Business of Supply   the mandate of the Office of Religious Freedom, in its current form. We fully appreciate the work the Office of Religious Freedom has done. We do not underestimate the qualities of Andrew Bennett. I have known Dr. Bennett since he worked at intergovernmental affairs, when I

Intergovernmental Affairs  Mr. Speaker, investments postponed to 2019, that is the truth. The letters the federal Minister of International Trade exchanged with Newfoundland and Labrador on the CETA-releated seafood industry agreement are crystal clear. The minister promised a transition fund to help the

Intergovernmental Affairs  Mr. Speaker, once again, against all logic, the government is patting itself on the back for working with the provinces to address the enormous infrastructure gap, but that is not really what is happening. Three-quarters of the building Canada fund will not be handed out until 20

Intergovernmental Affairs  Mr. Speaker, since Laurier, Canadian prime ministers have seen fit to meet regularly with their provincial counterparts, as a group, in addition to bilateral meetings. That went without saying. It goes without saying in any civilized federation. It goes without saying, except for

Intergovernmental Affairs   of Fisheries and Oceans responded that she does not want to get involved in a provincial process. She is refusing to share scientific information even though the best marine mammal experts work for the federal government. How can the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs

Infrastructure  That is a shameful accusation that the member cannot sustain outside, Mr. Speaker. When the Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs launched the new building Canada fund on March 28, he said that the provinces and municipalities “may now apply

Health committee   recommendation to the federal government? We are not the provincial government; we don't have the same ability to intervene on these files, but I'm sure you have an idea about the federal government's specific role. I was the minister of intergovernmental affairs long enough to know

Champlain Bridge  Mr. Speaker, I would like to give the Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs the opportunity to assure the House that he will honour his commitment to release his business plan for the Champlain Bridge by the end of the year, which is just a few

Champlain Bridge  Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs promised to release his business plan for replacing the Champlain Bridge by the end of the year, which is just around the corner. I want to give the minister and the government an opportunity

Intergovernmental Relations   criticized this bad federal initiative undertaken at the expense of workers and the Canadian economy. Will the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs finally get down to work? Will he make his colleagues work with the provinces and not against them?

Intergovernmental Relations  Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs has a knack for breaking cabinet solidarity for the wrong reasons. After giving his support to Quebec's so-called “charter of values”, more aptly named the “charter of shame”, he is now claiming, against all logic

Intergovernmental Relations  Mr. Speaker, you can hear how scared they are of the new Liberal leader. My question is for the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs. The free trade negotiations with Europe seem to be entering their final sprint and have an impact on buying locally and the cost of drugs

Intergovernmental Relations   not sit well with them and there has been an outcry. This government finally has a Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, so he should rise and tell us how he plans to clean up the mess the latest budget has made of our federation, especially in terms of job training, an area in which

Pensions  Mr. Speaker, to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, if there is one in the government, to delay the old age security to 67 years of age would provide the federal government a meagre three-tenths of one percent of the GDP in 2030. However, the federal government committed

Intergovernmental Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives' obsession with keeping things secret is such that we had to find out through the Auditor General that the Department of Finance conducted a study on the long-term consequences of its unilateral reduction of health transfers. The government kept the