Louis Riel  Mr. Speaker, on November 16 of this year, at his gravesite in the Saint Boniface Cathedral, the Manitoba Metis Federation, Union nationale métisse and I paid our respects on the 130th Anniversary of the execution of the Father of Manitoba and leader of the Métis nation, Louis Rie

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I am going to share my time with another hon. member. It is a real honour for me to represent the people of Saint Boniface—Saint Vital, who voted overwhelmingly for change on October 19. Saint Boniface—Saint Vital is the birthplace and the resting place of the fath

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to say that in the last eight months I quite literally knocked on thousands and thousands of doors in Saint Boniface and Saint Vital. Many of the issues were paramount to the citizens I now represent, not the least of which was infrastructure funding. As

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Again, Mr. Speaker, after my intensive consultations of the last six months, the middle-income tax cut was very well received at the doors. I also know there were some questions in the past about what we were doing for people who were struggling to join the middle class. That i

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I was very proud when the government said it was going to implement all 94 recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. It is very important and groundbreaking work that the commission did. I think that once the report flows through the systems of the

Employment  Mr. Speaker, non-profit organizations in our communities are already working on their summer programming and will soon be hiring employees for the summer period. Can the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour confirm which programs will be available to non-prof

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I know how hard the hon. member has worked in the last few months to be elected on October 19. I am wondering if he could share with us how important it is to him and to his constituents to achieve the right balance between the energy sector and the environment. How

Income Tax Act  Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to add my voice to today's discussion on the government's middle-income tax cut, which we introduced in December 2015. Before I touch on the legislation, I will begin by taking a few moments to extend my congratulations to the Minister of Finance

Income Tax Act  Madam Speaker, that is quite interesting coming from a member of a government that ran seven consecutive operating deficits in a row. The Liberal government ran on a plan to help our middle class. This is the first step of that plan, a middle-class income tax cut. The plan inclu

Income Tax Act  Madam Speaker, it is certainly not up to me as an individual to define who is middle class and who is not. However, I can give the member some facts. Canadians who earn between $45,000 and $90,000 in 2016 would receive a 7% reduction on the taxes they pay. Their tax rate would fa

Income Tax Act  Madam Speaker, the member is absolutely right that the range of people who would benefit from the doubling of the TFSA contribution limit was simply not wide enough. We proposed a plan based on a middle-income tax cut; we proposed a plan based on a more generous, enhanced, and

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the speech of the hon. parliamentary secretary was very intelligent and well reasoned. There is a provision in the motion for a special committee to hold hearings across the country. Could the member speak a little on the benefit of such a committee and does she ha

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for his passionate and intelligent speech. It is obvious that the Conservative Party left a financial mess after the election. One of our strategies is to make strategic investments in public infrastructure. Can the hon. member

Canada Labour Code  Mr. Speaker, quite clearly, Bill C-377 is counterproductive to a positive working relationship between employers and employees. It creates unnecessary red tape for labour organizations and labour trusts. Legislation is already in place to ensure that unions are financially accoun

Festival du Voyageur  Mr. Speaker, everyone is invited to the Festival du Voyageur being held in St. Boniface from February 12 to 21. For 10 days, we will celebrate our joie de vivre as only we know how. The 47th edition of the festival will continue the tradition of bringing together the French, Mé