Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, one of the things we take and hold so dear concerns creating the environment for job creation. That means there are low taxes, access to post-secondary education, and access to training for students and for the younger population. It is absolutely key to create that

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, as I alluded to before, it is not just the Conservatives, and me, as a critic, saying this. There are two reports, the parliamentary budget officer report and the Senate report, that clearly state that the infrastructure plan is not transparent. We cannot follow the

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am always entertained by my colleague's questions. We voted against a $30 billion deficit. We voted against all of what I just spoke about, all of the tax hikes and the removal of tax credits. I will further explain to my colleague across the way that Conservative

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise and speak today to the Conservative opposition day motion that states: That, given the failure of the government to achieve the economic and employment objectives presented in Budget 2016, and given the growing protectionist and competitive th

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, my colleague's speech was interesting because some of the information that he relayed in his speech is not quite accurate. I just wanted to make note of that and then ask a question. He is saying that infrastructure projects are already making a huge difference in

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I have one question. The member mentioned the review of the eight top airports: Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Halifax. He also mentioned that the Liberals were reviewing the ownership of 18 Canadian ports. They have said that

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  Madam Speaker, I enjoyed my colleague's input at the committee. We looked at different models that have been up and running and that have been changed over the years as well. The most important piece was around independence. When we have the Prime Minister appointing the chair—as

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the work that my colleague did on the committee. There is oversight on some of the national security agencies. It has been in place for 20 years. It is not in the form as is proposed in Bill C-22. As we have heard, and as I said in my speech, this is

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  Madam Speaker, when we heard from so many witnesses about the independence of this committee, about the tools that the committee should have, the committee did do its work. We incorporated those into the amendments. Unfortunately, one of the Liberal members of Parliament was remo

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  Madam Speaker, as we look at Bill C-22, does the member believe it is appropriate for the Prime Minister to appoint the chair of a committee a year in advance before the legislation is even tabled?

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise to speak to Bill C-22, An Act to establish the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts. As a member of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security,

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  I sit on that committee, and you ignored it.

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  It is a committee under the PMO, and the member knows that.

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  Madam Speaker, while I appreciate that the Prime Minister made some campaign promises, he also promised openness and transparency. He also made a promise about a $10-billion deficit, but we will put that aside. I sit on that committee. The minister overruled the committee throug

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Liberals voted against releasing information regarding how much their carbon tax will cost Canadian households. As well, they have not included any information on what sectors will be exempted from the carbon tax. Can the minister tell the House who