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National Security Act, 2017  Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to be in the House with the member. In a nutshell, before the introduction of the Anti-terrorism Act, the right hand of the government did not know what the left hand was doing. That is why we introduced those measures, to share information. Unfortunately, in the Liberals' bill that is in front of us, the government is creating additional bureaucracy, including two oversight agencies, which is creating more silos, more confusion, more red tape, and less time for people on the ground to do their job, which is to protect us.

June 18th, 2018House debate

Steven BlaneyConservative

National Security Act, 2017  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Hull—Aylmer for his question. I sometimes stay in his riding when I am here in Parliament. It is too bad that he is a Liberal, because other than that I am sure he is an excellent MP. My colleague was not a member of Parliament at the time.

June 18th, 2018House debate

Steven BlaneyConservative

National Security Act, 2017  Mr. Speaker, I thank the Minister of Transport for his question and for supporting our bill and the anti-terrorism measures that were put in place following the terrorist attacks. Now the Minister of Transport is looking uncomfortable, because there are self-confessed terrorists roaming free.

June 18th, 2018House debate

Steven BlaneyConservative

National Security Act, 2017  Mr. Speaker, it is privilege for me to rise today to speak to Bill C-59, which deals with the anti-terrorism measures put in place by the previous government. For obvious reasons, I do not intend to support Bill C-59, which was introduced by the Liberal government. First, this bill weakens the measures that we have available to us as a society to fight terrorism.

June 18th, 2018House debate

Steven BlaneyConservative

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to government funding of the Fundy Trail Parkway: (a) when is the project expected to be completed; (b) has the project encountered any unexpected delays or expenditures and, if so, what are the details of all such delays and expenditures; and (c) will additional funding be required to complete the project and, if so, what is the expected additional federal contribution required to complete the project?

June 18th, 2018House debate

Steven BlaneyConservative

Marijuana  Mr. Speaker, my way or the highway. That is the Liberals' approach. They are violating the jurisdictions of Quebec, Manitoba, and all the provinces. The Liberals could not care less about public safety and our young peoples' health. Ottawa knows best. It is simple. Will the Liberals respect Quebec and Manitoba and allow them to prohibit the cultivation of cannabis in homes, or will they serve up platitudes, as usual, and do what they want?

June 18th, 2018House debate

Steven BlaneyConservative

Marijuana  Mr. Speaker, that is what I was saying. Not only are the Liberals trampling all over Quebec and Manitoba, but they are also telling the Senate and even their own independent senators to take a hike. However, the provinces are worried that Ottawa will not allow for an approach tailored to provincial priorities.

June 18th, 2018House debate

Steven BlaneyConservative

Natural Resources  I ask for the unanimous consent of the House to table the Library of Parliament document that provers that—

June 14th, 2018House debate

Steven BlaneyConservative

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, during question period, the Minister of Public Safety referred to the budget of the Canadian Border Services Agency, which was $2,001,144,000 in 2014-15 when I had the privilege of being a Conservative minister. That budget then dropped to $1,698,951,000 two years later under the Liberal government, a drop—

June 14th, 2018House debate

Steven BlaneyConservative

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, let us be clear: the Liberals are slashing border funding. Since 2015, they have cut $302 million, particularly with respect to criminal investigations. Since the Prime Minister’s Twitter blunder, our border services officers have been reduced to tour guides, and Roxham Road is a sieve.

June 14th, 2018House debate

Steven BlaneyConservative

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I wish to present a petition regarding Bill C-350, which was introduced by my colleague from Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan and is supported by the members of the House. The purpose of the bill is to tackle human organ trafficking. I am happy to see that this bill has the support of the members of the House.

June 14th, 2018House debate

Steven BlaneyConservative

Employment  Mr. Speaker, if that is the case, how come the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons is giving funds to the organization that just last weekend called for the eradication of Israelis? Last weekend, Sheik Shafiq Hudda of the Islamic Humanitarian Service made statements that were criminal.

June 13th, 2018House debate

Steven BlaneyConservative

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, during question period, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour invited me to provide her with data concerning irregularities in the Canada summer jobs program. I have here the documents to show that several organizations linked to anti-Semitism, homophobia and terrorism have received Canada summer jobs program funding.

June 12th, 2018House debate

Steven BlaneyConservative

Employment  Mr. Speaker, this past weekend in Toronto, preacher Sheikh Shafiq Huda, from the Islamic Humanitarian Service, said some horrific, crazy things. He said that he wanted to see Israelis in body bags and that he was praying for a day when Israel would be eradicated. These hateful statements are illegal and completely unacceptable.

June 12th, 2018House debate

Steven BlaneyConservative

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague appears to have a short memory. We must remember that the Iranian regime has threatened the lives of diplomats. Canada played a pivotal role at that time. Our top priority is to protect our own diplomats and Canadians. That is the government's number one responsibility.

June 11th, 2018House debate

Steven BlaneyConservative