Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you to the committee for welcoming me today. This has been a very interesting discussion already. I want to note my appreciation for MP Turnbull and MP Duncan, whose learned and helpful comments I think are advancing the conversation around

Procedure and House Affairs committee   concerned about your well-being and how you are doing means a lot. Certainly, MP Duncan, kudos to you for your continued leadership. I still look back at the time when you were in Saint John. We did an announcement with Brilliant Labs on coding. I will never ever forget. We walked

Federal Dental Care Plan   No. 62, the motion for a federal dental care plan. I certainly admire the initiative that has been brought forward by the member for St. John's East. We need to have these discussions about dental care and how it will be introduced if that is what Canadians want to see. I personally

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I'm pleased to resume the floor on the amendment of my colleague Mr. Turnbull, who will have an opportunity to address the topic again. First, I want to thank Mr. Turnbull. I would also like to thank Ms. Duncan and Mr. Long

Environment committee  I would take exception to that characterization. Since 2016, this government has engaged significantly and regularly with indigenous peoples, including in the development of the pan-Canadian framework, by distinctions-based processes with first nations, Métis and Inuit, via

Books of Remembrance   away on May 10. They are Private Francis George William Floyd, Flying Officer Reginald James Dew, Private Joseph Clough, Corporal Patrick Duffy, Private Clayton Morningstar, Lieutenant Charles Casimir Von Straubenzee, Private Duncan McKinnon, Private Arthur Murphy, Private Stephen

Procedure and House Affairs committee   in to this and listening with bated breath to every word that Wayne Long is going to say, or MP Duncan, MP Turnbull, MP Normandin, MP Kent, MP Calkins and MP Amos, what have you? Do you think they're all tuned in with their little notepads, taking notes and saying, “Look at these guys go. Look at them

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's about the 16th time Ms. Duncan has said the exact same thing. She's on the verge of relevancy on a lot of these points. Let's get back to the motion at hand, the amendment.

Procedure and House Affairs committee   don't know. MP Blaikie knows. It was the Saint John Sea Dogs, which is certainly one of the most successful major junior organizations in the country. Yes, MP Lauzon, they're more successful than the Gatineau Olympiques. I take that back. Maybe they're not quite as successful

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, there are rules against both relevance and repetition. I would note that Ms. Duncan is repeating word for word what she said in previous meetings.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm again reading word for word what Ms. Duncan is saying from a previous meeting. The last two paragraphs have been word for word what she said in a previous meeting. The rule of repetition states that can't happen. If she has new information to bring forward, she should

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Perhaps on the Simms protocol to Ms. Duncan, if I may, having—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's exactly what my Simms question was going to be focused on. If I could just ask you a quick question, Dr. Duncan, and if you could respond, if you're willing.... Again, this predicates working together. If that's not an option, that's fine.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee   their health condition. We have sizable populations now in cities like Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal and St. John's, Newfoundland. We need to know better how those populations are faring in order to provide services. Provinces and territories should collect and then report on Inuit

Broadcasting Act   cultures in our broadcasting sector. During the last Parliament, I was privileged to be asked by the Prime Minister to serve as the parliamentary secretary to the then minister of heritage. In that role at that time, I had the chance to work on co-developing with first nations, Inuit