Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, my colleague mentioned many times how people were struggling and needed help, especially through this difficult time. Does he agree with me that people with disabilities need immediate help now, some funding to help them during these hard times? Does he agree with th

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my hon. friend for the great work he does. Day in and day out, all I hear from the Liberals' side is that they are supporting Canadians, that they have Canadians' backs and that everything is a high priority, but what we do not see in Bill C-30 is th

Seniors  Madam Speaker, “junior seniors” and “senior seniors” sounds absurd because it is absurd. That is what we will have in Canada if the Liberal government does not fix its budget, Bill C-30: a two-tier seniors system. Many Canadians are outraged that seniors aged 65 to 74 have been

Members Not Seeking Re-election to the 44th Parliament  Mr. Speaker, I am rising today as the proud member of Parliament for my community of Hamilton Mountain. It has been my immense privilege and honour to serve my constituents over the past six years as their MP, and for nine years before that as their city councillor for Ward 7. I

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Official Languages tabled a bill this morning. Does it help out with the motion the Bloc is putting through today, or is it far from what they are actually requesting?

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the report of the Commissioner of Official Languages is alarming and francophone workers are being discriminated against in the federal public service. Does the member think the Liberal government has abandoned the language rights of francophone workers? With the Mi

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, my friend from Saskatoon West was talking about financial support. What I am hearing in Hamilton Mountain and across the country is that many seniors have complained about the latest budget having a two-tiered pension system for those over the age of 65. They feel it

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, the member mentioned a lot of people who are hurting, and I appreciate that, but he did not mention seniors. In this budget, the government has made a two-tier system of “junior seniors” and “senior seniors”, knowing that the need is out there, because it gave one-ti

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, my colleague's leader has unequivocally stated, “Conversion therapy is wrong. In my view it should be banned.” He said, “I want everyone to feel accepted in our society” He further said, “To be forced to change who you are is not be okay” and “if that is the intent

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, as a father and grandfather, I have tried to put myself in the same place in this disastrous affair we are going through and imagine how I would react. It is very nice of the minister to be symbolic and say that the government will fly the flag half-mast. If I were

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, does the member agree that transparency on public health issues is the most effective way to combat disinformation and conspiracy theories?

Bills of Exchange Act  Madam Speaker, I want to thank the member for Vancouver East for her intervention and her compassion. I find it very disappointing that I have to stand here today and debate an issue that was already passed in the 42nd Parliament, at all stages, by our former colleague, Georgina

Single Seniors  Madam Speaker, in addition to the two-tier OAS proposal, there is yet another example in this budget of the government's discrimination against groups of seniors, and that is single seniors. The government has chosen not to address the tax unfairness introduced by the Harper gov

Offshore Health and Safety Act  Mr. Speaker, I have heard many times in this debate that the government's top priority is this bill, as it has said about many other bills. I have also heard many times that the Liberals have the backs of the workers, but the problem is that they let this legislation lapse. Where

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I am going to make this a very easy question for my colleague and good friend because he is a very good guy. The all-party recommendation of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs agreed not to call an election during the pandemic. This advice was