Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I want to build on the previous question offered by the Conservative member with respect to the role of the committee in adding value to this process. As members of Parliament, we are not the board of investigation. There are professionals who are looking at the professional aspects.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Kingston and the Islands and also the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan. At lunch today, we had a brief conversation about the independence of the Senate, the independence of the judiciary and the Supreme Court. This is another case where we need a separation of politics from correctional services through the order in council process, and the independence of that process, so that we are not getting political people put in the place to make decisions relating to the treatment of people under judicial care.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the member talked about the proof in the pudding. Day parole revocations for violent offences in 2012-13 were six and the parole revocations for violent offenders in 2017-18 were two, not six. Similarly, with full parole, there were seven in 2012-13 and only three under the new process.

Canada-United States-Mexico Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, we have been speaking with the dairy producers and dairy processors of Canada who have been working on a committee of agricultural trade to look at impacts and things he has addressed with respect to economic impact, mitigation and compensation strategies going forward.

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I am very excited to say that Guelph will be receiving 65 electric buses under a new agreement we have with the federal, provincial and municipal governments. I hope to see the procurement process go through the evaluation between New Flyer and Nova Bus in Quebec.

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, DECAST is an example of a business that will benefit from this new provision of having 70% of steel and aluminum included in the parts supply chain. Within the steel agreement, these products have to be cast in our trade region and not overseas. When we move forward, companies like DECAST that have already benefited from our removal of the 232 provisions will benefit as we go forward to make sure that we use North American products in our North American manufacturing.

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I think there is some confusion on this. I have heard that argument from the member's party across the way over the last few days. There is a regional value content limit of 75% regional content, which means that 75 % of all content has to come from within the North American region in order to qualify under NAFTA provisions.

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to welcome the new member for Cloverdale—Langley City to this place. Gender equality and women's economic empowerment are key priorities of our government. The gender lens is used throughout all agreements we negotiate. There are new labour provisions within this agreement that require all parties to implement policies that protect against employment discrimination based on gender.

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, before I start my first speech in the House, I would like to thank my wife, Barbara, and my kids, Shauna, Carolyn, Christina, their partners, their kids, the whole team that helped to get me here including my campaign manager, Brent McArthur, and the voters of Guelph.

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, there is a section on indigenous peoples that was presented to us a few nights ago by the panel that was negotiating on behalf of all Canadians, including indigenous peoples. This agreement does have government procurement protections for indigenous-owned businesses and enterprises, outcomes around the environment, protecting the role of indigenous peoples and protecting our environment.

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, while my hon. colleague was talking, I was thinking about the beautiful Saguenay region and the Alcan Rio Tinto plants being up there because of the hydroelectricity. The hydroelectricity is there because of the beautiful rivers and the nature that surrounds that region.

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for mentioning supply managed sectors in his intervention. In the last Parliament, I was on the agriculture committee. I come from Guelph and it is a topic that has been discussed there. He talked about the working group, which also included the Dairy Farmers of Canada and the Dairy Processors Association of Canada, that collaborated with the Government of Canada to develop mitigation strategies to protect the supply-managed sector within this agreement.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the member for Kingston and the Islands is highlighting the important role that audits play in the functioning of Parliament and the important role of audits being non-partisan and being presented as such, so we can take the criticism from audits at their value. Then we can then be better in the future.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to echo the comments of the member across the way. It is great to have you in the chair and I look forward to working with you in that position. I welcome the member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley to this place. He is presenting something that has many angles to it.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the hon. member is highlighting one of the challenges we have in working with municipalities and provincial governments. Previous questions talked about big business somehow being involved. However, these funds are administered with our partner agencies, through the provinces and municipalities, the Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and Employment and Social Development Canada.