Justice  Mr. Speaker, it is the Internet that is quickly becoming a haven for all sorts of anonymous hateful acts. Gay and lesbian teens have been bullied to the point of suicide. Islamophobia and anti-Semitism are rampant online, with neo-Nazi groups continuing to spread hate. In 2010 al

Gender Equality  Mr. Speaker, last night was an historic occasion for Canada, the LGBTQ community and transgender, transsexual and gender variant Canadians. I want to thank the 150 members of Parliament who voted in favour of my legislation on gender identity and gender expression as members fro

Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act  Mr. Speaker, I note that the Liberals have 20/20 hindsight and vision back to the things they accomplished many years ago. I just wish they had the same foresight at this time. In supporting the pooled retirement savings plan, a big mistake is being made in terms of public polic

Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act  Mr. Speaker, my point was that being forced to contribute to a pooled pension plan, which is risky and would have no defined pension at the end of it, is the problem. When people contribute to the Canada pension plan, they have a defined benefit and the risks are shared out over

Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill C-25 at third reading. I am very happy to do so. I know that all members in the House share the common goal of making sure that all Canadians have security in their retirement. However, I am rising to speak against the pooled registered

Canadian Human Rights Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise to close second reading debate on Bill C-279 with a great deal of optimism. In the brief time I have available, I will not try to review all the arguments in favour of the bill. One reason is that this is essentially the same bill that passed in the House in

Mailing of Human Remains  Mr. Speaker, Canadians were horrified to hear of the senseless and cowardly mailing of human remains to Conservative Party headquarters, and the interception of a second package at Canada Post's Ottawa sorting centre. Our sympathies go out to the staff at the Conservative Party

RCMP  Mr. Speaker, week after week, there are more and more revelations about sexual harassment in the RCMP. Despite the fact that federal ministers have a clear responsibility to show leadership to address this very real problem, successive governments have turned a blind eye. The c

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I am very pleased today to rise and add my voice to those who call for an official apology for the Komagata Maru incident and to begin on real reconciliation among all Canadians as a result of this tragic incident in our past. At the same time I want to acknowled

Fisheries and Oceans  Mr. Speaker, on the west coast, the government has announced the closure of the Kitsilano Coast Guard station located in the heart of Vancouver and one of the busiest stations in the country. This is the third station to close. However, it does not end there. The Conservatives ar

Fisheries and Oceans  Mr. Speaker, these closures are happening right now. Services are being cut to Coast Guard stations, lighthouses and command centres. The minister cannot deny that these are short-sighted and reckless cuts that will put Canadians at risk on the water. It looks like the Conserva

National Security  Mr. Speaker, everyone knows the government's own information security was compromised last year by attacks from Chinese servers. Yet when the Prime Minister visited China, he was honoured to meet with Huawei, despite the Americans preventing Huawei from taking over any major tele

National Security  Mr. Speaker, we can selectively quote from the memo all we like, but the facts and the documents contradict the minister.

National Security  Mr. Speaker, the other part the minister did not cite says: The lessening of current restrictions could create new, and increase existing vulnerabilities in our telecommunications networks, further exposing them...to an increased threat of cyber espionage and denial of service

RCMP  Mr. Speaker, the RCMP is in the news again today for the wrong reasons: the ongoing failure to act on sexual harassment against female officers. The RCMP Public Complaints Commission is investigating. The RCMP commissioner is doing a gender audit of RCMP policies. However, for