Ethics  Mr. Speaker, as I have said time and time again, and I encourage the member to listen to what I am saying. In Canada, we have some of the strongest and strictest fundraising rules and this government will continue to follow the rules. Something that this government has done, unl

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, it is precisely for the reasons the hon. member has given that we want to refer the bill to committee for review. Again, we do not take these decisions lightly. We are committed to ensuring that all members have enough time within reason.

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, I am sure the hon. member was not implying that I am not telling the truth. The member has been in the chamber far longer than I, and he knows that we do not make such implications. We have already had six days of debate, and we want the committee to be able to st

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for that great question, especially as last week was Veterans' Week. As I am sure many members did, I had the opportunity to be with our veterans on Remembrance Day. The night before Remembrance Day, I went around my community to visit cenot

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, the committee has recognized the important work that has to be done. Under this government, committees are working. They are doing good work. They are a part of the process, and there is a reason why the process exists. The work of the committee is the work of the

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, I will remind members that this is the budget implementation act. It does not refer to the infrastructure bank. The budget implementation act brings in the amendments that we committed to to Canadians, which were introduced in budget 2016 in March of this year: ame

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, it is always great to hear about colleagues visiting their constituents and visiting kids. I would like to commend that teacher for bringing the budget into her classroom so that our youth had the opportunity to discuss it, and for more youth to have the opportun

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, we are saying let us get it to committee so that it can study it.

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, this is a great opportunity for me to rise in the House during Global Entrepreneurship Week when small businesses and entrepreneurs are being celebrated. They should not only be celebrated for a day or a week, but every day. I agree that small businesses are the ba

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, I was looking forward to receiving a question from the member, because I feel that he is projecting something that the previous government did, but which is not true. It is actually with great regret that I had to bring forward this motion today. I was hoping tha

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, that is an important question. I, too, had the privilege of being in my constituency last week, just as all members of the House did. I got to interact with everyday Canadians, the very people whom we work hard for. I can remember being a student and the debt that

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, this is the budget implementation act, No. 2. It would implement budget 2016 that was passed in the House, that was introduced in the House on March 22 of this year. It is important to note that this budget implementation act would only implement measures that were

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, I would like to take a moment to commend the working relationship that I have had with the hon. member, and I look forward to continuing that conversation. The member very well knows that I do believe in reaching consensus and that we can all work better in this pl

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, I agree that members of Parliament are elected to represent their constituents. I agree that we do important work for Canadians each and every single day. We are saying, let us continue that work. Let us continue to work hard for Canadians, whether they are in our

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to respond to the hon. member's question. I agree that we have been working well together. I believe that we can continue working together. The reality is that, including today, there will have been six days of debate on this legislati