Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I was very privileged and proud to serve in Iraq under the flag of the United Nations as a civilian officer. While I disagreed strongly with the 2003 intervention, nothing gave me more pride than our decision not to intervene in 2003. I am now very proud of the role th

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, before starting my prepared remarks, I want to make a very quick clarification for the record. There was discussion earlier, led by my colleague opposite, the member for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, that may have created the perception that we are somehow talking about

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate my colleague for his excellent speech, and for his excellent relations with managers of SMEs in Mississauga-East—Cooksville. I wonder if my colleague could take a few moments just to describe the diversity of views on the TPP from corp

The Budget  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Saanich—Gulf Islands for her thoughtful speech and for her engagement on budget 2016. Over the past few weeks we have heard a lot of discussion in this House on Canada's oil and gas resources. For our friends in the Conservative caucus, i

Citizens of Mississauga—Lakeshore  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honour an incredible team, Dr. Iggy Kaneff and his wife Mrs. Didi Kaneff, long-time residents of my riding of Mississauga—Lakeshore. When Dr. Kaneff arrived from Bulgaria in 1951, he was nearly penniless and did not speak any English. Through exempl

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his excellent speech. One after another, the Conservative members would have us believe that the position of the Liberal government is to withdraw from the fight against the Islamic State. In fact, it is the opposite. I wonder if my hon. co

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. minister for her excellent speech. I am proud to have served in Iraq for nearly seven years as a United Nations official. I think there is a fundamental misunderstanding on the part of the Conservative Party of this conflict. In fact, the member for

Business of the House  Madam Speaker, there seems to be a disconnect within the Conservative caucus. At worst, it could be seen as audacious doublespeak; at a minimum, it could be a factual misunderstanding among its own members. Over the past two weeks, we have heard member after member from the Cons

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, the member raised questions with respect to the government's understanding in the area of the management of the economy. First and foremost, I would put to the member that it is the Liberal government that understands that an economy needs to be nurtured. If an econ

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for this excellent question. It is not just about numbers. We could discuss and debate numbers all week, if we wanted to. It is principally a question of looking forward and growing our economy. One cannot take a snapshot and say that there i

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, of course, it is about science, it is about evidence, and it is about the public service. I am proud to say that I have been a member of the public service of Canada, and nothing makes me prouder than the women and men in our public service who are working day in and

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to underline the decisive steps that our government has taken to address challenges facing our economy, steps we took immediately after the Canadian people handed us a majority mandate for a new approach that prioritizes long-term economic growth. Sinc

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, most important would be the resumption of diplomatic relationships. We are providing humanitarian aid and assisting with military training of the Kurdish forces. We have let go of our diplomatic engagement in the Middle East. If we are not trusted as political inte

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, again, the problem of ISIS is multi-faceted. There are many tasks that need to be accomplished. Canada can play a better role in this conflict than simply dropping bombs. Canada has demonstrated its engagement at political, diplomatic, humanitarian, economic, and g

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her very pertinent question. It really is about what Canada does best. What is our expertise, what is our record when it comes to international engagement? What can we do best? With the problem of the complexity of ISIS, it