Parole System  Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by thanking the sponsor of the motion, the member for Milton. Since I have been working on the public safety file, I have seen the consequences these cases can have on people's lives. If I may, I have more I would like to say on the subject. I

Telecommunications  Mr. Speaker, people from my riding are here in Ottawa to protest against the Telus tower that is being forced on Otterburn Park. Students Romane, Laurence and Emma-Rose from École Notre-Dame launched a petition signed by about 100 students to protect their magnificent woodland.

Access to Information Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. She eloquently explained our role here. We are debating a bill on access to information. The term privileged information is often thrown around. What I find interesting is that information is considered a privilege. In Ottawa, on

Access to Information Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. He did a good job explaining the flaws in the access to information bill currently before us, but I would like to take this opportunity to say that we need to look even further. As he mentioned in his speech, the government came o

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, we have been calling on the federal government to respect Otterburn Park and its residents for years. The Prime Minister went to Mont-Saint-Hilaire to prance around and talk about the environment. Telus wants to build a tower in the Mont-Saint-Hilaire Biosphere Rese

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, the Canada Border Services Agency is still the only public safety agency in Canada that does not have an external review process. CBC reported that a Canadian woman, Jill Knapp, went through a traumatizing experience because of the CBSA. For years, I have asked the

National Security Act, 2017  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question and his kind words. He is right; that is a very important aspect. The Liberals proposed an amendment, and we supported it. The amendment actually created a brand new law. Procedure allows us to do that. Once again, amending t

National Security Act, 2017  Madam Speaker, we will have to disagree on information sharing. Both Bill C-51 and now with a slight rejigging or perhaps cosmetic change at best in the bill before us is not going to necessarily increase public safety, but certainly forces us to run the risk of finding ourselves

National Security Act, 2017  Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to rise in the House today. I ask for the indulgence of the House and I hope no one will get up on a point of order on this, but because I am making a speech on a specific day, I did want to shout out to two of my biggest supporters. The first

National Security Act, 2017  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I would like to ask him a question. I hardly need to remind him that the NDP and the Conservatives disagree on how to address some of the issues raised by Bill C-59. However, I think that we do agree on one thing, which is how

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I would like to ask for unanimous consent for the following motion: That, notwithstanding Standing Order 108.1(b), in relation to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, and for the remainder of the 42nd Parliament, dissenting or supplementary opinio

Seniors  Mr. Speaker, age of eligibility matters little when people have to wait nearly two years in some cases or six months in others. It is a matter of dignity for our seniors, and the reality is clear: Service Canada does not have the resources to help seniors get the guaranteed incom

Canada Revenue Agency  Madam Speaker, KPMG clients accused of sidestepping our tax laws are getting a free pass. Once again, the Liberal government granted them amnesty. The privileged are well served by the government. A friendly agreement is never far when we know whose door to knock on. Will the Li

National Security Act, 2017  Madam Speaker, I thank the minister for the acknowledgement. However, I would like to come back to the second question I posed to him in my first round, which is regarding CBSA. As colleagues in the House know, CBSA is the only national security agency that does not have its own

National Security Act, 2017  Madam Speaker, I thank the minister for his speech. I have two questions for him. The first is about the Senate amendments before us today. Some may think I am getting hung up on what seems like a minor detail in an omnibus bill, but I just want to figure out the government's a