Business of Supply   prime minister Harper and have done the very thing that Conservatives are mad about today with Bill C-234. Senators took their marching orders from the Conservative Party in the House of Commons and used their procedural shenanigans in the red chamber to block multiple bills

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, allow me to withdraw the comment and apologize. I want to recognize that the Bloc absolutely is in line with the NDP on abolishing the upper chamber. The member is right. In addition to Bill C-234, there is a very important bill that we were proud to support, Bill

Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-56   two things today. Nominally, this is about Motion No. 30, the programming motion, but it is also about Bill C-56, the actual bill that the motion is seeking to get through the House to committee, where important work has to be done. I will start with Motion No. 30, because it has

Medical Assistance in Dying committee   pass Bill C-39 to give us an additional year. Ultimately, this committee is going to be tasked with presenting a report to both Houses of Parliament with recommendations. In terms of a recommendation, do you have a time frame in mind? Do you have knowledge of approximately how

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will be supporting this motion because it is consistent with my third reading vote on Bill C-234. What the Conservatives are complaining about today is precisely the same behaviour they have used in previous Parliaments. They have used their Conservative

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, it has to be acknowledged that Bill C-234 would not have passed the House of Commons if not for the support of the NDP, the Bloc and the Green Party. However, I am amazed at the audacity of the Conservatives to lecture us on the Senate when this is a party

Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-56  Madam Speaker, time is of the essence right now. These are powers, legislative fixes that the Competition Bureau was asking for months ago. I cannot control when the government decides to schedule Bill C-56 for debate. However, I do know that many members in this place have

Prohibition of the Export of Horses by Air for Slaughter Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to stand in the House and give my remarks, as the NDP's agriculture and agri-food critic, about Bill C-355, An Act to prohibit the export by air of horses for slaughter and to make related amendments to certain Acts. The bill was introduced

Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-56  Madam Speaker, Bill C-56 has a fairly narrow focus, but that is why we were hoping, not only through the fall economic statement but in the budget next year, to start to see measures that would address this. I will remind the member that we got to the rates we are at today

Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-56  . They expressed a sincere wish to have not only more human resources but I think a little bit more of a legislative flex in the Competition Act. Bill C-56 would deliver that. There was a significant improvement made to the bill, thanks to the efforts of the NDP and particularly our leader

Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-56   the Conservatives go after the carbon tax but completely ignore the fact that corporate profits are at the highest level ever, which is a key driver of inflation, it is a shame to their constituents and a shame to the political discourse in this chamber. I have a question on Bill C-56. Does

Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-56  Madam Speaker, I want to question my friend from British Columbia on his last point because he was referencing the Scotiabank number. Just so everyone understands, could he confirm that that number also includes all of the spending by Canada's provincial governments and that a gr

Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-56  Madam Speaker, I will tell my colleague how bad it was. It was so bad that the Conservatives fell to third place in the 2015 election. My riding is not known to be a Liberal stronghold, but they actually got second place because of how bad the Conservative government was. Do mem

Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-56  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my great neighbour to the north, the member for Nanaimo—Ladysmith. It really is such a pleasure to serve in this House with her. I was first inspired to run back in 2015 because of the actions of the Harper government. I saw exactly how the po

Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-56  Madam Speaker, I think it is important to also raise the issue, since we are talking about affordability, of the Canada emergency business account. For months, New Democrats have been calling for a year-long extension so that small businesses have the time to repay their loan. Ho