Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, this debate is supposed to be about the government justifying the use of time allocation on Bill C-74. Instead we have a minister of the crown who is actually engaging in debate when we are supposed to be hearing the government justify time allocation. She said tha

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Madam Speaker, simply put, parliamentary democracy involves both the government trying to present an agenda and the opposition trying to question that agenda, and to use procedural tactics that are not available when one does not have a majority. As the opposition, obviously we w

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I am going to try to finish on a positive note. I served as the parliamentary secretary to the President of the Treasury Board in the last Parliament. The Treasury Board has an important function to make sure that when spending happens in government, there is prope

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Madam Speaker, the word “omnibus” in terms of parliamentary procedure means anytime one seeks to amend more than two acts at one time. Any act that does that would be described as omnibus. When we did omnibus bills, as we did with our economic action plan, we actually took the

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Madam Speaker, it is indeed an honour to rise again and join the debate on Bill C-74. Before I wrote my speech, I wanted to do a bit of research to remind myself exactly what the Prime Minister had promised regarding the use of omnibus bills. An interesting thing occurred. Wh

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I certainly appreciate my fellow member from British Columbia and his presentation tonight. It is always good to have different views on these subjects. The member mentioned at the beginning of his speech that he was in support of a benefit that would allow for a

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the member's contribution in this place. We all want to see good things happen in this country. However, the minister has given notice that fewer members of Parliament will be able to speak to an important piece of legislation. Given what we have just

Export and Import Permits Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend the member for his articulate speech. The former prime minister said that it was important that all Canadian governments remain competitive with the United States when it comes to the environment. They continue to add new taxes that make us l

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, so far I have been completely unimpressed with this minister's justification for pushing this bill forward so quickly. I have a great respect for the legal community. When New Zealand had a major reform of its criminal justice system, it took five years for it to go

Extension of Sitting Hours  Mr. Speaker, the member is an eloquent speaker, and he spoke to a number of different things. I would like to ask the member a simple question. To me, the biggest issue the government has is its failure to be accountable for its own actions. The Liberals continually try to spin t

Foreign Investment  Mr. Speaker, despite our warnings about Anbang's murky ownership, the Liberals threw caution to the wind and rubber-stamped the sale of BC's largest senior care home provider. Anbang has been seized and is under control by communist China. The minister told us this deal was in

Justice  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are inventing new ways to be soft on crime. The Liberals are passing new provisions in the Criminal Code that large corporations can commit serious offences, like fraud and insider trading, plead guilty, promise to make it better, and evade jail time.

Justice  Mr. Speaker, if that is true, why did it not go to the justice committee? Why was it not included in Bill C-75 rather than Bill C-74?The Liberals have proposed dramatic changes to our criminal justice system that provide a “get out of jail” card for corporations charged with crim

Seniors  Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize the government for taking the advice of the official opposition and blocking the sale of Aecon. Unfortunately, when it came to B.C. seniors care homes, the Liberal government has not followed the same advice. Now we have B.C. seniors in ca

Housing  Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Vancouver Board of Trade released a damning report saying, “If affordability and investment competitiveness are not addressed, Greater Vancouver runs the risk of becoming an international bedroom community.” The Liberals' mortgage changes have made it h