Senate Speaker Pierre Claude Nolin  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. At the point that Pierre Claude Nolin took over as the Speaker of the Senate, I had the great privilege of being in this place for some time. He was extraordinarily gracious. He was always a non-partisan face of welcome for those of us in the House of Commons who had occasion to be over in the Senate.

Goldman Environmental Prize  Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to rise in this House today, within the same week in which we celebrated Earth Day, to mark the accomplishments of some global leaders, real eco-heroes around the world, who is in this week received the 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize. These prizes are given out annually.

Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015  Mr. Speaker, my friend from West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country misunderstands if he thinks that I said in my speech that I do not take terrorism seriously. I take it seriously. The Conservatives do not, because they have put forward a bill that would create a situation in which we are less safe.

Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague. I myself was appalled when I found out that the Privacy Commissioner of Canada had not even been invited to appear before the committee. I know that because I was there when the NDP members tried to invite him. What are we to make of the intentions of a government that prevented the Privacy Commissioner of Canada from testifying?

Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015  Mr. Speaker, there is virtually nothing. The one thing in here that would be of value would be the ability to stop someone from boarding a plane. On the no-fly list right now, it is restricted to people who pose a danger to the flight, as opposed to someone seeking to leave Canada to join foreign fighters.

Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues. Not only is Bill C-51 appalling, it is also dangerous. I want to pause for a moment, because this is not an ordinary debate, this is not an ordinary bill, and this is not about politics anymore. This is about the soul of the country and whether we understand what Canada stands for, for ourselves and what we represent around the world.

Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015  , seconded by the member for Edmonton—St. Albert, moved: Motion No. 45 That Bill C-51, in Clause 42, be amended by replacing line 29 on page 49 with the following: “enforcement power, including the power to perform the duties that are the primary responsibility of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.”

Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015  , seconded by the member for Edmonton—St. Albert, moved: Motion No. 4 That Bill C-51, in Clause 2, be amended (a) by replacing line 21 on page 5 with the following: “information that is necessary to protect Canada against activities that undermine the security of Canada and that is disclosed under subsection” (b) by replacing line 25 on page 5 with the following: “restrictions and prohibitions, while respecting any caveats on, and originator control over, shared information.”

International Development  Mr. Speaker, when we were debating in this place the extension of the military mission in Iraq and Syria, we were repeatedly told that substantial humanitarian efforts were part of what Canada would be doing. However, search as I can through this budget, I find no reference to money for humanitarian assistance in Iraq or Syria, but $360 million for military purposes.

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I am following up on the question from my friend from Charlottetown. Perhaps the hon. member for Medicine Hat is unfamiliar with the way the employment insurance system works. Recipients are actually told that if they are searching for work but leave their own community to search for work they are cut off EI for those days on which they search for work somewhere else.

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member directed most of his comments to veterans, but I know he has a long career and interest in defence spending. I wonder if he cares to comment. We hear a great deal from Conservative members that there was something called the “decade of darkness”, but the actual figures do not show that light has dawned.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions to present today. I am honoured to present a petition opposing Bill C-51, the Anti-terrorism Act, 2015. At least that is the name that the law bears. The petitioners point out that it would create, through weak and strangely over-broad definitions, not just abuses of the rights and liberties of Canadians, but actually would not make Canadians safer against security threats.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the other petition is from residents of the Vancouver area. They urge this House to take action to fully investigate the occurrences of electoral fraud that occurred in the 2011 election, referred to as “robocalls” but that were also often paid live callers who misdirected voters in an attempt to defraud voters of their right to vote.

Financial Statement of the Minister of Finance  Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the leader of the Liberal Party if he agrees with the Prime Minister that since 2009, when the Prime Minister made the pledge at the meeting in Pittsburgh of the G20 that this country would stop subsidizing fossil fuels, yet despite his promise, the Prime Minister continues to subsidize fossil fuels in the oil sands, and in this budget, opens up new subsidies for liquified natural gas.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, on this Earth Day, I am pleased to rise to present three petitions. One is from residents throughout the Vancouver area calling for a legislated ban on dilbit supertankers along the B.C. coastline.