Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, the member opposite spoke at great length about the CN Rail strike. At the end of the day, our government listened. I am from Kings—Hants. I have a lot of agricultural producers in my riding. I heard those concerns. While the member opposite suggests that Liberal mem

Chancellor of Dalhousie University  Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate the former member for Kings—Hants, the Hon. Scott Brison, for being named Chancellor of Dalhousie University. The graduate of Hants West Rural High succeeds the former deputy prime minister, the Hon. Anne McLellan, who was a graduate of Hants N

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, in response to the member opposite's comment on supply management, I am from King—Hants. We have the largest agricultural concentration east of Montreal with many dairy farmers and poultry farmers in our area. I want the member opposite to know that I support farmer

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, before I begin, I would like to acknowledge that I will be splitting my time with the member for St. Catharines. What a privilege it is to be here today at the centre of democracy in our country as the elected representative of the great people of Kings—Hants. Locat

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate the member opposite on her fourth election to this House and of course 12 years in service. That certainly speaks for itself in terms of her ability to provide for her constituents. The question was on seniors, and Liberals have committe

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, over the last four years this government has done more than any other government in the history of this country to work on the issues related to climate change. We are on pace to be able to beat our climate accord by 2030. As it relates to the Speech from the Thron

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I want to remind Canadians that it was our government that brought the retirement age in this country from 67 back down to 65. It had been raised by our Conservative colleagues. I would like to point to the fact that we are going to be raising the personal exemption

House debate  Madam Speaker, my two points relate to the economy. We have heard a lot from opposition members about the 71,000 jobs in November. We would never mitigate what Canadian families are going through right now, but I am hoping that the member opposite will recognize that there has

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate the member on her newborn child. That is very exciting. She talked a lot about struggles in rural communities. I come from a rural community myself in Kings—Hants and heard on the doorsteps too about affordability and the importance of

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, coming from a rural community myself in Nova Scotia, and given that the member for Dufferin—Caledon mentioned agriculture, I want him to rest assured that there are members on this side who are focused on those issues. I look forward to working collaboratively with h

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time this evening with the hon. member for Pickering—Uxbridge. This is my second opportunity to speak in response to the throne speech. I appreciate this opportunity to explain why I think all MPs should vote in favour this evening. I want to

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, it really has to be both. We need to continue to move forward on the transition, and I hope the member opposite recognizes this needs to happen, but we also have to balance this against affordability. I live in a riding that is quite rural. When I was on the doorste

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, my colleague hits on something that is really important for me. I grew up in what could be best described as a working class family. My father was a truck driver. My mom was an administrative assistant at the local school. There were times when I was younger when we

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, it is always nice to find members in the House who come from a rural community and know the importance of agriculture to the entire Canadian economy. The member was spot on. Kings—Hants is a region that is heavily reliant on agriculture. We have to remember that th

Hockey  Mr. Speaker, sport has an incredible ability to bring us together, whether locally in our communities or as a nation watching our athletes represent Canada on the world stage. This past holiday season was no exception to that rule, as we watched our top hockey athletes compete