Transport  Mr. Speaker, in October, a report by the CBC's The Fifth Estate revealed an eight-year-old study by the Department of Transport that was not made public. That study contradicted previous Ministry of Transport statements that no evidence was available that pointed to seat belts im

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have a petition from a number of constituents who are calling on the Parliament of Canada to support protections for the Thames River system. The Conservative government stripped environmental regulations covered in the Navigable Waters Protection Act and thousand

Automotive Industry  Mr. Speaker, last night Unifor ran an ad intended to continue the fight for thousands of Canadian GM workers who will lose their jobs in Oshawa. Unlike the Prime Minister, who is sitting this one out, workers are fighting for their jobs and community. The Conservatives gave GM

Health Care Providers  Mr. Speaker, the federal government has a responsibility to provide Canadians with sustainable, affordable, universal and accessible health care. We have repeatedly heard the Prime Minister declare himself a feminist. Meanwhile, health care providers such as VON Canada worry abou

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I am sure there are a lot of regrets over there, regrets about broken promises in regard to postal services, promises to seniors who still live in poverty, to all of those people waiting for that promised “after the next election” housing strategy. There is lots of

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the Liberals take credit for a lot of things they never did and do not intend to do. Housing is most definitely one of them. I remember in 1993 when Paul Martin cut funding for the national housing strategy and we have never recovered. We are years and years later

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Sherbrooke. I would like to begin by acknowledging that this new chamber stands on unceded Algonquin territory. It is an honour that carries the heavy responsibility of working toward reconciliation with the indigeno

Canada Post  Mr. Speaker, today, the Prime Minister is attending an event on gender equality and women's economic participation, yet his unconstitutional Bill C-89 forced rural and suburban mail carriers back to work for less pay than their male counterparts, this despite an arbitrator's awar

Canada Post Corporation  Mr. Speaker, I see no reason to change the question I asked in November, because I am still waiting for an acceptable answer. Why did the government rule against workers and not against the corporation? While Canada Post refuses to acknowledge the needs of those who deliver the

Canada Post Corporation  Mr. Speaker, despite the Prime Minister's claims of being a friend of labour, he and his government have proven, once again, that there is no difference between Liberals and Tories. It is postal workers who are suffering the tragic fallout of the same old story. Despite the fact

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the second petition is in regard to a Canadian volunteer service medal. The petitioners wish Parliament to recognize that Canadians who serve voluntarily in the Canadian Forces at one time were recognized for their volunteerism with a special medal. This was lost in

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions to present to the House today. The first is a petition in support of protecting the Thames River system. The petitioners draw attention to the fact that the Conservative government stripped environmental regulations covered in the Navigable Wate

Harry Leslie Smith  Mr. Speaker, in 2013, Harry Leslie Smith wore the poppy for the last time, saying this: I will until my last breath remember the past and the struggles my generation made to build this country into a civilised state for the working and middle classes. If we are to survive as a

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have a petition in support of postal banking. Nearly two million Canadians are forced to use payday lenders. They are predators who charge crippling rates that affect poor, marginalized and indigenous communities the most. We have 3,800 Canada Post outlets across r

Canada Post  Mr. Speaker, Bill C-89 will force postal workers back into the toxic workplace they have been working to improve for over a year. Increased risks of workplace injury, forced overtime, stress and mental health issues, and pay inequity are the real crises people are facing that nee