Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am having trouble figuring out what the question was in the middle of that tirade, but I will take the opportunity to say that I do not know any Canadian workers who want to have the kind of blood on their hands that we hear about, in some cases from very vulnerabl

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will say three things. One, we are not proposing to end arms manufacturing or exports. I know there is a constituency in favour of that. However, this motion is about striking a committee to investigate the human rights records of our customers. Therefore, if we g

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with my colleague the hon. member for Salaberry—Suroît. Mr. Speaker, speaking in support of the motion on the floor, I will start off by saying once again, as my colleagues have been echoing all morning in this House, that for too long Ca

Modernizing Animal Protections Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak in support of Bill C-246, proposed to ensure laws that prevent animal cruelty, shark finning, and the sale of products made from pet fur. Because Canada's laws on offences against animals have not been substantively changed since 1892, constit

Status of Women  Madam Speaker, I thank the member especially for her ministry's commitment around concurrent implementation of the 1,200 outstanding recommendations around murdered and missing indigenous women and girls. We do not have to wait for the end of the inquiry in order to act, so I am

Status of Women  Madam Speaker, I really do need to know the answer to my question. Do you think that the two new—

Status of Women  Madam Speaker, I want to know whether the ministry for the Status of Women believes that two new shelters for every province for domestic violence is adequate. Does it think that five new shelters on reserve across Canada over the next three years is adequate to meet demand, Is t

Status of Women  Madam Speaker, the last time we had this discussion, we were talking about greater support for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. The need is great. One in four women in Canada will experience intimate partner violence or sexual violence in her lifetime. That is

An Act to establish the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians  Madam Speaker, since Bill C-51 remains in place, I would like to hear more from my colleague about what protections are in place to ensure that the right of legitimate dissent by first nations and environmental activists remains in place. Does the bill remedy those deficiencies i

An Act to establish the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians  Madam Speaker, the New Democrats support the direction of this bill because it fulfills a campaign promise that we made. We do though look forward to the conversation at committee to talk about some of the weaknesses we have identified. We have one question around the appointmen

Infrastructure  Madam Speaker, we need to act on climate change. We have lost 10 years, arguably 20 years of action around the globe. We have damaged Canada's international reputation, and we have certainly affected our fishing stocks, forests, public safety, and put more stress on firefighters,

Status of Women  Mr. Speaker, the United Nations and women's organizations from across the country have been calling for a national action plan to end violence against women. While the government took some good first steps this summer, its scope does not seem to include policing, education, or w

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I went to junior high in Charlottetown, P.E.I., so I am very glad to hear the conversation in the chamber today about the importance of Atlantic Canada. I am finding it a little rich, though, I must say, to hear my Conservative colleagues lecture us about Supreme Cou

Genetic Non-Discrimination Act  I will follow your lead, Mr. Speaker. I thank the member opposite and the senator for initiating this important legislation. The New Democrats believe that the government must work to end genetic discrimination and encourage genetic testing to improve health care planning and ca

Food and Drugs Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to follow on my colleague's theme on consultation around the trans-Pacific partnership. Friends in the labour movement have said that their consultation of the TPP was a phone call two hours prior to a meeting, asking if they could they come to it. That is n