National Anthem Act  Madam Speaker, I have the honour to rise in the House today to speak to Bill C-210, an act to amend the National Anthem Act, which proposes changing the English version of the national anthem to make it gender neutral. The bill proposes replacing the words “thy sons” with “of us”.

Ottawa Champions  Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise today to acknowledge the Ottawa Champions Baseball Club in its second season. The Ottawa Champions play in the Can-Am League, which has teams in Quebec City; Sussex County, New Jersey; Rockland, New York; and Trois-Rivières. Last year they sold just more than 115,000 tickets and welcomed more than 150,000 fans to the ballpark for their inaugural season that saw them compete for the playoff spot right up until the last games of the season.

Intergovernmental Relations  Madam Speaker, the government is supportive of more open domestic markets that promote competitiveness and growth in Canadian businesses. In recent years, the government has worked to facilitate interprovincial trade of alcohol, amending the importation act to remove restrictions on individuals bringing wine, beer, and spirits for personal consumption from one province to another.

Pensions  Madam Speaker, our government is very concerned about the situation of retirees who want to protect their pensions. We are addressing this issue. We certainly appreciate the question from my hon. colleague. We are going to take a closer look at this issue.

Official Languages  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Laurentides—Labelle for the question. Yesterday, the minister announced $110,000 in financial assistance to help the Fédération des francophones de Saskatoon renovate the Rendez-vous francophone space. The renovation work has also enabled Collège Mathieu to open a new campus that includes two classrooms and two offices.

Privilege  Mr. Speaker, I too witnessed this event. I would not like to try to take this any further than what has been described, which frankly I think might have been exaggerated, but what I would like to say is that I did see the hon. member—

Privilege  Mr. Speaker, if one wants to exaggerate the situation and to make this into something that it was not, or make it reminiscent of a dive in the 2006 World Cup, perhaps we can go on. What happened was exactly as the Prime Minister had described it. It was certainly not a purposeful, intentional movement.

Statistics Canada  Mr. Speaker, in the notice for this late show, the question was about how Statistics Canada can play a role in allowing for the determination of these issues. To add to the central question that the hon. member for Burnaby South has introduced, I would say that we would want to make sure that whatever decision is made will be made on scientific evidence.

Statistics Canada  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to respond to the comments made earlier by the hon. member for Burnaby South concerning the products eliminated by Statistics Canada between 2006 and 2015. As we have mentioned before, our government shares the concerns of the hon. member with regard to a robust national statistical agency and has promised to make evidence-based decisions.

Foreign Investment  Mr. Speaker, with all due respect to my hon. colleague, I will give a simple answer to his question. Lowe's has made firm commitments in connection with its purchase of Rona. As I have said, the head office will remain in Boucherville. Canadians will continue to play an important role within Rona's senior management.

Foreign Investment  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for this question. Today, the minister approved the sale of Rona to Lowe's. Our government is pleased that companies like Lowe's continue to invest in Canadian companies. We know very well that a more innovative Canada needs to include competitive Canadian companies that are connected to global value chains, which in turn help our economy grow and strengthen the—

Foreign Investment  Mr. Speaker, this gives me a good opportunity to inform my hon. colleague that we got all the terms and conditions we demanded. The first thing is the headquarters. The headquarters will remain in Boucherville, Quebec. Canadians will continue to play an important role within Rona's senior management.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague from Berthier—Maskinongé for her question. I have to say that I am a little confused. If I remember correctly, during the 2015 election campaign, the hon. member adopted a stance that was in line with her party's, a stance that may not have been entirely logical.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I completely agree with hon. member. It is important for Canadians to make an informed choice, and in order to make an informed choice, they have to have information in front of them; at the very least, the text. They are being given that opportunity, and that is why we are having this debate in the House.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to say for my hon. colleague from Cariboo—Prince George that of course we agree that Canadians should have the facts and the factual information available to them. That is precisely why, as an example, the Minister of International Trade had signed the trans-Pacific partnership.