National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  Madam Speaker, for much of human history, threats to a country's security came in the form of other nation states and state-like entities. While at times the odd vigilante, the lone assassin, or a disaffected group may have posed some threat to a state, these threats were rare an

Science Literacy Week  Mr. Speaker, science is at the heart of innovation and touches every aspect of our lives. In Kitchener Centre, the School of Pharmacy, Communitech, Google, and many other organizations and individuals in the broader community, like the Perimeter Institute and the Quantum-Nano Cen

Health  Mr. Speaker, antimicrobial resistance has become one of the biggest threats to global health. All around the world, including here in Canada, many common infections are becoming resistant to the antimicrobial medicines that treat them. Global leaders are meeting today at the Unit

Youth in Office Day  Mr. Speaker, today, many of my colleagues and I are hosting young people from the Boys and Girls Club of Canada and Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Canada as part of their Youth in Office job shadowing day on Parliament Hill. These fantastic organizations are committed to helpi

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate the hon. member, because in our community, he does a lot of work on suicide prevention. I congratulate him for the work he has done. He has raised two points. On the first point, palliative care, he knows that the health accord has expired and

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, it is very easy to defend these policies. With our middle-class tax cut, we know that 9 out of ten families will get a benefit. We know, through our child benefit plan, that more than 300,000 children will be lifted out of poverty. I am very happy to stand by this b

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, right now the world economy is facing the prospect of slow growth. Right now, the one way we can help the middle class in our communities is to make sure that we put more money in their pockets. We know that raising children is very expensive. This is the best time

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, before I begin my remarks, I would like to personally express my profound sadness for the tragedy in Fort McMurray. My heart goes out to all the people who have been affected by the forest fires that are still raging. I also want to thank all Canadians who have offe

Grand River Hospital Volunteer  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to wish a very happy birthday to Ms. Elizabeth South. Betty, as she is known to friends and family, will be turning 90 years young on March 14. If this were not impressive enough on its own, I also want to highlight Betty's nea

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I listened to the hon. member's speech and I have a comment. He accused Liberals of sleeping, being incoherent, and ignorant toward our policy. I will read the hon. member a quote, which states: It's very clear to us that this is an absolutely correct moment for us

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Madam Speaker, on the contrary, our government has been very clear, during the debate and during our process, that we will take a holistic, whole-of-government approach to this. We will involve more than one minister. We will involve the Minister of International Development and

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Madam Speaker, absolutely, it responds. It responds to the needs of the mission. We are trying our best as a government to respond to that mission, to align our needs and the needs of the coalition, to make sure that bring regional stability to that area, but more importantly th

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Madam Speaker, what I am saying is that we understand, and it is well-documented, that the majority of peshmerga casualties happening right now are happening because of IEDs. IEDs will not be located by air strikes. We want to be effective, we want to have a meaningful impact, an

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Madam Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the hon. member for Vaughan—Woodbridge. It is with great honour that I rise in this place to add to this very important discussion. It is extremely important that we view this mission through two distinct lenses: one, defeating IS

Income Tax Act  Madam Speaker, I want to commend the hon. member on an excellent and very thorough analysis of the current economic situation. Could he enlighten the House why he believes the reduction in the TFSA contribution limit is important?