Darshan Singh Kang

[Public Safety, April 30th, 2019]

Mr. Speaker, yesterday The Hill Times published a disturbing article referencing a potential trend in our political system, which I cannot abide by. This is of course the use of racism as a political tool.

I find the statistics on this subject extremely alarming, including the fact that we have seen a nearly 50% increase in hate crimes from 2016-17 across the country.

Could the Minister of Public Safety update the House on the steps the government is taking to properly address these disturbing revelations?

[Alberta Provincial Election, April 2nd, 2019]

Mr. Speaker, there is an election in my home Province of Alberta, and yet again it appears that this provincial election will come down, by and large, to which way Calgary votes. Whoever wins Calgary, wins the election, or so it has been since 1948.

Let us talk about some of the issues facing my city and my province.

We have office vacancies downtown which are crippling our municipal tax coffers. We have an unemployment rate floating around 10% and that is double the national rate. We have Albertans and small businesses struggling to make ends meet. We have an oil price that continues to hamper and hinder our development.

Clearly, when it comes down to my constituents in Calgary, the economy is top of mind. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I must implore the government to do everything in its power to proceed with the Trans Mountain pipeline as soon as possible.

[Divorce Act, February 6th, 2019]

Mr. Speaker, I would have voted in favour, but I was overlooked. I will vote yes.

[Natural Resources, January 29th, 2019]

Mr. Speaker, despite selling our oil at discounted prices, the oil and gas industry last year contributed $117 billion to the Canadian economy. That is lots of money, but the number could have been even higher had we had the pipeline capacity to deliver our oil to other markets. We need the Trans Mountain pipeline now more than ever. CNRL is warning that it will have to lay off workers, and how many other companies will be following suit?

My question is to the Minister of Natural Resources. What is the timeline for getting construction under way on the Trans Mountain pipeline? Are we close?

[Natural Resources, November 30th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, with Alberta's economy hurting, Albertans are worried for their future. Bill C-69 is also a huge concern.

Office vacancies are close to 30% in the city of Calgary, and the downtown core has lost over $12 billion dollars in assessed value since 2015. With pipeline paralysis and oil being sold at $10 a barrel, unemployment has risen to 8.2% in Calgary.

My question is for the Minister of Natural Resources. Will the minister seriously consider the province's request to help buy more rail cars in order to reduce the market access backlog and to avoid cutbacks in oil production?

[Canadian Accessibility Act, November 27th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply and will be voting yes.

[Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2, November 27th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply and will be voting no.

[Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2, November 27th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply and will be voting no.

[Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2, November 27th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply and will vote no.

[Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2, November 27th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply and will vote no.