International Trade  Mr. Speaker, as this is the first time that I rise in the House, I would like to take this occasion to congratulate you on both of your elections and thank my neighbours in Milton for the opportunity to serve in this room. Canadians understand the importance of having privileged

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, while I had the occasion to stand up in the House yesterday, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my neighbours in Milton for the opportunity to serve here, congratulate you on your nomination as Deputy Speaker, and congratulate every member in this House

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I, like my Liberal colleagues, am proud of investments that we have made in health in the last four years, and proud of the investments that we will continue to make. I met with people from advocacy groups, from the Diabetes Coalition as well as others, over the c

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I did not hear much of a question in my hon. colleague's remarks, but I am happy to stand up and talk about the importance of indigenous inclusion. I am grateful to Inuit people for providing a boat that I used for many years. As a white guy from Oakville, I alway

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I thank my friend and colleague across the floor. I would also acknowledge that we mutually hold ridings that were held by great former members. We both have large shoes to fill, in the case of Nathan Cullen, of course. As a kayaker, I have spent a lot of time aro

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, as a white, straight, cisgender male, I acknowledge my own privilege. I have never and will never experience racism, bigotry or homophobia. Darkening one's face, regardless of the context or the circumstances, is always unacceptable because of this racist history and

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, a few days ago I was on Twitter and uncharacteristically came across a story that warmed my heart. It was the story of a young third grade boy who came to Newfoundland as a refugee from Syria with his family. I learned that this young boy knew that some of his clas

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, that question came up often at the doors: What about the deficit? I will talk about the deficit and the debt to GDP ratio, which is more important than a raw number. We can talk about the price of gas all we want. We can talk about the price of one thing, which

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, this is an important topic in my riding as well. I attended a forum on universal health care and universal pharmacare. Indeed, we are the only country in the world with universal health care that does not have a comprehensive universal pharmacare. We have promise

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, indeed, there are different types of debt and different types of deficits. We know there is good debt and bad debt. When this government took over from the previous government, there was a huge structural deficit. The previous Conservative government was not buildi

Sport in Milton  Mr. Speaker, last week I got to show off Milton's amazing velodrome facility to the Minister of Canadian Heritage. This was a great reminder that Milton has such a strong culture of active living, something I hope to highlight as the parliamentary secretary for sport. Recently,

Black History Month  Madam Speaker, in this month of February, I want to highlight the importance of Black History Month. I am proud to say that the Town of Milton is officially recognizing Black History Month with a proclamation at Town Hall on Monday, February 10, at noon. The Canadian Caribbean A

Relations with Indigenous Peoples  Madam Speaker, I sat in relative awe of a lot of people today listening to a variety of statements and perspectives. Like a lot of things, that is what makes the House great: a lot of different perspectives and opinions. However, there is a degree to which this issue and the pe

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the comments from my colleague opposite, because I love standing up to talk about the Canada child benefit. As everybody in the House knows, the origins go way back to the baby bonus in the 1940s, following the Second World War. Again, the Progressive C

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today because I am confused and dismayed at the earlier comments made by the member for Prince Albert. I am confused because the member spoke for five minutes on the value of debate, discourse and dialogue, and then subsequently moved to adjourn a