Diversity and Inclusion  Mr. Speaker, at the beginning of his question, my hon. colleague pointed out the importance of protecting Canadians who are understandably worried about their safety and the safety of their community and meeting places. I agree with him on that. Last week, I had discussions with

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, as the RCMP have confirmed, there is no active investigation. The case is closed, and authorities did not pursue any charges. My hon. friend knows very well the RCMP operations are conducted independently from government. If he has operational questions for them, I

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, it is well known that Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism. We share the understandable concern of many Canadians with regard to Iran's role in the state sponsorship of terrorism. As my colleague knows, decisions around listing terrorist entities are based on the ad

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, as I told my colleague, we expect everyone who works for the Government of Canada to comply with the Treasury Board's contracting rules and any other rules that apply. If any allegations involve criminal activity, we expect the appropriate authorities to investigate

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague knows very well that committees make their own decisions in terms of the work they want to do. What we have said is that, at all times, we expect people to comply with the contracting policies of the Government of Canada, and those that decide to do

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, first of all, congratulations on your election as Speaker. As far as my colleague's question goes, the answer is yes. Our government is constantly taking measures to make sure that federal government agencies meet their obligations under the Official Languages Act. T

Guests in the House of Commons  Mr. Speaker, the government House leader has made clear the government's disappointment with the events of Friday. All parliamentarians were taken by surprise with this particular individual's being invited to the gallery. The opposition whip knows very well that the Parliamentar

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, again, just because our friend on the other side continually asserts something does not make it real. My responsibility is to ensure that the Correctional Service, by law and according to regulations, treats the most serious offenders in our prison system with the a

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, what our government is choosing to do is to invest in all the necessary instruments to ensure that our communities remain safe. We are investing in the Correctional Service of Canada precisely to ensure that these most dangerous criminals serve their time in the app

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, I thank our colleague, the member for Kings—Hants, for raising this important issue and for his leadership on energy issues in Atlantic Canada. This legislation is supported by both the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the premier of Nova Scotia, because i

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, it is important when we are discussing issues as important as public safety to not put in the minds of Canadians that dangerous offenders simply walk away from federal penitentiaries. My colleague on the other side knows that is not the case. These are among the mo

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, just because our colleague on the other side repeats the same silly phrase does not make it true. Our government has never been asleep when it comes to community safety, when it comes to investing in police services, border security and undoing some of the cuts of

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, Canada Border Services Agency, CBSA, officials are legally required to apply legislation, including the membership provisions of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, IRPA, passed by Parliament. They do so in an equal, impartial and consistent manner, in line w

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, the CBSA has not incurred any spending on settlement services for immigrants, refugees, asylum claimants and other individuals in the indicated time frame.

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, the Royal Prerogative of Mercy, or RPM, also known as clemency, is the discretionary power of the Crown to grant pardons, remit sentences, and exercise other forms of clemency. Clemency can be exercised either by the Governor in Council under sections 748 and 748.1 o