National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  Mr. Speaker, I am afraid it is a very bad signal. I thank my colleague from Sherbrooke. I completely agree. Genetic discrimination is another example, and we are going to be voting on that soon. It is very lamentable this pattern of changes to bills that have been reviewed by c

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  Mr. Speaker, it is my honour to rise today to speak to Bill C-22. I had not thought that we would see government amendments at report stage that undo a lot of the good work that has been done by the committee. I approach this issue by first saying I support the creation of a na

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. House leader for explaining why the government feels it needs to pull back on the good work done in committee. I do not believe, with all due respect, the government has the balance right. Why is it that restrictions on access to information for par

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  , seconded by the member for Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel, moved: Motion No. 2 That Bill C-22 be amended by deleting Clause 12.

Land Line Telephone Service  Mr. Speaker, I rise to present two petitions today. The first petition is from residents throughout my constituency as well as a number from Alberta calling for the government to take action on neonicotinoid insecticides, which threaten pollinator populations.

Land Line Telephone Service  The second petition, Mr. Speaker, deals with the issue of genetically modified food, and it comes from petitioners in Toronto. They add that consumers be given the right to know and that GMO products be labelled.

Health  Mr. Speaker, in addition to this being International Women's Day, it is also a deadline for the Minister of Health for comments on the federal framework on Lyme disease. This has been brought into play by the bill I submitted in the 41st Parliament, unanimously supported in the

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, as this is my first chance to speak to the opposition motion today, I want to put on the record that I will be voting for the NDP motion. I think it is important and timely. The Green Party recently issued a very similar statement to the media calling on the govern

Preclearance Act, 2016  Mr. Speaker, the member was speaking about his experience at the borders and being with a friend from an ethnic minority. I just today saw an article from Global News about a Montreal woman named Manpreet Kooner, born and raised in Montreal, being refused access at the border. Sh

Preclearance Act, 2016  Mr. Speaker, in the debate today, government members have tended to pooh-pooh the concerns of the Green Party and the NDP about the changes in pre-clearance. I just want to add a voice in posing my question to the hon. member, not from a political party but from the former chair

Preclearance Act, 2016  Mr. Speaker, I know the hon. member for Lethbridge was not a member of this place in the 41st Parliament, but I can assure her that the predecessor government under Stephen Harper used time allocation consistently and more brutally, but that does not mean I accept that it is good

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a very timely petition, given the work right now at the agriculture committee, from constituents who are calling for the federal government to take action against the neonicotinoid insecticides that are imperilling pollinator populations across Cana

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have a second petition from constituents of Saanich—Gulf Islands, which calls upon the government to put muscle behind the plans to expand the marine protected areas of Canada, working closely with first nations.

Preclearance Act, 2016  Mr. Speaker, I do not think anyone objects to the notion of pre-clearance. It currently is working fine. The concern is around the additional powers for U.S. officials to, for instance, hold people who have decided they no longer want to cross into the United States. They can hol

Preclearance Act, 2016  Mr. Speaker, with a second opportunity, which I greatly appreciate, there was another concern I had in the way the minister has set out the opportunities we have all had. I was in the 41st Parliament. I am sure the hon. minister will agree that when an agreement such as the one