The Budget  Madam Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Hochelaga. Ironically, I had occasion to repair my deck. Normally I would ask somebody else to do it, but these are strange times so I thought I would apply my formidable carpentry skills to the repairs. To no one's great surprise, it is clear that I should try to keep my day job.

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the fifth report of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security in relation to the main estimates 2021-22, and reports the same. On a personal note, I want to thank the clerk for saving the chair from impeachment.

Petitions  Madam Speaker, I have two petitions to present, both substantially the same. The petitioners take note that the Magnitsky law, or the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, exists in Canada and sanctions officials for gross violations of human rights. They take note that for the last 21 years, China's communist parties have tortured and killed large numbers of those who practice Falun Gong.

Canada—United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, the member and I have talked in the past about sanctions, particularly against China, Magnitsky sanctions, trade sanctions and things such as that. I put forward in my speech an opportunity to join with Great Britain with respect to supply chain slavery legislation.

Canada—United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, that is a point of order all by itself.

Canada—United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for that question. He is a very able and helpful member of the public safety committee, and I appreciate the opportunity to work with him. My view is that this should be the easiest trade agreement in the world to negotiate. We share a common language, a common set of laws, a common heritage, a common understanding of the world and we are both part of the Five Eyes, so this is a natural for us.

Canada—United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, what precipitated this agreement was the Brexit deal, which only took effect in January. To be talking about a continuing trade agreement in March and actually moving legislation forward is lightning speed in trade terminology. As for the contents of the text, the hon. member simply needs to read the CETA and he will have 99.9% of the text because this is, in fact, a continuing agreement.

Canada—United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for that question because it is an important issue and it is an irritant. I would not describe it as a trade irritant, but it certainly is an irritant. There are literally tens of thousands of people who should be entitled to a full pension as opposed to the frozen pensions that they receive.

Canada—United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House tonight to talk about the benefits of Bill C-18, an act to implement the Agreement on Trade Continuity between Canada and the U.K. I will be splitting my time with the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan. It is probably the first time I have ever split with the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, and I daresay it will likely be the last time.

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, two reports of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. The first is the third report of the committee, and it is on security in relation to C-228, An Act to establish a federal framework to reduce recidivism.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, as a practising parliamentarian of 23 years now, I am a big fan of committees. Sometimes they drive me crazy, but by and large, committees have the power to bring witnesses together in a manner that is extremely useful and helpful for guiding government policy. Whether it is a subcommittee or a full committee, if they have opined on taking in evidence, I would take that very seriously.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, my immediate response is all of the above. The member and I had something to do with the creation of the Magnitsky sanctions in Canada. I like what they do in terms of targeting the most egregious perpetrators of these kinds of human rights abuses. However, the limitation of the Magnitsky sanctions is that the Government of China has a pervasive government policy to carry on, as it does, with trade deals.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I want to thank the member for Wellington—Halton Hills for tabling this motion, but with a caveat. In this chamber, we pretty well say what we wish to say within the rules of parliamentary decorum, but it is ultimately the government and the government members who will have to deal with the fallout, if any, from this debate.

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I mostly appreciate the hon. member's contribution at the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, but I want to address one issue that comes up repeatedly, which is the gathering of evidence to secure convictions. Let me do it by way of illustration.

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I recognize that the member has done a great deal of work with respect to Uighurs and other human rights issues. Let me first speak about the economic consequences of Wilberforce's initiatives. I do not think it can be understated. This was a member for 45 years in the House of Commons in Great Britain who, from a position of weakness, literally upended the entire economic underpinnings of the British Empire with the abolition of the slave trade.