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Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour and a privilege to be able to represent the people of Brandon—Souris, who last fall once again voted for trusted leadership and strong economic management. Since being elected I have been meeting with constituents, who all understand that one of the

January 27th, 2014House debate

Larry MaguireConservative

Development in Southwestern Manitoba  Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to rise in the House as the newly elected member for Brandon—Souris. I want to inform the House that southwestern Manitoba is growing and I want to share with the House some exciting developments that are happening in the region. Thanks in part

January 28th, 2014House debate

Larry MaguireConservative

Employees' Voting Rights Act  Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to rise in the House to speak today to the employees' voting rights act, Bill C-525, put forward by my colleague. The bill aims to amend the rules for union certification and decertification in federally regulated workplaces to ensure that individu

January 28th, 2014House debate

Larry MaguireConservative

Winter Olympic Games  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the two local skaters who will be competing in the pairs program next month in the Sochi Winter Olympics. Rudi Swiegers and Paige Lawrence have been skating together since 2005, and I am proud to say that they train in Virden, Manitoba, u

January 30th, 2014House debate

Larry MaguireConservative

Wheat Growers  Mr. Speaker, many farmers are in Ottawa today for the 44th annual western Canadian wheat growers convention. As a previous president of the organization, I can say without a doubt that the farmers who have joined us today are at the forefront of their industry. Wheat growers bri

February 4th, 2014House debate

Larry MaguireConservative

Persons with Disabilities  Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to rise in the House. I know there may not be too many occasions when my colleague from Malpeque and I will agree. However, on such an auspicious motion as was brought forward by the member for Brant, I certainly appreciate his support. It is with

February 5th, 2014House debate

Larry MaguireConservative

Brandon—Souris  Mr. Speaker, last week I took a whirlwind tour of my constituency of Brandon—Souris. I engaged in meetings with local veterans, farmers, seniors, small-business owners, NGOs, municipal officials, and many more to hear their feedback on the budget and the new building Canada plan.

February 27th, 2014House debate

Larry MaguireConservative

Grain Shipments by Rail  Mr. Speaker, many farmers across the Prairies, and in my riding particularly, have been directly impacted by recent difficulties in getting their grain to market. Six months ago, farmers brought in a bumper harvest, almost 50% larger than the past years. This should have been g

March 26th, 2014House debate

Larry MaguireConservative

Brandon Chamber of Commerce Business Awards  Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate the recipients of the Brandon Chamber of Commerce business awards, honoured at the 131st Brandon gala dinner on March 20. Small businesses are the backbone of the Canadian economy, and those in Brandon—Souris are no different. Southwestern Man

March 27th, 2014House debate

Larry MaguireConservative

Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to talk about the Canada-Honduras free trade agreement and the many benefits it would bring to our agriculture and agri-food producers and exporters. First I would like to emphasize that our Conservative government clearly understands that

March 31st, 2014House debate

Larry MaguireConservative

Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, it is clear that the NDP and we on the Conservative side of the House have different views of trade agreements. It is clear from the NDP trade critic, who has been quoted as saying that countries like Honduras, Colombia, Peru, Costa Rica, and others are not key econo

March 31st, 2014House debate

Larry MaguireConservative

Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the comments of the member for Winnipeg North and the years I spent in the Manitoba legislature with him. Certainly the pork industry would benefit from this measure. As I have indicated, there is a tariff that would be removed, which would certainly he

March 31st, 2014House debate

Larry MaguireConservative

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak against the motion put forward by the member for Timmins—James Bay. As well, I will be splitting my time with the Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board. Our government has the utmost respect for the men

April 1st, 2014House debate

Larry MaguireConservative

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, anyone who looks at the priorities of the government versus those of the opposition would see very clearly that I was referring our priorities, thinks like security, better communities, and safer homes and streets for families and children in this country. That is ve

April 1st, 2014House debate

Larry MaguireConservative

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister was very clear why the delegation was travelling in regard to the recent situation in Ukraine. The opposition parties in the House were not clear where they should come down in regard to whose side they were on and the hon. member's leader who was

April 1st, 2014House debate

Larry MaguireConservative