Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to stand in this place for the first time to represent the hard-working riding of Peace River—Westlock, and I would like to thank my constituents for the honour they have bestowed upon me to represent them in Ottawa. Peace River—Westlock is built on the

Income Tax Act  Madam Speaker, it was great to hear that the member is quite concerned about families and seniors. This is something that I have heard much about at the door. I have met with seniors groups and have spent time in seniors care facilities. I got to hear a lot about what they had t

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, as the deputy critic for rural affairs, I am concerned with the direction the government is going in. Instead of standing up and supporting all Canadians, the government is pitting rural communities against urban centres. It is signalling that infrastructure funds ar

Dave Chatters  Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to pay tribute to a former member of Parliament, Mr. Dave Chatters. Dave served as a member of Parliament for 12 years for the ridings of Athabasca and Peace River--St. Paul, from 1993 until 2006. Sadly, on January 25, Dave passed away at

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, as a Canadian, I am always proud of our efforts around the world. I am proud of our ability to bring in refugees. I am always proud to say that we are helping the most vulnerable. However, yesterday in committee, we were informed that almost none of the refugees we h

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, my colleague across the way has spoken eloquently on the world view and ideology and how they affect the decisions we make. It was interesting to see earlier today his decision on a vote for a motion that we had in terms of investment. That was interesting, and I jus

Canada Labour Code  Mr. Speaker, as this is my first time to give a speech in the House, I would like to begin by thanking my wife and children for being a solid support behind me. I would also like to thank my campaign team, specifically, my parents and my siblings, who put in countless hours on my

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, in December 2014, Cassandra Kaake was murdered. She was 31 weeks pregnant with her preborn daughter, Molly. Molly matters. I have a petition of over 100 people from my constituency and the town of Westlock who feel that this needs to be amended. Our current Criminal

Canada Labour Code  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member started his question by referencing private members' bills, a very important aspect of this whole debate. During the last Parliament, unprecedented numbers of private members' bills were passed, which speaks to the level of democracy in this place the

Canada Labour Code  Mr. Speaker, my colleague is exactly correct when she says that we are standing up for workers' rights. We are the only party that stands up for the Canadian worker. Both of the other parties are in bed with the unions and would essentially like to see all of Canadian society uni

Canada Labour Code  Mr. Speaker, accountability is one part of the bedrock of our democratic society. I think the Liberals are way offside, calling this accountable.

Citizenship Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by outlining my family history to some degree. My grandparents both immigrated from the Netherlands separately and were married in Canada. They went on to produce a large family of 10 children. I have over 80 cousins from that set of grandparent

Citizenship Act  Mr. Speaker, it appears that the member asking the question is concerned about the revocation of citizenship, which is indeed very serious. When we are revoking the citizenship of a fellow Canadian, it is something that we definitely take seriously. However, we already have two

Citizenship Act  Mr. Speaker, diversity is definitely one of our strengths in Canada. When we go anywhere in Canada, we will find people who have come from every part of the world. In the northern part of my riding in Alberta there are significant French-speaking communities. I have a large com

Citizenship Act  Mr. Speaker, there are not two levels of citizenship in Canada. Canadian citizenship is Canadian citizenship. What we are concerned about is people who take violent actions against our country. These people have not demonstrated that they share Canadian values, and we are saying