Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have a petition calling on the House of Commons to formally recognize that Uighurs in China have been and are being subjected to genocide. The petitioners are calling to use the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, the Sergei Magnitsky Law, and san

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague for his advocacy, his bravery and his words today. I really do appreciate it. I wanted to give the member an opportunity to provide a bit more to his comments relating to a charter challenge and ensuring this important legislation

Canada Revenue Agency Act  Madam Speaker, I want to thank my friend and colleague, the hon. member for Calgary Confederation, for sponsoring this bill, for his perseverance through our legislative process, and for his lifetime of advocacy and action on the issue of organ and tissue donation. I am honoured

Telecommunications  Mr. Speaker, for five years the Liberals have promised to accelerate Internet access for rural Canadians and last week in the throne speech we heard the same accelerated promises. Rural Canadians from Inverness to Ignace, Fort Nelson to Gaspé, and Magnetawan to Havelock know now

Internet Services  Mr. Speaker, my constituents are not buying the vacuous platitudes of the current government anymore. Working from home, educating our kids and running our businesses are the fundamentals. This year we have been reminded of the importance of connectivity as we work our way thro

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am still very concerned about the debt. I recognize that all governments have carried on deficit spending over the years. We have spoken about the Chrétien-Martin government and how it actually reigned in the debt and dealt with it. However, it dealt with it by pus

Telecommunications  Madam Speaker, people in Parry Sound—Muskoka, like so many in northern Ontario, are frustrated with the high price and low quality of Internet and cellphone services. We keep hearing the promises to fix it, but areas like Port Loring, Kearney and Whitestone are still dramaticall

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I can appreciate that the Liberal government would just love to have us rubber-stamp whatever it puts in front of us, but the awkward thing here of course is we have not seen anything yet. We would love to work together. We would love to try to find solutions to prob

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, there are certainly a lot of examples. One of the issues we have faced a great deal in Parry Sound—Muskoka is housing. The government has committed billions of dollars. However, we would like to see it go back to a program from the Chrétien era which was a capital su

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I am happy to try to work together with people. The challenge we have with a price on pollution in my mind is that it is an urban-rural divide issue. I come from a rural riding and the carbon tax is going to make life that much more difficult for the many people who

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the hon. member for Yellowhead. It is of course an honour to be speaking today with my distinguished colleagues surrounding me, and making my maiden speech in the House of Commons. I am especially pleased to be responding to this thr

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, in August, the chief of police for the city of Toronto shared the shocking news that over 300 people accused of firearms charges were walking free on bail, free to terrorize the GTA. Criminals know the punishment does not fit the crime. They know they have a long l

Political Co-operation  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour and a privilege to be able to speak in the House of Commons on the first day of this 43rd Parliament. To the people of Parry Sound—Muskoka and to all Canadians, I have a simple message. It is time for all of us to start working together. We have just