Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, as this is the first occasion I have had to rise in this revered House, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the good citizens of Kitchener Centre for granting me the honour and privilege of representing them in this great place. I would especially like to

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  On the contrary, Mr. Speaker. This government believes that a strong economy is always balanced with good environmental policy, and good environmental policy is balanced with good economic policy. We know that within our communities, whether it be small businesses or large busine

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I believe that we all, in this House, share the attitude that Canada was built on a principle of equality and equal citizenship. I am sure we will join with her to make sure that this equality is still represented in this country.

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, our government ran on a clear idea and a clear agenda that we would be investing money in infrastructure, whether that be social infrastructure, transit infrastructure, or green infrastructure. That idea or principle was that the government would allow municipalities

Income Tax Act  Madam Speaker, I want to commend the hon. member on an excellent and very thorough analysis of the current economic situation. Could he enlighten the House why he believes the reduction in the TFSA contribution limit is important?

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Madam Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the hon. member for Vaughan—Woodbridge. It is with great honour that I rise in this place to add to this very important discussion. It is extremely important that we view this mission through two distinct lenses: one, defeating IS

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Madam Speaker, on the contrary, our government has been very clear, during the debate and during our process, that we will take a holistic, whole-of-government approach to this. We will involve more than one minister. We will involve the Minister of International Development and

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Madam Speaker, absolutely, it responds. It responds to the needs of the mission. We are trying our best as a government to respond to that mission, to align our needs and the needs of the coalition, to make sure that bring regional stability to that area, but more importantly th

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Madam Speaker, what I am saying is that we understand, and it is well-documented, that the majority of peshmerga casualties happening right now are happening because of IEDs. IEDs will not be located by air strikes. We want to be effective, we want to have a meaningful impact, an

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I listened to the hon. member's speech and I have a comment. He accused Liberals of sleeping, being incoherent, and ignorant toward our policy. I will read the hon. member a quote, which states: It's very clear to us that this is an absolutely correct moment for us

Grand River Hospital Volunteer  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to wish a very happy birthday to Ms. Elizabeth South. Betty, as she is known to friends and family, will be turning 90 years young on March 14. If this were not impressive enough on its own, I also want to highlight Betty's nea

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, before I begin my remarks, I would like to personally express my profound sadness for the tragedy in Fort McMurray. My heart goes out to all the people who have been affected by the forest fires that are still raging. I also want to thank all Canadians who have offe

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate the hon. member, because in our community, he does a lot of work on suicide prevention. I congratulate him for the work he has done. He has raised two points. On the first point, palliative care, he knows that the health accord has expired and

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, it is very easy to defend these policies. With our middle-class tax cut, we know that 9 out of ten families will get a benefit. We know, through our child benefit plan, that more than 300,000 children will be lifted out of poverty. I am very happy to stand by this b

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, right now the world economy is facing the prospect of slow growth. Right now, the one way we can help the middle class in our communities is to make sure that we put more money in their pockets. We know that raising children is very expensive. This is the best time