Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet

[National Defence, June 16th, 2016]

The minister is confused, Mr. Speaker.

A secret document dated May 2011 showed that half of Afghan detainees had no connection to Taliban insurgents.

Yesterday, an open letter signed by Canadian military police asked, “How and why did this disregard for our Canadian laws and values occur?” The government needs to provide an honest and comprehensive answer to that question so that this sort of thing never happens again.

Will the Liberal government finally face up to its responsibilities and hold an independent public inquiry?

[Foreign Affairs, June 16th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, Canada is now the second-largest exporter of weapons to the Middle East, behind only the United States, but when it comes to arms sales to Saudi Arabia, not only has the Minister of Foreign Affairs contradicted himself repeatedly, but Liberals also rejected a proposal from the NDP's foreign affairs critic to establish parliamentary oversight for all international arms sales.

Will Liberals drop the excuses, embrace accountability, and agree to our proposal for better parliamentary oversight of weapons sales?

[Petitions, June 16th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, as I said recently, I have never seen a more popular petition than this one, which calls on the government to restore home mail delivery and reminds the Prime Minister that he made a promise during the election campaign to do so. Once again, I have the honour to present a petition to restore home mail delivery.

[Business of Supply, June 13th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, we ask that the vote be deferred to Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at the end of oral questions.

Mr. Speaker, I also believe if you were to seek it you would find unanimous consent to see the clock at 6:30 p.m.

[Business of Supply, June 13th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, if the government decriminalizes marijuana now, people will still be arrested, but there will be far fewer needless arrests and wasteful trials.

Why not use most of that $4 million per year to combat organized crime and addiction?

[Business of Supply, June 13th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, I know a man of a certain age who has a criminal record because he was found guilty of simple possession, which is what we are debating today. Consequently, he cannot travel to the United States. Some of his family members live in a distant country. When you have to travel long distances, most flights leaving Canada pass through the United States. Therefore, he cannot visit his family who lives far away because he cannot travel through the United States.

We spoke about this problem, and we spoke about how difficult it can be to get a job for someone with a criminal record for something that will no longer be illegal in one year's time.

I would like to know if my colleague has come across such cases in his own riding.

[Business of Supply, June 13th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, if we do not decriminalize simple possession of marijuana immediately, there will be many more arrests and court proceedings in the next year. We are talking about $4 million a year in costs for the Department of Justice alone.

Can my colleague suggest other uses for this money? For example, it could be put towards combatting substance abuse.

[Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1., June 8th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, the NDP agrees to apply the vote, but this time our members are voting no.

[Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1., June 8th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, I thought there was unanimous consent, but the NDP agrees and votes yes.

[Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1., June 8th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, the NDP agrees to apply the vote and we will vote yes.