Yesterday

Didn't vote on Vote #694 That this House do now adjourn.

Didn't vote 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.

Didn't vote on Vote #691 That, notwithstanding any Standing or Special Order or usual practice of the House, commencing upon the adoption of ...

Didn't vote on Vote #690 That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “Fridays” and substituting the following: ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Situation in Syria Mr. Speaker, there is nothing more terrible than war. Still worse than war is civil war. My family experienced civil war in Lebanon. I would not ...

Spoke in the House on Syria Mr. Speaker, I would like to extend my warmest greetings to Orthodox Christians in Ahuntsic and around the world who, this week, celebrated Easter, a holiday ...

Spoke at the Justice committee on Bill C-452, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (exploitation and trafficking ... The other thing the amendment is doing is deleting subsection (1.1), which was added to refer specifically to sexual exploitation. It was added because, as the ...

Spoke in the House on Public Safety Mr. Speaker, seven days ago we found out that the Conservatives lost track of $3.1 billion earmarked for public safety. Seven long days, and we still ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke at the Justice committee on Bill C-452, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (exploitation and trafficking ... Fine. One of the interesting things that came out of my consultations is that prosecutors, and sometimes even police officers, often tended to believe that human ...

Spoke in the House on 1982 Repatriation of the Constitution Mr. Speaker, on Friday, the Supreme Court announced that it had completed its review of two judges' violations of the principle of separation of judicial, legislative ...

A month ago

Spoke at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia 2012 and ... Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I am going to use my documents to make my presentation. First of all, I would like to thank all ...

Spoke in the House on Citizenship and Immigration Mr. Speaker, a month ago, the immigration minister promised measures to help people trying to flee from the war in Syria. Absolutely nothing has been done ...

Spoke in the House on Supreme Court Mr. Speaker, justice in a democracy requires the separation of powers between the judiciary, the executive and the legislative branch. A judge must not speak to ...

Spoke in the House on Petitions Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to table a petition calling on all members to support Bill C-452, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (exploitation ...

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on Right to Education in French in Saskatchewan Mr. Speaker, the teaching situation for students at École Boréale in Saskatchewan is deplorable. Although the school is a priority of the Conseil des écoles fransaskoises, ...

Three months ago

Mentioned by iPolitics.ca (subscription) Bloc motion on Clarity Act easily defeated, but hurts NDP MP Claude Patry, middle front, walks with Bloc Quebecois members Louis Plamondon, left to right, Daniel Paille, Andrve Bellavance, Franvcois Fortin and Maria Mourani as they make their way to the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on ...

Mentioned by CBC.ca (blog) All eyes on NDP as Clarity Act repeal bill goes to a vote Also up for Commons approval this evening: Bloc Quebecois MP Maria Mourani's bill to crack down on human smuggling, and Conservative MP Cheryl Gallant's attempt to restrict fees for providing professional assistance to those seeking determination of ...

Mentioned by Toronto Star Claude Patry's defection to Bloc a superficial cut: Hébert MP Claude Patry, middle front, walks with Bloc Québécois members Louis Plamondon, left to right, Paillé, André Bellavance, Jean-François Fortin and Maria Mourani as they make their way to the House of Commons on Thursday. By: Chantal Hébert National ...

Mentioned by CBC.ca (blog) TBS Prez Tony Clement talks open data at 'first ever' ministerial Google+ hangout Later this afternoon, members will turn their attention to Bloc Quebecois MP Maria Mourani's private members' campaign against human trafficking. Outside the precinct, New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair will take questions -- virtually all of which will likely be ...

Mentioned by Yahoo! News Canada (blog) The worst MP attendance records The second and third worst attendance records belong to Bloc Quebecois MP Maria Mourani and Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis respectively. Mourani was a Bloc Quebecois leadership candidate and missed a lot of votes for her campaign. The fourth worst ...

Mentioned by Macleans.ca (blog) Taking MP attendance Some of the other MPs who show up with a lot of absences this session—Maria Mourani, Jim Karygiannis, Irwin Cotler—also missed a large number of those C-38 votes. Anyone who was away for the voting on C-45, would have skipped 47 votes in doing so.

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-468 An Act to amend the Aeronautics Act (agreement with provincial authority)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-452 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (exploitation and trafficking in persons)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-418 An Act respecting the extraterritorial activities of Canadian businesses and entities, establishing the Canadian Extraterritorial Activities Review Commission and making consequential amendments to other Acts

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-376 An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Employment Insurance Act (family leave)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-320 An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (Charter of the French Language) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-235 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (failure to inform)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-612 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons)

Statements in the House