Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, it is important to acknowledge aspects of what the member insinuated in the premise. Yes, we need this agreement. We need an agreement. However, we have a democratic obligation to make sure that the tough questions get asked. The question of trust, which I referred

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to enter the debate on such an important bill. I find it very interesting that my colleague across the way, the government House leader, said very emphatically that this is a better agreement. There are some very serious issues that need to be addres

Teck Frontier  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals simply do not get it. They talk about growing the economy and protecting the environment, yet they want to phase out the Canadian energy industry, which has the best environmental record on the planet. They say indigenous reconciliation is important, yet

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, as some of my colleagues and I were discussing, this is not even necessarily a new NAFTA but rather HALFTA, or NAFTA 0.5. I think we all acknowledge, including the Conservatives, that free trade is important. We are proud to be the party free trade. I am curious a

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague talked at length about the cultural exemptions. We appreciate the briefing that the Liberals provided to members of Parliament last week, in which the hard-working public servants who were part of the negotiating team briefed us on matters relat

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the member's speech, but I have a couple of brief comments. I find it very interesting that the members of the government are very quick to criticize certain premiers across this country, except when they quote them to further their agenda. I find that v

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I ask my hon. colleague if he has had an opportunity to chat with some of his provincial counterparts, as I have in Alberta, who are very willing to work with the federal government in areas of joint interest but have found a very unwilling partner. Could my collea

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to defence procurements that have been delayed, since January 1, 2016: (a) what is the complete list of procurements that have been delayed and what are the details of each procurement, including (i) original procurement date, (ii) revised procurement date, (iii) desc

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to grants and contributions under $25,000 provided by Western Economic Diversification Canada since January 1, 2018: what are the details of each, including (i) date of funding, (ii) recipient, (iii) location, (iv) project description?

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, would the hon. member be able to highlight some of the challenges that regular middle-class, rural Canadians have with regard to the carbon tax?

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I certainly look forward to working with my colleague and all parties in this minority Parliament. My question is with respect to a poll that just came out the other day. Sixty-five per cent of Quebeckers suggested they supported using Canadian energy, specifically

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, Battle River—Crowfoot is proud to produce some of the best beef in the world, yet it is still recovering from the BSE crisis that nearly devastated the industry a decade and a half ago. However, on this road to recovery it was dealt a significant setback when the Lib

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I look forward to being able to answer the question, but I would premise it by saying this: I have constituents who are developing world-class spill response technology, yet they can't even get a meeting with the minister from the other side. The Liberals talk abou

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I look forward to being able to answer the question. In the member's constituency there are producers who are facing unpredictable weather patterns and whatnot that are affecting their yields, and the case is the same in many places across the country. We need to mak

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to stand in the House for the first time. Before I get into what will be a list of people I want to thank, I would like to reflect for a moment on when my wife and I flew here for the first time after the election for one of the orientation days. Al