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Rockport Dock  Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands in my riding on its recent acquisition of the Rockport customs dock. I am pleased that the site will receive a facelift after a close to nine-year effort to acquire it from Public Safety Ca

April 19th, 2018House debate

Gord BrownConservative

Beer Escalator Tax  Mr. Speaker, over 46,000 Canadians signed a Beer Canada petition to remove the government's automatic escalator tax on beer. The Canadian beer industry supports 149,000 middle-class jobs, generates $5.7 billion in tax, and adds $13.6 billion to Canada's GDP. In a letter to the

March 1st, 2018House debate

Gord BrownConservative

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the government’s plan to negotiate mutual logistics support arrangements with Spain and Chile, as required, to provide at sea replenishment, until the arrival of the joint support ship (JSS), as referenced in the government’s response to the House of Commons Standi

December 13th, 2017House debate

Gord BrownConservative

Interparliamentary Delegations  Mr. Speaker, it has been a while since I have had the opportunity to present some reports from the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group. As the former chair, I did that regularly, but on behalf of the current chair, the member for Malpeque, I have the honour today to ri

December 13th, 2017House debate

Gord BrownConservative

Child Health Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I think all of us want young people and children to eat healthy, and parents have some responsibility in that. I have been hearing quite a bit about the bill. I am coach of Timbits hockey. Tim Hortons sponsors kids hockey for five and six year olds across Canada. I

December 12th, 2017House debate

Gord BrownConservative

Health  Mr. Speaker, six months ago, the health committee reported to the minister that Canada's thalidomide program needed to be revamped to include the forgotten survivors, beyond the 25 that the government continues to reference. It is almost Christmas again and these survivors are st

December 11th, 2017House debate

Gord BrownConservative

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, families with children who have autism need the disability tax credit to help offset the costs of expensive therapy. The Liberals are nickel and diming these families to pay for their out-of-control spending. It is a disgusting attack on vulnerable Canadians. Do thes

December 1st, 2017House debate

Gord BrownConservative

Big Brothers Big Sisters  Mr. Speaker, this past weekend I was on hand to congratulate Big Brothers Big Sisters of Leeds–Grenville for 40 years of mentoring children. Since 1977, the organization has paired adult mentors with children who can greatly benefit from an adult role model. Last year, the agen

November 21st, 2017House debate

Gord BrownConservative

Health  Mr. Speaker, I want to commend the parliamentary secretary for his interest in this issue. The evidence that we heard at health committee meetings and the recommendations that were made by the committee really do speak for themselves. There is only one thing left to do to wrap

November 20th, 2017House debate

Gord BrownConservative

Health  Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight, as I have risen a number of times in the House, to seek an answer from the government about when it will do the right thing and compensate all of the victims and survivors of thalidomide. As I recently stated in this place, for close to 60 years, thes

November 20th, 2017House debate

Gord BrownConservative

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the U.S. State Department’s approval of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Canada of ten F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, eight F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, and associated parts and spare equipment as issued on September 12, 2017: (a) what is the

November 8th, 2017House debate

Gord BrownConservative

Veterans Affairs  Mr. Speaker, over 93,000 Canadian soldiers took part in the Italian campaign in World War II. Six thousand paid the ultimate price and are buried in military cemeteries throughout Italy, and 19,000 more were wounded. These facts are little known in Canada and Italy. The spirit,

November 6th, 2017House debate

Gord BrownConservative

Parks Canada Agency Act  Madam Speaker, I thank the members for Calgary Shepard, Kootenay—Columbia, and Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier for their support for this bill. I am pleased to speak once again to Bill C-315, an act to amend the Parks Canada Agency Act. It is a bill to amend the act with regard to the

October 31st, 2017House debate

Gord BrownConservative

Gord Downie  Mr. Speaker, I join with Canadians from all walks of life today with a heavy heart and offer condolences to the family and fans of legendary front man of The Tragically Hip, Gord Downie. As someone who grew up in Gananoque, just a few minutes from his home town of Kingston, I h

October 18th, 2017House debate

Gord BrownConservative

Thalidomide  Mr. Speaker, when will the government act to compensate the forgotten survivors of thalidomide? For close to 60 years, these Canadians have suffered from the ravages of this horrible drug that was approved by the government of the day, and as they age their conditions are worseni

October 17th, 2017House debate

Gord BrownConservative