of ...

Voted No on Vote #690 That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “Fridays” and substituting the following: ...

Three days ago

Spoke in the House on Food Safety Mr. Speaker, Canadian consumers are our first priority when it comes to food safety. Our government is committed to strengthening food safety for Canadian families. In ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Mental Health Mr. Speaker, with today marking the beginning of Mental Health Week, Canadians and veterans alike welcome the research and effort that our government has made to ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, it may have been a translation issue, but I just want to clarify. I thought I heard my colleague say that the deficit continues ...

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I find myself in total agreement with my colleague on the first part of his comments. We comment on the total ineffectiveness of the ...

Spoke in the House on Armenia Mr. Speaker, George Santayana said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” That is why I rise today and ask Canadians to ...

Spoke in the House on Committees of the House Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 7th report of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development entitled “Urban ...

Spoke in the House on Suicide Prevention Mr. Speaker, once again, I thank the House for passing Bill C-300, my legislation on suicide prevention. The situation in Neskantaga only reinforces the need for ...

Two months ago

Mentioned by StarPhoenix Easter break not likely to bring Harper any relief from caucus unrest "It always depends on how you're going to move ahead as a team," said Ontario MP Harold Albrecht. "When you're part of a team, there are some times you don't get exactly what you want, but you recognize that you get a better result as a total team than you ...

Mentioned by iPolitics.ca (subscription) Easter break brings no end to restless government backbencher “It always depends on how you're going to move ahead as a team,” said Ontario MP Harold Albrecht. “When you're part of a team, there are some times you don't get exactly what you want, but you recognize that you get a better result as a total team than you ...

Mentioned by Calgary Herald Silence rules as maverick Tory seeks to lift muzzle In the same stuffy committee room in the bowels of Parliament's Centre Block, a number of Warawa's supporters in caucus showed up, including Rob Anders of Alberta and Harold Albrecht of Ontario. The committee promptly went in camera after Warawa's statement. Whether the ... "A member should be able to make a statement on any issue they think is important to themselves or their constituencies," said Tory MP Kyle Seeback. © Copyright (c) Postmedia News. Original source article: Silence rules as maverick Tory ...

Mentioned by Canada.com Silence rules as maverick Tory seeks to lift muzzle Maverick MP Mark Warawa appealed to his colleagues Wednesday to allow his motion condemning sex-selective abortions. They had rejected the motion as unvotable last week, arguing it was too similar to another motion ... In the same stuffy committee room in the bowels of Parliament's Centre Block, a number of Warawa's supporters in caucus showed up, including Rob Anders of Alberta and Harold Albrecht of Ontario. The committee promptly went in camera after Warawa's statement. Whether the committee will ...

Mentioned by 660 News Easter break not likely to bring Harper any relief from caucus unrest “It always depends on how you're going to move ahead as a team,” said Ontario MP Harold Albrecht. “When you're part of a team, there are some times you don't get exactly what you want, but you recognize that you get a better result as a total team than you ...

Mentioned by News1130 Silence rules as maverick Tory appeals for freedom to debate abortion motion Maverick MP Mark Warawa appealed to his colleagues Wednesday to allow his motion condemning sex-selective abortions. They had rejected the motion as unvotable last week, arguing it was too similar to another motion ... In the same stuffy committee room in the bowels of Parliament's Centre Block, a number of Warawa's supporters in caucus showed up, including Rob Anders of Alberta and Harold Albrecht of Ontario. The committee promptly went in camera after Warawa's statement. Whether the committee will ...

More than three months ago

Spoke at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Access to Information Requests and Parliamentary Privilege Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm not sure I'll take all of my seven minutes, so if one of my colleagues cares to follow up, they can ...

Spoke at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Bill C-21, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with ... Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the witnesses for being here today. I really found your comments very helpful in helping me understand the ...

Spoke at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Access to Information Requests and Parliamentary Privilege and Bill C-21, An Act ... Again, my big concern in looking at the bill is that we have heard some criticism that this will actually make it more difficult for a ...

Spoke at the Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee on Human Rights Situation in Eritrea Okay. There was a statement made by Elizabeth Chyrum, director of Human Rights Concern Eritrea, and I'm just going to read a little bit of what ...

Spoke at the Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee on Briefing on the Situation in Philippines Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Mr. Colmenares, for being here today. First of all, I found most of your testimony very troubling when you indicated ...

Spoke at the Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee on Situation of North Korean Refugees in China Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, Your Excellency, for being with us today. Certainly your comments about the current situation in North Korea are very ...

Spoke at the Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee on Human Rights Violations in Venezuela Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, Mr. Reeder for being here today. I was not part of the subcommittee that presented the report, but I ...

Spoke at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Bill C-21, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Mr. Mayrand, for being here today. I'm sure there's at least one thing all of us around this table today ...

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-300 An Act respecting a Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention

Statements in the House