Latin American Heritage Month Act  Mr. Speaker, I listened intently, and I thoroughly enjoyed the wonderful comments made by the member for Edmonton West. I want to thank him for his faithfulness and hard work in Edmonton West. He pointed out that he was the 19th member in the House this evening to speak on this i

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to present two petitions. The first petition asks Parliament to establish a national palliative care strategy. It highlights that in the last Parliament, a motion was unanimously passed calling for the government to create a national palliative care

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the second petition is on impaired driving. The petitioners call on the Government of Canada to strengthen the Criminal Code with regard to impaired driving. They say, one, that the charge of impaired driving causing death should be called vehicular manslaughter; t

Fisheries Act  Mr. Speaker, in those nine years from 2006 to 2015, when we were in government, there was consultation. There were these changes, and there was a coast to coast tour on salmon. We started on the west coast and ended on the east coast. There is a problem with salmon. It has not de

Fisheries Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member. He is in a neighbouring riding, and I think we live in one of the most beautiful parts of the world. It is interesting that we invite the witnesses and often the Liberals will invite people knowing what the answers are likely to be, but

Fisheries Act  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to speak to Bill C-68. I will begin by thanking the member for Prince Albert for the important points he made to this debate. I find it disappointing that science is being ignored, and the member for Prince Albert reminded us of the importance of res

Father's Day  Mr. Speaker, this Sunday is Father's Day. We celebrate fathers and grandfathers by reminding them of their importance in each of our lives. I loved my father and father-in-law. Both were incredible men of God, who lived their faith with integrity and commitment. They loved their

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to immigration to Canada between December 7, 2016, to December 6, 2017: (a) how many economic class immigrants have been admitted to Canada; (b) how many family class immigrants have been admitted to Canada; (c) how many refugees have been admitted to Canada; (d) how

Aboriginal Cultural Property Repatriation Act  Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, I actually was in the lobby and heard the motion being read by you. I was actually with the government whip. My apologies to the House for missing it. I did vote. I did hear the reading of it. I believe it was counted. I also ask for unanimous co

Human Resources committee  On division.

Human Resources committee  Chair, the only person who was not thanked for their hard work at this committee was you. On behalf of the committee, I would like to thank you for your hard work.

Human Resources committee  You were not forgotten.

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Minister. I noticed that you congratulated all the Liberal members for their hard work, but Minister, I want to assure you that all members of this committee are working hard for Canadians. Madame Sansoucy—

Human Resources committee  I want to thank her for her hard work, and also Mr. Blaney, and I am working hard too, sir. The Auditor General has also been working very hard for Canada, and he made a startling statement that the “measure of success” from this Liberal government has been “the amount of money

Impact Assessment Act  Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, the member made a comment calling a member in this House “hysterical”. I think the comment was maybe made in haste, and I would ask that the comment be withdrawn.