Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I am wondering about the types of information to which we might have access now, with the restoring of the long-form census, and how long it might be before we can reconstruct some of the information that we have been missing for a few years.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I am wondering what our government is planning in terms of communicating with municipalities, which are quite often on the leading edge of open government when compared to federal government. Can we draw on any kind of support from municipalities in terms of their ex

Guelph  Mr. Speaker, as this is the first time I am addressing the House, I would like to thank those who helped get me here: my wife, Barb, our wonderful family, the amazing campaign team, and the 34,303 voters in Guelph who helped get me here. As the House knows, we are currently faci

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. who made such a great presentation on youth. It is so exciting to see the government focusing on youth and having an advisory council for youth. I wonder whether the member has any plans to address youth unemployment and youth mental health issues

Arctic Inspiration Prize  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge the Rotary Club of Guelph's dedication to improving the lives of our northern neighbours through its project better hearing in education for northern youth. Hearing is such an important sense, as it allows us to live and participate in l

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Elmwood—Transcona for representing the hard workers at the steel and rail yards in Transcona. I am very familiar with them. My brother married Barbara Nebozenko from Elmwood and brought Ukrainian-Canadian heritage to our family, so the mem

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, business analysis includes a general ledger and a balance sheet. The previous government added $154 billion to our debt, yet the balance of trade went from a $54 billion surplus to a $13 billion deficit. Exports are down and economic growth was anemic in the Conserva

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I may be repeating the same question but with a slightly different angle on it. BDS is doing damage to the very parties we are trying to bring to the table to discuss humanitarian issues. How is the language in the motion condemning any and all attempts to bring the

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member from Orleans for a detailed and very credible presentation this morning, which draws upon his personal experiences. I am looking at my personal experience around business and the top-down approach to management-solving versus the bottom-up ap

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, today I present two petitions signed by dozens of residents of Guelph and the surrounding areas. Both petitions discuss fair electoral representation and call upon the House to amend the Canada Elections Act.

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the motion to redefine Canada's mission against ISIL. I will be splitting my time with the hon. member for Surrey—Newton. As Canadians, we must ask ourselves what victory over ISIL looks like. When our brave soldiers return from their tour

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, our government is looking at the key strategic role Canada can play. We are focusing on where our strengths have been developed over the years in providing assistance on the ground. At the beginning of the mission, we helped in the air. We still have air coverage thr

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, the question of what we do, the details we take from the House of Commons to the theatre, and what we will do in terms of reducing the flow of arms and money is really a question left to the professionals in the theatre. We have military command and we have coalition

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question and for his service to our country. We are increasing the number of troops on the ground to 850, so we are not pulling out of the mission. It is an all-of-government approach. We are working with refugees to help them settle into

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Saint Boniface—Saint Vital, which was my home for the first 14 years of my 38-year marriage. It is a great place to come from. The scale of the previous military operations is something the member mentioned. Something that I have not hear