Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I find it very troubling that we would have the Liberals' coalition partners, the NDP, playing into the divisive vaccine politics we saw during the election. This caused a level of division and, quite frankly, mistrust when it comes to such an important issue and is something that should have been the definition of not political.

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, it is certainly an honour and privilege to once again rise and enter into debate in this place. If members will indulge me, I will share a few thanks and a few thoughts prior to getting into the substance of what we are here to debate today, which is the Liberal's new bill, Bill C-3.

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I understand the member's frustration. I would simply ask for unanimous consent to allow him to switch places with the next speaker. That would give him 15 minutes or so to work with IT in order to figure out the technical difficulty and address it accordingly.

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, the member talked about how this bill very clearly articulated some of the challenges that existed, but on Friday, November 26, the Minister of Justice said that the challenges the bill tried to address were not a new problem. As I read through the bill and some of the challenges it attempts to address, terminology like “minor disturbances” raises concerns.

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I have no doubt that the member was passionately suggesting that he had the the same question I do. I have some concerns about how terminology like “minor disturbances” might be widely interpreted. It is a term that could be very subjective. I wonder if the member has any comments about that term and maybe some of the other challenges where in committee this terminology might be able to be tightened up.

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I appreciate my hon. friend and colleague's comments regarding the irony that the government, which promised a number of elections ago to never introduce omnibus legislation, is in fact addressing two very, very different types of issues within this bill. The member for Kingston and the Islands said earlier that it was not important to address access to other critical infrastructure such as pipelines, ports and maybe schools.

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to once again ask a question in this important debate. I want to note that the bill addresses two very distinct areas and that I asked earlier whether or not it would be relevant to split the bill into two separate ones. However, specifically regarding health care facilities, it brings up a very important point.

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, it is good to be able to enter into debate on this important subject today. I have heard from a number of colleagues and a number of parties, who have raised concerns that this bill addresses two very different issues. Although both are very important to discuss and debate in this place, the fact is that they are quite different.

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to enter the debate to ask some very important questions about the content of the Speech from the Throne. My constituents have made it very clear over the last couple of weeks since the Speech from the Throne that two areas are lacking.

House debate  Madam Chair, I rise on a point of order. It is interesting that the member is obviously referencing the same point you had called out earlier concerning not being able to speak to the allegations that the member is currently facing. She is doing indirectly what you said explicitly could not be done directly.

House debate  She is going to keep that up—

House debate  Madam Chair, the question is very simple. Does the member believe that a political party that condones his activities can in good faith—

House debate  Madam Chair, I appreciate the opportunity to ask a question that speaks very much to the relevance of the debate. That member has admitted to conduct that is unbecoming—

House debate  Madam Chair, I have a point of order. I think that the issue brought up in the previous two points of order speaks to the integrity of our democratic system. When there are serious questions about the legitimacy of somebody being able to take their place in the House, it calls into question—

An Act to Provide Further Support in Response to COVID-19  Madam Speaker, I will ask a very simple question in the context that we are more than two months behind what should have been the regular sitting calendar of this place. Many, many weeks' worth of legislative work was delayed, stopped and interrupted by the Prime Minister, who called an election on which, let us just say, he misrepresented himself in previous statements until the point where we have now learned that he received polling information that he could divide Canadians on controversial issues.