Yesterday

Voted No on Vote #685 That the Ninth Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status ...

Voted Yes on Vote #684 on Bill S-9 Amend the Criminal Code

Voted Yes on Vote #683 That, in light of $3.1 billion of missing funds outlined in Chapter Eight of the 2013 Spring Report ...

Voted Yes on Vote #682 That the motion be amended by adding the following: “and that in order to avoid losing funds in ...

Two weeks ago

Didn't vote on Vote #681 on Bill S-213 Respecting a national day of remembrance to honour Canadian veterans of the Korean War

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Armenia Mr. Speaker, this is a poignant time, a time to remember, to commemorate and to bear witness. I rise today on the anniversary of the Armenian ...

Spoke in the House on Foreign Affairs Mr. Speaker, the government has listed Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism and Iranian footprints are reported in yesterday's aborted terror attack, but while the ...

Spoke in the House on Combating Terrorism Act Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise on the matter of Bill S-7, legislation that proposes a number of amendments to Canada's anti-terrorism regime, including provisions ...

Spoke in the House on The Holocaust Holocaust remembrance reminds us, as the survivors know only too well, of horrors too terrible to be believed but not too terrible to have happened. The ...

Spoke in the House on Rwanda Mr. Speaker, last week I commemorated the 19th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, which targeted the Tutsi population, and the Rwandan diaspora. This unspeakable horror where ...

Spoke at the Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee on Human Rights Situation in Honduras Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'd like to also welcome the witnesses and put a question, if I may, to Mr. Blackwell. Mr. Blackwell, this committee was ...

Mentioned by CBC.ca (blog) Liberal MP wants proof omnibus crime bill made Canadians 'safer' Perennially inquisitive Liberal MP Irwin Cotler is challenging the government to identify exactly which specific streets and communities, "if any", have been "made safer" as a result of the passage of last year's omnibus crime bill, the Safer Streets and ...

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I will begin by saying I join with the hon. member for Chatham-Kent—Essex in expressing concern for the victims of the bombing, and I ...

Spoke in the House on Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to federal properties: (a) what is the address or location, and description, of each building, facility, or other real estate property owned or leased ...

Two months ago

Mentioned by Liberal.ca Reality Check: Budget 2013 and the Conservative Record on Skilled Workers ... Select an MP, Scott Andrews, Mauril Belanger, Carolyn Bennett, Scott Brison, Gerry Byrne, Sean Casey, Denis Coderre, Irwin Cotler, Rodger Cuzner, Stéphane Dion, Kirsty Duncan, Wayne Easter, Mark Eyking, Judy Foote, Hedy Fry, Marc Garneau, Ralph ...

Spoke in the House on Questions Passed as Orders for Return With regard to C-54, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (mental disorder): (a) in developing this legislation, on what (i) ...

Mentioned by Liberal.ca (blog) Reality Check: Conservative Spending Fictions in Budget 2013 Select an MP, Scott Andrews, Mauril Belanger, Carolyn Bennett, Scott Brison, Gerry Byrne, Sean Casey, Denis Coderre, Irwin Cotler, Rodger Cuzner, Stéphane Dion, Kirsty Duncan, Wayne Easter, Mark Eyking, Judy Foote, Hedy Fry, Marc Garneau, Ralph ...

Mentioned by Ottawa Citizen Tory MPs use statements in Commons to attack opposition and avoid social ... The data also show that Quebec Tory Jacques Gourde made more statements than any other MP, with 63, followed by Liberal Irwin Cotler (43) and Ontario Conservative Eve Adams (37). Among the more hundreds of one-off topics spoken to by MPs were the ...

Mentioned by Ottawa Citizen Tory MPs use statements in Commons to attack opposition and avoid social ... The data also show that Quebec Tory Jacques Gourde made more statements than any other MP, with 63, followed by Liberal Irwin Cotler (43) and Ontario Conservative Eve Adams (37). Among the more hundreds of one-off topics spoken to by MPs were the ...

Mentioned by Liberal.ca (blog) Why the Liberal Party will be opposing Budget 2013 Select an MP, Scott Andrews, Mauril Belanger, Carolyn Bennett, Scott Brison, Gerry Byrne, Sean Casey, Denis Coderre, Irwin Cotler, Rodger Cuzner, Stéphane Dion, Kirsty Duncan, Wayne Easter, Mark Eyking, Judy Foote, Hedy Fry, Marc Garneau, Ralph ...

Spoke at the Justice committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 ... Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In the previous round when I only got one question, I was able to ask the minister about the wisdom of reductions ...

Spoke at the Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee on Human Rights Situation in Honduras Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank you, Ms. Filiatrault, for your very comprehensive presentation. I'm going to focus on the human rights issue per ...

Three months ago

Spoke at the Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee on Human Rights Situation in Honduras Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I had to speak in the House of Commons so I wasn't here during your initial presentation, but I've read your report ...

Spoke at the Justice committee on Bill C-273, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cyberbullying) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We've heard in the witness testimony before in regard to this bill about the seriousness of cyberbullying as a whole. Mr. Goguen ...

Spoke at the Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee on Human Rights Situation in Tibetan Areas of China Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I also want to express our appreciation for your presence here today, Mr. Sangay, and also for your very eloquent and effective ...

Spoke at the Public Safety committee on Economics of Policing I wonder if I might ask you something about an area in which you have a particular expertise: the whole notion of restorative justice. This used ...

Spoke at the Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee on Human Rights Situation in Eritrea Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank the witness for his testimony here. As you may recall in his appearance before our committee, the president and chief ...

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-359 An Act to Protect Canadian Citizens Abroad

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-339 An Act to condemn corruption and impunity in Russia in the case and death of Sergei Magnitsky

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-554 An Act to Protect Canadian Citizens Abroad

Statements in the House