Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, after last April's tragic mass murder in Nova Scotia, families of the victims and most Canadians asked for a public inquiry. The public safety minister refused. Only after months of pleas and pressure did he begrudgingly agree. Now victims' families want all the reasons for that delay to be included in the inquiry's mandate.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, it is actually half a year later, and it will be a while before testimony is heard. The loved ones of victims are not asking for very much. They have been through losses and anguish that very few of us could ever imagine. They just want answers. They want to know why governments delayed, why they made them wait and why they put them through even more months of pain and suffering.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, after more than six months, the public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass murder still has not started. In all of their grief and loss, victims' families are still pleading with the government. A Nova Scotian says that it is “another unkind injury to those surviving from the awful shooting”.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, I do not know if the minister has been the loved one of a murder victim, but I have. He should be ashamed that these victims' families have had to struggle and to wait so long. It has increased their harm and their hurt, and he did not answer the question. If he will not give a straight answer to Conservatives, will he at least tell the families of these murder victims on what date exactly the inquiry will start and will it include all of the reasons for the delays that have victimized them even more?

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister's failure of leadership turned the tensions over the Nova Scotia lobster fisheries into a crisis. He ignored it until violence erupted. People were hurt and buildings were burned. However, that is his MO, is it not? It is do nothing, send out a couple of tweets, do nothing some more and then blame everyone else.

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, this crisis has raged on for over a month. Fishers on all sides condemn the Liberal government's lack of action. Even a former top DFO official in the region said the government “mishandled this situation terribly”. Now the Prime Minister wants to force an election, just for his own self-interest, just to keep covering up his own scandals.

Nova Scotia Shooting  Mr. Speaker, six months ago, the worst mass shooting in Canada's history tragically ended the lives of 22 Canadians in Nova Scotia. Victims' families rightly had questions and asked for a public inquiry. It was shocking when the public safety minister, backed by Liberal MPs from Nova Scotia, told them their losses were only worth an internal review.

COVID-19 Emergency Response  Mr. Speaker, I am sorry for my language, but the whole lives of loved ones and families of murder victims are impacted forever. On August 25, U.S. business executives came to Canada on a private jet and were granted quarantine exemption, which the minister said was a one-time mistake that should not have happened.

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, more than a month ago the Conservatives asked the Prime Minister to de-escalate the Nova Scotia fisheries crisis. The Minister of Indigenous Services even said police are being overwhelmed, but still no action, just tweets. In fact, the Minister of Public Safety said it was the province's problem.

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, right, so it did finally act by responding to that request, even after he first said the government could not possibly do anything about it and actually respond. More than 200 people overwhelmed police last Tuesday. Vehicles and boats were lit on fire as early as the week before.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, the minister actually has an important job to do. Maybe instead of waiting, and blaming others and not doing anything about it, he should actually get on it. It seems that his usual practice is to ignore an issue and hope it goes away until he is forced to actually do something.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, I asked about the public inquiry into the horrible mass murder in Nova Scotia on behalf of the victims' families and their loved ones. It is six months today since that mass murder occurred. The minister made families of the victims fight before he agreed to a public inquiry, but it still has not begun.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, in April, Canadians were shocked at the rampage that ended 22 lives in Nova Scotia. Two months ago, the public safety minister told victims' families their losses were worth only an internal review. After a week of outcry, he finally agreed to a public inquiry. Anne McLellan agreed to lead the review, but backed out of the public inquiry because she could not commit the time, proving the Liberals never intended to do a thorough job for victims' families, who are still asking, “how?”

Public Safety  Agreed, so the Prime Minister must answer my questions. Mr. Speaker, it has been five months since people lost their loved ones. Two weeks ago, Nova Scotia's government said it has a replacement, but the public safety minister's office said the process is ongoing and the Prime Minister did not answer or give any details.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, last week the public safety minister said there was a “process in place” to deal with cases of compassion for family members who do not fit the Liberal definition of being “necessary” for entry to Canada. John McCall's adult children are Canadians by birthright. They never had problems travelling back and forth before, but the minister rejected their request to visit their dying Canadian mother.