Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, apparently some of my colleagues are not well-acquainted with the Standing Orders of the House of Commons and keep breaking the rules. Nevertheless, I will repeat what I was saying. The Department of Finance releases provincial fiscal performance data. It is important to note that New Democratic provincial governments have the best fiscal performance in Canada, so I do not think my Conservative colleague is in any position to be giving me lessons on that subject, nor are my Liberal colleagues, to be sure.

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, my colleague did not limit his remarks to the report stage and proposed amendments, so neither will I. The Conservative leader was recently asked multiple times what he was planning to cut to balance the budget. The Conservatives brought in austerity programs, determined to balance the budget at any price, no matter how much it cost taxpayers.

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I am a little surprised that he did not mention the track records of the successive provincial NDP governments running the provinces with the best financial performance in the country. The Department of Finance releases these data—

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  moved: Motion No. 53 That Bill C-97 be amended by deleting Clause 309. Motion No. 54 That Bill C-97 be amended by deleting Clause 310.

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  moved: Motion No. 18 That Bill C-97 be amended by deleting Clause 198. Motion No. 19 That Bill C-97 be amended by deleting Clause 199. Motion No. 20 That Bill C-97 be amended by deleting Clause 200. Motion No. 21 That Bill C-97 be amended by deleting Clause 201.

Criminal Records Act  Madam Speaker, I do not know why my colleague is bringing up a debate from 2015, when this is 2019 and the situation has evolved. Today I am speaking about Bill C-93, which is before me. As a parliamentarian, my job is to speak to what is in front of me, and today Bill C-93 is in front of me, and it is, quite simply, a step in the wrong direction.

Criminal Records Act  Madam Speaker, that is the crux of the problem. The government's fundamental mistake with Bill C-93 was choosing not to go with automatic suspension. The vulnerable and marginalized people that my colleague mentioned are nine times more likely to be arrested for behaviour that would be completely ignored by law enforcement if it were committed by people in a non-marginalized group.

Criminal Records Act  Madam Speaker, I am sorry for my colleague. I will try to quickly get through my speech so that he can also add to today's debate. I am glad to speak on behalf of the people of Sherbrooke to Bill C-93, which is part of the larger issue of cannabis legalization. It is important to ensure that those who have been sentenced for simple possession can erase that from their criminal records.

Canada Revenue Agency  Mr. Speaker, we learned today that the Minister of National Revenue signed an agreement with KPMG clients to exonerate them of all charges in connection with its tax scheme. This is absolutely appalling and contradicts everything the minister has been saying for years. This is yet more proof that there are two sets of rules, one for the privileged and another for everyone else.

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns.  With regard to the statement in Budget 2019 that, “since Budget 2016, the Government has taken many actions to improve the fairness of the tax system”: (a) what is the name of each of these actions; (b) what is the total amount collected by the Canada Revenue Agency, broken down by each of the actions in (a); (c) of the actions in (a), how many actions sought specifically to address aggressive international tax avoidance; and (d) of the actions in (a), how many sought specifically to address international tax evasion?

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns.  With regard to the Offshore Tax Informant Program, for each fiscal year since 2015-16 to the current date: (a) how many calls have been received; (b) how many files have been opened based on information received from informants; (c) what is the total amount of the awards paid to informants; (d) what is the total amount recovered by the Canada Revenue Agency; (e) how many current investigations are the result of information received through the program; and (f) how much money is involved in the current investigations?

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns.  With regard to advertising paid for by the government for each fiscal year from April 1, 2016, to the present date: (a) how much did the government spend on advertising; (b) what was the subject of each advertisement and how much was spent on each subject; (c) which department purchased the advertising and what are the detailed expenditures of each department in this regard; (d) for each subject and department mentioned in (b) and (c), how much was spent on each type of advertising, including but not limited to (i) television, specifying the stations, (ii) radio, specifying the stations, (iii) print, i.e. newspapers and magazines, specifying the names of the publications, (iv) the Internet, specifying the names of the websites, (v) billboards, specifying their locations, (vi) bus shelters, specifying their location, (vii) advertising in all other publicly accessible places; (e) for each type of advertising in (d), was it in Canada or abroad; (f) for the answers in (b), (c) and (d), how long did the advertisements run for; (g) for each advertising purchase, who signed the contracts; (h) for each advertisement, who was involved in the production; (i) for each advertisement, was a third party involved in its publication or did a third party coordinate other advertisements based on the government advertisements; and (j) for each advertisement, did the purchase and publication coincide with a specific event, such as a sporting event?

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, Facebook and Google generated total advertising revenues of more than $5 billion last year, yet neither of those two multinationals paid a red cent in taxes to Canada. The Minister of National Revenue says she wants to focus on the big fish. Hello! They are not called web giants for nothing.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise to present an e-petition today that was signed by 3,514 Canadians. Simply put, the petition calls on the Minister of National Revenue to investigate certain activities of JNF Canada to determine if those activities are in violation of the Income Tax Act rules and regulations regarding charities.

Canada–Madagascar Tax Convention Implementation Act, 2018  Madam Speaker, I would like to come back to the treaty with Madagascar, since that is the subject of today’s debate. After the committee study, does my colleague think that the bill is a one-way deal? Our economic relations with Madagascar are based primarily on Canadian mining companies operating there.