Fisheries Act  Order, please. I ask the hon. colleague to direct his comments to the Chair. The hon. member.

Forestry Industry  Mr. Speaker, last night, I received more notices of job losses and mill closures in my riding in northern B.C. The Liberals' inaction on softwood and their failed policy is leading to thousands of job losses right across our province of British Columbia We already have the highe

Fisheries Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the comment from my hon. colleague, but I will again offer this. At committee, when officials, academics, environmentalists and scientists were pressed, there was not one piece of evidence that the 2012 changes to the Fisheries Act by the former Conserva

Fisheries Act  Mr. Speaker, our colleague from North Okanagan—Shuswap is former president of the Canadian Wildlife Association. Our colleague from Red Deer—Lacombe is a former Parks employee and I believe has a degree in zoology. Our former colleague on the fisheries committee, the member for D

Fisheries Act  Mr. Speaker, who is being divisive now? At committee, we had scientists, academics, environmental groups and industry. People from all over our country came before committee, even groups that one would think would not be friendly to Conservatives, as apparently we waged a war on

Fisheries Act  Mr. Speaker, our hon. colleague is sorely mistaken. Perhaps I would ask that the volume be turned up on that side so he can hear me a bit more clearly. When I talked about jobs being lost, I referenced thousands of jobs being lost across our province right now because of the fo

Fisheries Act  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to once again be here to talk about the Senate amendments to Bill C-68. I would be remiss if I did not talk about what we have witnessed over the last three and a half years, this week and last night, with the egregious affront to our democracy. It

Impact Assessment Act  Mr. Speaker, this is challenging. The emotion that our colleagues are hearing is because we are experiencing job losses in our ridings. I literally just got off the phone with another major employer in my riding that announced a major closure this morning and is announcing anothe

Access to Information Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I do not think we have quorum.

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Madam Speaker, I am merely reading a quote from a concerned indigenous leader, who the Liberals say stand up for. Clearly they do not, which is probably why they take offence. Stephen Buffalo, president and CEO of the Indian Resource Council, said: Since his government was el

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Madam Speaker, what is sad is that the term “reconciliation” has become a buzzword under the government. I take this to heart. Many members know I have stood in the House, time and again, and have said that my wife and children are first nations. It is troubling for me when som

Fisheries Act  Mr. Speaker, this is the pot calling the kettle black. It is shameful that the government is bringing out all its Atlantic MPs to stand up for the east coast and for the fisheries out there, when during the corrupt surf clam decision, not one of them said a single word. Not one o

Fisheries Act  Mr. Speaker, both the hon. minister and his hon. colleague from Avalon are being disingenuous in their comments. Time and again in witness testimony, not one witness could provide any examples of where the 2012 changes to the Fisheries Act led to any harmful alteration, disruptio

Fisheries Act  Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, I would remind our hon. colleague from Winnipeg Centre that the independent senators control the other House. I would challenge—

Fisheries Act  Mr. Speaker, here we have it, time allocation once again being put on a bill by a government that said it would let debate reign. Could the minister table in the House any evidence where the changes that were made to the Fisheries Act under the previous government resulted in an