International Trade  Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight with regard to the comprehensive economic and trade agreement with the European Union, or CETA. Specifically, I will follow up on a question I asked in the House following a leaked Health Canada report that suggested that the government may consent to

Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, it is always interesting when the government pivots off to another issue instead of addressing what are really the square and central problems and issues of a particular piece of legislation. I never heard the member provide the government's response to this. Curre

Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, one measure we can take to strengthen the complaints commission process is to protect complainants from being penalized for submitting a complaint in good faith. This is known colloquially as whistleblower protection. It is something that the government and provincia

Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, on October 7, 2011, the Minister of National Defence introduced Bill C-15, An Act to amend the National Defence Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. Bill C-15 amends the National Defence Act to strengthen and alter military justice following the 20

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-455, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (electronic products recycling program). Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce a bill entitled an act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (electronic products recyc

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, it took 18 years to negotiate a trade investment deal with China but Conservatives want it approved in 21 days. They refuse to bring it before the House for debate, a vote or input from Canadians. Trade with China is important for our economy if it is done right. Ho

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, the problem is that the Conservatives pursue an extreme, ideological approach to trade and they do it incompetently. Under the current government, we have gone from a trade surplus of $26 billion, when the Conservatives took office, to a deficit of $50 billion today.

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, a few months ago I rose in the House following the tabling of a so-called human rights impact assessment with regard to the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. I say “so-called” because the report was absolutely devoid of any assessment of the effect of the free tr

Canada Elections Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-450, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (voting hours). Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce a bill to improve the accessibility of our voting system and to strengthen the ability of all British Columbians to exercise their democratic right.

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, it is incredible. Conservatives spend millions on advertising while cutting back on EI. However, let us turn from misplaced priorities to Conservative dishonesty. For months the trade minister has denied he is looking at signing a deal with Europe that would increa

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, the official opposition will help the government bring affordable medicine to Canadians. Why will the minister not come clean about what he is putting on the table? Life-saving prescription drugs are a necessity, not a luxury. Of course we must support the research

Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Winnipeg North for his hard work in this area. I have had the privilege and pleasure of sitting on committee with him for a period of time. He raises an excellent issue. Let us look at citizenship. Obviously this bill deals with the remo

Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member raises a number of very important points. I will just deal with one of them. Canadians witness the spectre of gross hypocrisy when the government tries to be tough on crime, talking about deporting permanent residents who do not have Canadian citizen

Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act  Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to rise in the House and speak about the important issue of immigration law, procedure and policy in this country. Before I do, I want to point out the fantastic work done by my colleague from Surrey, British Columbia, the hon. member for Newton—N

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have a petition signed by hundreds of people all over British Columbia and the Lower Mainland who petition the House to save the Coast Guard station at Kitsilano. They note that this is one of the busiest search and rescue stations in the country where highly train