Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I agree with the general proposition of trying to put money in the hands of the people who will stimulate the economy the most. Certainly, whether it is seniors or poorer people with families, it is probably the best spending the government can do. My own riding of Scarborough—Guildwood is the number one recipient of the Canada child benefit.

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, one always has a degree of trepidation when one is being complimented by the member for Carleton. However, his numbers are accurate, and I was trying to make the case that we need to articulate a fiscal anchor or anchors. Without fiscal anchors, we will simply pile up debt.

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I am thankful for this opportunity to reply to the Speech from the Throne. I will be splitting my time with my good friend from Humber River—Black Creek. Like other members, I have been out and about with constituents and others. The general pattern of the conversation is to lament the progress of this pandemic and then the conversation tends to move toward how we will pay for this.

David Smith  Mr. Speaker, it has been some time since David Smith died. David was a lawyer, MP, cabinet minister, senator, chairman of the world's largest law firm and a born raconteur. I got to know him through the Liberal Party politics and the Wednesday morning prayer breakfasts. His standard greeting was, “How's brother John today?”

Canadian Heritage  Madam Speaker, Benjamin Bwamiki is a young graphic artist from Scarborough, who has taken a hobby and turned it into his business. His client list includes the Raptors' Fred VanVleet, the Lakers' Danny Green and a number of rappers. The 16-year-old baccalaureate student juggles a heavy study schedule while supporting his family.

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, since the member has obviously informed himself over the last number of years about the various forms of medically assisted dying, I want to ask him whether there has been any statistical pattern developed over the time that it has been a legal concept. Do we know what the numbers are, where the weaknesses and strengths are?

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, my friend and I belong to the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group and from time to time, we travel together down to Washington to talk to congressmen and senators. Prior to 2018, Republican congressmen and senators would be very sympathetic to Canada's position.

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I would defer to the opinion of Premier Legault, which is to the effect that this agreement needs to be signed sooner rather than later. I believe he has done an analysis of all the sectors that affect Quebec. The protection of the dairy industry, in particular, is critical.

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the hon. member's raising that question, to which I do not have a specific answer. I do know that there are all kinds of chapters that go to each level of negotiation, and the inconsistencies are generally resolved between the trade negotiators. I expect that food safety will be the paramount intention of any negotiation on the part of our government.

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Oshawa for his kind remarks. It is probably the last time that it will happen in the House. With respect to the 5G network and in particular a decision about Huawei, the Americans have taken a very clear position and have said that this will not happen.

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, thank you for this opportunity to participate in this historic debate. I want to start by congratulating the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister and the former leader of the official opposition, all of whom have made significant contributions to getting this agreement to the place it is now, and indeed all colleagues, particularly colleagues who were part of the Canada-U.S. parliamentary group led by the hon. member for Malpeque.

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my hon. friend on his speech, which did not seem to have too much to do with the subject at hand, but was kind of a litany of every sin known to mankind. I was just wondering which of these following statements he disagrees with. The Business Council of Canada stated, “We applaud your government’s success in negotiating a comprehensive and high-standard agreement on North American trade.”

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate my hon. friend on her election. She has learned quite quickly that one can make a mini speech in the process of asking a question. There are three significant benefits for Canadians that come directly from the federal government: benefits for elderly people, which is about $56 billion; benefits for families with children, which is about $24 billion, and I touched on that in my speech; and then unemployment benefits, which is about $20 billion.

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my hon. colleague on his appointment yesterday. I know him as a very able member of Parliament and he will be a very able parliamentary secretary as well. With respect to the speech, I made a conscious decision to try to talk only about the measurable benefits of the Canada child benefits.

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I have nothing but sympathy and concern for people who suffer job losses. I understand the issue of alienation. For many years, Ontario was not doing all that well. The riding of Scarborough—Guildwood was not doing all that well. However, things have sort of turned around.