Social Development  Mr. Speaker, as this is the first time I rise in the House, I want to thank the residents of Whitby for electing me. This government's Canada child benefit is the most innovative social policy in a generation. It has put more money, tax-free, in the pockets of nine out of 10 fam

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, before I begin I wish to inform you I will be splitting my time with the member for Milton. I want to express my overwhelming gratitude to the people of Whitby. I am so happy to be here. It is such an honour to be sitting in the House and to have the opportunity t

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, our government is taking a balanced approach to addressing climate change and building the economy at the same time. This is a sophisticated approach. It does not mean that we take extreme sides one way or another; we have to do both at the same time. We have to lo

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague's question is one that other people also have. It is a common question. The evidence is clear that we are facing a climate emergency and we need to take it seriously. Our government is really stepping up to address that issue. The progressive mea

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I want to let you know that I am splitting my time with the hon. member for Milton. It is an honour to rise in this chamber on behalf of the people of Whitby to speak to the government's Speech from the Throne. In the throne speech, it was mentioned how young our

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, what I see in the food system is that our government actually developed the first-ever national food policy to support agriculture in this country. Never before, since the emergency war provisions of World War II, have we had a national food policy. Farmers are a

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I have seen nothing but economic progress since the last election in 2015. We have seen almost every sector grow, and incredible numbers of jobs being created. For me to hear the Prime Minister's words in the Speech from the Throne read out loud was clearly inspir

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, building the economy and fighting climate change are complex issues and no extreme position, one side or the other, will really do justice to the issue. Building a sustainable economy and transitioning off fossil fuels is going to be challenging, to say the least.

The Environment  Madam Speaker, people in my riding of Whitby are concerned about climate change and the environment. It was one of the top concerns I heard at the doors last fall. My constituents and many others along the shores of the Great Lakes have experienced, and are experiencing, unpreced

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to take part in this debate on Bill C-3, which is an uncontroversial starting place for this Parliament, given the fact that there is quite broad support. Clearly, an independent review body for the Canada Border Services Agency is a significant and w

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Mr. Speaker, I have been across the border close to my colleague's riding, so I understand the nature of his riding. I think this will improve every experience of everybody crossing the Canadian border, whether he or she is an international traveller coming into the country or

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Mr. Speaker, I think this is an important consideration. Of course, penalties that are awarded have to suit the actual misconduct that was found. In Bill C-3, which I took the initiative to read through last night, there are significant protections and safeguards within it. I rea

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Mr. Speaker, we have to provide resources for any initiative that we take, especially when we are talking about important mechanisms that do independent reviews. We know that responses have to be timely. This is why our government invested $24 million in 2019 in this initiative.

NHL Hockey  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate one of Whitby's finest, David Ayres. This past Saturday night, Dave, a coach with the Whitby Wildcats and Zamboni driver, donned a Toronto Marlies mask after being called up as the emergency back-up goalie for the Carolina H

Social Development  Mr. Speaker, without question, our government has made bold and unprecedented investments to grow the middle class and help those working hard to join it, but we know that far too many Canadian families are still struggling. In a country like Canada, one family living in poverty