Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Madam Speaker, I want to thank my friend, the Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board, for her very thoughtful and insightful comments. I think back on the many missions that Canada has participated in with various coalition partners, including in Afghanistan, for example.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, if you check, I believe you will find unanimous consent of the House to see the clock at 6:30 p.m.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my friend for Victoria for his speech, and I have a significant amount of respect for the position that he advocates in this House. To be frank, I too am struggling with the motion that is before this House. I want to know if the member would be supportive of this resolution if we simply deleted the last part of the motion before the House, which reads, “call upon the government to condemn any and all attempts by Canadian organizations, groups or individuals to promote the BDS movement”.

Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, I really want to follow up on the point that was raised by my friend in his previous question with respect to the whole concept of private members' legislation. I simply want to state our objection. The issue is not about the right of members to bring forward legislation.

Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, I listened at some length to the member's rationale for why he opposes the government's initiatives with respect to Bill C-4, and I will reference specific comments that he made with respect to Bill C-377. In the previous Parliament, the first time that the matter was referred to the Senate, the bill was amended significantly by the Senate Tory majority, which seemed to have been opposed by the member's government at that time.

Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, I am glad the third party will be supporting our position on Bill C-4. This was an important situation where we felt that the approach of the previous government was inappropriate and that we needed to have a restart in our relationship with organized labour. As to the member's substantive question on the minimum wage, the member knows well this party's position.

Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, during my constituency break, I had the opportunity to sit down with employers. They recognized that it was important to have a good working relationship with their labour unions. I think of a specific auto parts manufacturer that is struggling to ensure that it can work proactively to get goods to market.

Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, I share a common commitment with my friend, the member for Foothills. We both had the privilege of entering this place at the same time. For me, the fundamental issue with respect to transparency and accountability was the nature in which the legislation was ultimately brought forward.

Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to have this opportunity to speak in support of Bill C-4, which was introduced by the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour to repeal the legislative changes made in the previous Parliament by Bill C-377 and Bill C-525. In the broader strokes, this particular bill ultimately aims to restore balance and a fairer approach in labour relations here in Canada.

Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, I listened with interest to the presentation by the hon. member for Haldimand—Norfolk. In her speech there was a lot of talk about transparency and accountability in explaining why the opposition is against the passage of Bill C-4. My question really is this. If, at the end of the day, this was such an important initiative when that member was in government, why did the Conservatives not, ultimately, have that initiative move forward as a government bill rather than allowing it to proceed by way of private members' legislation?

World Cancer Day  Mr. Speaker, as already noted in this House, today marks World Cancer Day. This day aims to reflect on how we can make a difference in the global fight against cancer. Cancer affects everyone in different ways. Last year, I was also diagnosed with cancer, forcing me to take a leave from my parliamentary duties.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I believe if you seek it, you will find the unanimous consent of the House to see the clock as 6:30 p.m.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I congratulate the hon. member for Hamilton Mountain on his “in the union movement”, particularly as it relates to the Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act. What are the member's thoughts relating to this legislation, which was passed by the Conservative government?

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for Essex for her contribution to the debate. I very much appreciate the sentiments she was expressing in her comments. The hon. member noted a number of significant statistics on the barriers facing women entering the top-tier professions, becoming CEOs of corporations, and so forth.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I want to get the comments of the Minister of Status of Women on the decision by the previous government in 2009 to introduce the Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act, which essentially removed oversight of pay equity from the Canadian Human Rights Commission to the Public Sector Labour Relations Board.