Pride Month  Mr. Speaker, June is Pride Month in Toronto. Events will be taking place all month to raise awareness and show solidarity with the LGBTQ2 community, culminating with the pride parade. I am proud that our Prime Minister was the first ever sitting leader to march at pride and is a

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, we thank the committee for its report. Our two official languages form the very core of who we are. One of our top priorities is to promote their use across the country and ensure the vitality of our official language minority communities. We plan to examine the re

Government Appointments  Mr. Speaker, our two official languages are at the heart of who we are as Canadians, but so is redefining the process by which we select highly qualified Canadians to fulfill important government appointments. We have revised that process to make it more rigorous, more open, mor

Government Appointments  Mr. Speaker, our two official languages are an important part of our history and our Canadian identity, and they are important to us. As far as appointments are concerned, our government is firmly committed to having a strong, open, transparent, and merit-based appointment proce

Government Appointments  Mr. Speaker, I am happy to provide the same response in our second official language, English. Our two official languages are at the heart of who we are as Canadians. Our government is firmly committed to a rigorous, open, and transparent process for all public appointments. Th

Government Appointments  Mr. Speaker, both our official languages are an important part of our history and our Canadian identity and they are important to us. As far as appointments are concerned, our government is firmly committed to having a strong, open, and transparent appointment process and findin

Multiculturalism  Madam Speaker, my friend opposite perhaps is not aware of the different aspects or the different initiatives being undertaken by the Department of Canadian Heritage with respect to multiculturalism. Therefore, let me tell him about some of the applications we have received. We

Multiculturalism  Madam Speaker, I thank my friend opposite for his commitment to this issue. I will start with some prefatory comments about what our government is committed to and then I will answer the member's question directly. Our government is committed to diversity. It is a great source o

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for Toronto—Danforth for her continued advocacy and support on behalf of the arts in her riding and around the country. Our government is committed to the arts. We are committed to supporting creative labs and to bringing artisan creators

Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, at the outset, I will provide two responses. In terms of what the government, through the budget, is doing for jobs and for infrastructure, it is making historic investments that are actually having results for Canadians right around the country. Canadians elected

Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Essex for her question and for her advocacy in this chamber. In terms of the winery economy, the vintners of Canada are an important aspect of our economy, as are all of our alcohol producers and alcohol distributers. The actual tax that is pr

Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Winnipeg South. It is a pleasure for me to rise today to speak to budget 2017. I want to address key parts of the budget that I know would have an important and lasting impact on my riding of Parkdale—High Park in Toro

Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague across the way for his comments and speech. I have a question for him about the public transit tax credit. What was mentioned in my colleague's comments was that there are people who are in need. That is accepted. What was mentioned in my col

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, April 22 is Earth Day. In recognition, I want to acknowledge a tremendous organization in my riding of Parkdale—High Park: Green 13. Green 13 is a collection of residents in my community who work hard every day to raise awareness about the most pressing issue of ou

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I have two responses to the member's question. First of all, it is inaccurate to portray this budget or this government's commitment as one that is delayed, or speculative, for future years. We started out with a commitment of nearly $2 billion for housing in budget