Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the federal electoral riding of Calgary Shepard: what is the total amount of government dollars received by businesses, corporations, and entities within the Calgary Shepard riding since October 19, 2015, specifying (i) each department or ministry the funding was received through, (ii) the name of the initiative or program providing the funding, (iii) the date of each transfer, (iv) the amount of each individual transfer?

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the Kurdistan Regional Government, the Department of Global Affairs and the Department of International Development: (a) what are the details of all correspondence and briefing notes from the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of International Development and all documents presented to the said Ministries from all departments, corporations, and crown agencies regarding the Kurdistan Regional Government, since October 19, 2015, to the present; and (b) what are the details of any briefing notes which have been presented to the Ministers or their staff from government departments, ministries, corporations, or crown agencies, since October 19, 2015, to the present?

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, on a point of order, I would like to get assurance from my colleague from Halifax that he has erased the photo that he had taken in the House. As we all know, taking photos in the chamber is not allowed unless authorized and any unauthorized photography amounts to a breach of members' privilege.

Citizenship Act  Mr. Speaker, I believe the member for Vimy was not in her seat when you read the question and that the vote had begun. I would like you to rule on her eligibility to have her vote counted on this matter.

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for his comments. He has made a voluminous set of comments so far in the House. I would like to remind the member that when we are speaking about the provinces that will be affected by this, and I am speaking about the province of Manitoba, then I would always defer to the premier of the province to decide what is best for the province, especially on the issue of jobs.

Democratic Reform  Mr. Speaker, yesterday we learned about the Liberals' plan to change our democracy. What was the first move by the Liberals? They are going to set up a committee with a majority of Liberal members. When you want to change the rules of democracy, the only majority that counts is the majority of Canadians.

Democratic Reform  Mr. Speaker, repeating oneself is not the same as answering the question. When we see the Liberal majority on the committee and the government's insistence on not really consulting Canadians, then we wonder what is really going on here. It is simple. Ontario, British Columbia, and Prince Edward Island held referendums in the past, which legitimizes the process.

Order of Canada  Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize Dr. Kathryn J. Hannah of Calgary who will be invested tomorrow into the Order of Canada for her efforts to promote the use of information technology to enhance nursing care in Canada and abroad. Dr. Hannah, a proud member of the nursing profession since 1965 and a pioneer in the field of nursing informatics in Canada, has published foundational works and created practical applications of information technology to improve the nursing practice and enhance health care.

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question, but that continues the same point as I mentioned before. It is fiction. Small business entrepreneurs, the writers of books, do not need the government's support to basically finance their operations. Good books get recognized. Good books get purchased, no matter where they are.

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the NDP member for her question. She touched on a number of subjects and so it will be difficult to answer in 60 seconds. Nevertheless, I would say that before deciding to run up such deficits over several years and put the future generation into debt, they should think hard about it.

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I will be on extra good behaviour. I have a pair of eyes looking down on me today belonging to an eight-month-old. Epiphany is on January 6. I only had my epiphany this week. I actually figured it out. I figured out that the balanced budget promises and the small deficits that the Liberals are proposing, and have proposed in the past, are a work of fiction.

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, obviously I was not a member of the government in the previous Parliament, but the Conservatives called for national consultations, appointed a panel and heard from Canadians on what they wanted to see in the bill. Again, the current government could have tabled a bill in December or January and kicked off the process in the House to ensure we would have enough time to get it to committee, have a fulsome consideration of section by section and leave enough time for the Senate to also contribute to the debate.

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I was worried that the member had almost become mute after the Manitoba election results. The previous government called national consultations and started the process of hearing from Canadians on what they wanted to see in the bill. It is an excuse to say that the timetable is so short.

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, as I rise today to speak about the grave implications of Bill C-14, I am reminded of the Yiddish proverb, which says: “From fortune to misfortune is a short step; from misfortune to fortune is a long way”. I am afraid that the legislation being brought forward by the current government is a short step to misfortune, and the path with proper safeguards would be a long one.

Taxation  Madam Speaker, business professionals are worried about the Liberal tax hikes on small professional corporations. Dr. Melanie, a physician in my riding, has said that these tax changes would mean less clinical hours in the community. That means less front-line health services. The Prime Minister thinks small businesses are just ways for wealthier Canadians to avoid taxes.