Chris Warkentin

[Automotive Industry, June 17th, 2025]

Mr. Speaker, what if I said the government had a plan to increase the cost of vehicles by over $20,000 and kill 40,000 high-paying Canadian jobs? Well, that is exactly what the Liberals are doing with their mandate to eliminate gas-powered vehicles, which starts to take effect next year. Workers and families across Canada, especially in rural and northern communities, cannot afford this dangerous Liberal experiment.

It is simple: Canadians do not want this shoved down their throats. Tonight, will the Liberals vote to end their radical ban on gas-powered vehicles immediately?

[Business of Supply, June 16th, 2025]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order.

I am wondering if you could clarify the process when voting. The member for Fleetwood—Port Kells left his chair during the vote for an extended period of time; wandered around, it appeared to be to the lobby; came back; and then voted.

Is that allowable?

[Business of the House, December 17th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, it is clear that the Liberals are running scared. We ask for a recorded division.

[Supplementary Estimates (B), 2024-25, December 10th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, the official opposition agrees to apply the vote, with Conservatives voting against.

[Supplementary Estimates (B), 2024-25, December 10th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, Conservatives agree to apply the vote, with Conservatives voting against.

[Supplementary Estimates (B), 2024-25, December 10th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, Conservatives agree to apply the vote, with Conservatives voting against.

[Points of Order, December 9th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, on that same point of order, even though I am a little closer to you, during question period, I was unable to hear what was going on because of the way members of the New Democratic Party, specifically the member for New Westminster—Burnaby and the member for Timmins—James Bay, were carrying on, giving instruction to the Speaker and making it very difficult for members, even on this side, to hear what the Speaker was saying.

The whip of the New Democratic Party has folks within her own area she needs to address her concerns to because it is obstructing the business of the House.

[Privilege, December 6th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, with regard to the last comment that New Democrats somehow were not involved in this, there has obviously been multiple news reports with regard to not only members of Parliament but also staffers of the New Democratic Party. There are pictures as well, which I would like to reserve the right to turn in to the House so that the Speaker can review the documentation as well as the photos that were taken during that entire episode.

[Privilege, December 6th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, with regard to that point of order, a personal first-hand account is very much part of the information that the Speaker must hear. It is not frivolous and it is not repetition. The member is speaking about a personal experience that is unlike anybody else's experience. That member has not only the right but the obligation to ensure that the details of her experience are detailed with regard to this matter.

I believe that, if it were one of my NDP colleague's members who had this experience with their children, he would be stopping at nothing to ensure that their voice was heard. Today, more than ever, I would hope that members of Parliament would allow my colleague, who has testimony about her experience with her children, to be heard today.

[Points of Order, December 6th, 2024]

I am being heckled by the member now recanting his initial comments.

Madam Speaker, secondly, in terms of a question about calling an election, there is only one group of people in the House who arbitrarily can decide on the timing of an election. It is the government. It is the administration. It is an action of the administration of government to determine if it will ask the Governor General for an election.

The House collectively can make a determination by forcing the government to go to an election, but the Prime Minister has the capacity and the prerogative to go to the Governor General and call an election, and that is what we are calling for.