Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals have promised an increase of $80 million a year for veterans' education benefits. What are my colleague's concerns about the viability of this promise?

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I am so pleased to be here today, representing the constituents of Yorkton—Melville in the 42nd Parliament of Canada. I am humbled and grateful for the confidence that they have placed in me. I want to thank all of those who gave sacrificially of their time, talent

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate the member as well. This is a file that is so important across our country, especially in the circumstances that our entire world finds itself in. The care for these people who invest so much in our safety has to be paramount. I look fo

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the question, and I congratulate him as well. Free trade is very important to my riding, as well, and to the people who are involved in agriculture there. We have the challenge in this country of being very large, having large regions, and having needs

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, yes, I am concerned. That is a thread that went throughout what I had to say. We all want to see the lives of our veterans taken care of, and those of their families as well. However, the process we have faced to date has been challenging in that it is a huge file wi

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, as deputy critic on this side of the House, I would like to preface what I am going to say by making mention of the fact that the previous minister, Erin O'Toole, was able to bring DND and Veterans Affairs Canada together to start to make it much easier for our soldi

Veterans Affairs  Mr. Speaker, for decades the Canadian Armed Forces has issued record of service ID cards to members when they leave the military. Tens of thousands of veterans use this card with employers, legions, and veteran-friendly establishments around the world. The Liberal government is e

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate all that my colleague has shared today. She mentioned women on maternity leave and facing some issues when they come back. This made me think that there are actually other women who are being sidelined in this discussion today: women who choose to work f

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to stand here today to speak to the importance of pay equity, equal pay for work of equal value, for women in the Canadian workforce. All Canadians need to know that when they enter the workforce they will receive equal compensation. This is very impor

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, we are on the same page, even with clause (c), until we come to the part where the member chooses to be derogatory in her motion, her statement, toward the Conservative Party. We have done many good things. The minister on the other side of the House has said that w

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the question. I think a large part of that comes with what I have heard in the House today as we have debated this. We have heard about how things have been improving. I think we need to continue to build on that and encourage women to participate here

Criminal Code  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-225, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (injuring or causing the death of a preborn child while committing an offence). Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege for me to be standing here today introducing my first private member's bill, the protection o

Justice  Mr. Speaker, the protection of pregnant women and their preborn children act, also known as Cassie and Molly's law, is a much needed amendment to our Criminal Code. Because of the vicious murder of Cassie Kaake, a mother just weeks from giving birth to her daughter Molly, and too

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to stand today to speak on behalf of my constituents and Canadians across the country who have great reservations about Bill C-2 and the ballooning deficit agenda of the Liberal government. My riding of Yorkton—Melville is strongly representative of the

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, the majority of people with tax-free savings account have incomes of $80,000 or less. Sixty per cent of those individuals contributing the maximum had incomes of less than $60,000. I am not sure what the member opposite is calling the middle class. These are folks wh