Groundhog Day  Mr. Speaker, Once again on Friday February 2nd Wee Wiarton Willy will be beckoned. It will be his very first prediction Done with fervour & conviction While he's a rookie in groundhog circles He'll be far more famous than Steve Urkel He'll talk to Mayor Janice

Child Health Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, at this time of the year, I want to wish you, all of the pages, staff, and colleagues a very merry Christmas and a very happy and prosperous 2018. It is a pleasure to speak today to Bill S-228. While the intent of the bill is something we should all support, and I c

Salaries Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my disoriented colleague across the way for his question. The bottom line here is that, if he wants to talk about accountability, openness, and all of that, which was in his question, all he has to do is be present every day from 2:15 to 3:00 in the House. H

Salaries Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague from Thornhill for a great question and his obvious understanding of the issue. I mentioned the project that was approved under the auspices of northern Ontario but actually benefited a company in southern Ontario, in Mississauga—M

Salaries Act  Mr. Speaker, it is a big task to fill the shoes of my colleague who just spoke. He obviously has a great grasp of the effects of this bill. I am pleased to have the opportunity to rise in the House today to speak to Bill C-24, an act to amend the Salaries Act. This bill has been

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to finally have the opportunity to address an issue that I raised in the House regarding the government's attack on farmers through its proposed changes to tax planning measures that it introduced this past summer. While the government has finally come

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate my colleague across the way trying to respond to this. However, I can say that the farmers in my riding are very unhappy with the cuts to AgriInvest, and they do not at all feel like they have been consulted. Farmers across Canada do not understand where

Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, my colleague and I are thinking along the same lines as far as this budget is concerned. I certainly do not want to call it a fiscal plan, because it is far from that. Obviously, we disagree I could ask all kinds of questions on this. The previous speaker from Crowf

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to fines issued to the Canadian Coast Guard by Transport Canada or any other government department or agency, since November 4, 2015: what are the details of each fine, including for each the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) location where violation occurred, (iv) law or

Frank Coulter  Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House to recognize the passing of one of Bruce—Grey's finest, Mr. Frank Coulter. Raised on a farm southwest of Owen Sound, he had a knack for sales and seemed destined to become involved in local business. His son Ted said that to get his first job with

Firearms Act  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to stand here today. I have to comment on my two hon. colleagues across the way. I respect them as members of Parliament. However, good Lord, when one does not understand a topic like this, one should not be speaking to it. It is very clear that neit

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, as a point of clarification, maybe there were some Conservative members who supported the bill that my colleague referred to. However, he is looking at one who did not support that at all. I have never been in favour of random breath testing. I think it goes way too

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, as my hon. colleague heard, I am opposed to this bill for a number of reasons. There are parts of it that have to come out. In response to his claim that we have the highest use of cannabis by young people, it is obvious he does not really want to hear the answer.

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise today in the House to speak to Bill C-46. I want to commend my colleague for her great speech and her responses to the questions she received. As everyone knows, Bill C-46, an act to amend the Criminal Code (offences relating to conveyance

Taxation  Madam Speaker, I recently asked how the Liberal government's proposed tax changes would affect farmers using AgriInvest, and it was obvious from the parliamentary secretary's answer that he has no idea how AgriInvest works. AgriInvest is a self-help tool that allows and encourage