Privilege  Mr. Speaker, the reality is that Canada is being targeted, and the government is not doing the things it needs to do to be transparent about it. One of the things that all of us should be concerned about is the fact that so many members learned about that foreign interference th

Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act  Mr. Speaker, I am here today to speak to Bill C-270, which is an act to amend the Criminal Code around pornographic material. We all, in the House, agree that we do not want to see children treated in a way that is sexualized. Children deserve to be children as long as possible.

Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, the member and I have a shared passion for the people who have served our country. I am disappointed to see not very much for veterans. We have definitely seen Persian Gulf veterans coming forward. I know at committee, which I sit on, there have been multiple motion

Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, the member has a really important question. I do not think the oil patch needs more support right now. We know for a fact that the industry is making more money than it has in the last 30 years. The cost at the pump is directly linked to profits going to people in th

Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I have worked with the member for a long time at committee, and I really appreciate her work ethic. My response is something that I hear a lot from my constituents. Sometimes we see the province doing a lot of work. In B.C. there are a lot of supports being put into

Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1  Madam Speaker, it is good to be here to speak on behalf of the amazing people of North Island—Powell River on the budget bill. I want to acknowledge that it is really hard times. Not only in Canada but in many countries across the planet, we are seeing massive challenges during

Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1  Madam Speaker, one thing that I admit I have concerns about in the budget is the lack of funding for first nations languages. We have heard clearly from the First Peoples' Cultural Council that this is a significant concern. For me, I think about the many communities that are wor

Pharmacare Act  Madam Speaker, this is a place of debate. We are looking at complex issues and trying to find solutions that would better the reality of Canadians across the country. I believe and understand that bulk buying would allow the cost of medications to go down a lot. Is there a way t

Pharmacare Act  Mr. Speaker, there are three million people across our country living with diabetes, and they pay about $18,000 a year out-of-pocket. This is going to make a big difference for those folks, especially knowing that they are going to have the devices as well. This is the first s

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I am the spokesperson on the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, and one of the things we just finished studying and we are now working on the report for is around women veterans. It was so interesting to hear from them about when they had that moment of making t

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I really enjoy sharing a border with the member, and we work together collaboratively on all the issues that face the military folks in our region, because it is really important. It is important for us, as Canadians, to understand what our military does, the great

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I am so incredibly proud to stand here as the representative of 19 Wing and speak to this issue that profoundly matters, which is housing for the folks who serve us in the military, for those who serve us so bravely, not only in Canada, but also across the whole worl

The Budget  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the work I do with the member on the veterans committee, so my question is going to be around that issue. We have done a report in this place around marriage after 60. We know that many veterans who find love after 60 cannot leave a pension for their

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to be in the House to table a petition on behalf of petitioners from Brooklyn Elementary School and Highland Secondary School, who have signed this petition. What they are most concerned about is prioritizing funding for a national school food program

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999  Madam Speaker, it was a very interesting speech, to say the least. I would love to sit down and talk with the member, as a person who represents coastal communities, about the amount of plastic we see in our oceans. He compared a friend of his who had a short-term injury to a pe