Yesterday

Mentioned by GlobalPost An NDP MP loses his role because of lengthy history of non-payment of taxes Tyrone Benskin has been stripped of his role as official-languages critic until he pays the $58,000 he owes to the Quebec revenue agency. The provincial agency has contacted the House of Commons to seize part of his $160,000 MP's salary because of ...

Mentioned by StarPhoenix MP Tyrone Benskin booted from NDP shadow cabinet NDP leader Tom Mulcair has turfed a Quebec MP from his shadow cabinet for failing to pay nearly $60,000 in provincial taxes. Actor-turned-MP Tyrone Benskin owes money to Quebec's revenue agency from 2007 to 2011 and the agency now wants to ...

Mentioned by Post An NDP MP loses his role because of lengthy history of non-payment of taxes - Regina Leader Tyrone Benskin has been stripped of his role as official-languages critic until he pays the $58,000 he owes to the Quebec revenue agency. The provincial agency has contacted the House of Commons to seize part of his $160,000 MP's salary because of ...

Mentioned by Ottawa Citizen MP Tyrone Benskin booted from NDP shadow cabinet for failing to pay taxes Actor-turned-MP Tyrone Benskin owes money to Quebec's revenue agency from 2007 to 2011 and the agency now wants to garnish his $160,000 MP salary in order to get it back. “The life of an artist isn't always easy. I have had lean periods. I have lived in ...

Two days ago

Mentioned by Oye! Times NDP Suspends MP Tyrone Benskin for Not Paying Taxes After the news hit media that a Montreal-area NDP MP has not paid more than $58,000 in provincial taxes, Tyrone Benskin issued an apology statement on Friday asserting that he now intends to pay back every cent he owes. Benskin highlighted that in order ...

Mentioned by Toronto Star New Democrat MP Tyrone Benskin loses Commons role because of unpaid taxes Tyrone Benskin, an actor who was elected to the House of Common in 2011, failed to pay $58,097 in taxes between 2007 and 2011, according to court documents obtained by the Journal de Montréal. He has failed to pay the money to the provincial ...

Three days ago

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

This week

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 at the Official Languages committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Vote 20 under PRIVY COUNCIL Thank you. I'd just like a quick discussion about the minority press. Your predecessor, I believe in 2003 and 2005, put out two studies talking about ...

Spoke at the Official Languages committee on Study on Second Official Language Immersion Programs in Canada It is always a pleasure to see you again. With regard to Mr. Galipeau's remarks, our first task on the Standing Committee on Official Languages and ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke at the Official Languages committee on Study on Second Official Language Immersion Programs in Canada Thank you. Do I still have time? From your perspective within that process, other than what you've already presented in terms of fiscal support and so ...

Spoke in the House on Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my hon. colleague if she could offer her comments in regard to the ham-fisted nature in which the government ...

Spoke in the House on Language Skills Act Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate my colleague from Louis-Saint-Laurent for the vision she conveyed through Bill C-419. She identified a flaw in our laws ...

Spoke in the House on Disabled Sports Challenge Mr. Speaker, I would like to highlight the remarkable accomplishments of AlterGo, an organization in my riding. It just welcomed more than 4,000 athletes from over ...

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Immigration Mr. Speaker, immigration is an important issue for the vitality of our French-speaking and Acadian communities outside Quebec. It is essential that the Minister of Citizenship, ...

Spoke in the House on Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act Mr. Speaker, my colleague was talking about the concept of justice. I would like to take a closer look at that concept, compared to the concept ...

Spoke at the Official Languages committee on Study on Second Official Language Immersion Programs in Canada Thank you. Thank you for being here today. It seems to me that, when you learn any subject in your own language, you succeed because you ...

Spoke at the Official Languages committee on Study on Second Official Language Immersion Programs in Canada Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, all three of you, for being here. I'd like to touch on what Mr. Morrow was talking about, as well ...

Spoke at the Official Languages committee on Bill C-419, An Act respecting language skills In the last meeting, I think it was Mr. Chisu who had asked why we need a preamble. There are preambles in other parts of the ...

Spoke at the Official Languages committee on Bill C-419, An Act respecting language skills Sure. I'm looking at the Official Languages Act right now. Section 16 states: Every federal court, other than the Supreme Court of Canada, has the duty ...

Two months ago

Spoke at the Official Languages committee on Bill C-419, An Act respecting language skills Thank you. I think we live in a pretty special country with the two official languages. Over the years since official bilingualism has been in play, ...

Spoke in the House on Points of Order Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order regarding a statement made yesterday by the member for Essex during statements by members. He stated: —to ...

Three months ago

Spoke in the House on International Women's Day Mr. Speaker, in 1663, Canada welcomed the first 36 “Filles du Roy”. Three hundred and fifty years later, I must point out the important role they ...

Spoke in the House on Employment Insurance Mr. Speaker, we are feeling the effects of employment insurance reform at home. For over 30 years, Robert Devaney, from my riding, has been a teacher, ...

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-427 An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (income averaging for artists)

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