David Graham

[Business of Supply, June 2nd, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, thank you for giving me a second chance.

I would like to know what my colleague thinks about the importance of preventing conflicts between rural and urban regions when it comes to electoral reform. I am still concerned that such problems will emerge.

[Business of Supply, June 2nd, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, I commend the hon. member for Montcalm on his speech. His riding neighbours mine.

I want to come back to the issue of rural regions. We both represent large rural ridings. When it comes to electoral reform, I am always worried that electoral boundaries will be made between urban and rural regions.

Could my colleague from Montcalm say a few words about that?

[Business of Supply, June 2nd, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, I have a quick question for the member for Vancouver Kingsway. The NDP has held power in many provinces in the country always under a majority ranked system. While it has been a platform plank of the NDP for as long as I can remember to influence proportional, in the six or seven provinces where they had majorities, they have not attempted to implement the system. I am wondering if the member could address why that might have been.

[Business of Supply, June 2nd, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands commented that only some systems allow a majority that has a different percentage of the vote from votes cast. There is one flaw in that argument. It is generally true but there is one in the proportional set that does have that problem as well and that is a mixed member proportional. This has happened in a number of countries that have abandoned it after trying it.

If a party were to be split in two, then people would vote on the seat list and on the list list and that party could end up with a majority government with only 30% of the vote.

It is important to be careful of all of the different risks and all of the different benefits in every system and to be careful in how we study this. I am looking forward to the work of the committee. I wonder if my colleague could comment on the finer details of some of these problems.

[Criminal Code, May 31st, 2016]

Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Lac-Saint-Louis for his good speech.

Is he satisfied with the process that took place and is he pleased with the result?

[Public Service Labour Relations Act, May 30th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, does my colleague know why the Conservatives always oppose unions and say that we should diminish their powers?

What does he have to say about that?

[Public Service Labour Relations Act, May 30th, 2016]

Madam Speaker, I have a fairly simple question.

I would like my colleague from Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan to tell me whether he believes that unions are a good thing in general.

Does he think that unions have improved the situation of workers in the west and throughout the world? Does he think unions are useful or would he rather they be done away with?

[Public Service Labour Relations Act, May 30th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, I am wondering if my colleague the parliamentary secretary could talk more about the real world impact, now that the Supreme Court deadline has in fact passed.

[Criminal Code, May 20th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, I believe, if you seek it, you will find consent of the House to see the clock at 1:30 p.m.

[Official Languages, May 20th, 2016]

Madam Speaker, in order to help official language minority communities continue to flourish we must give them the resources and tools they need. Enhanced access to training in French helps us ensure that people gain the necessary knowledge to take full advantage of the job opportunities that are out there.

Can the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development tell the House what the government is doing to improve access to training in their language?