Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I have not had a chance to work with the colleague opposite. I want to thank him for his service to this country. I have been here nine years this fall, and I think I have developed a reputation in the House for not taking personal potshots. I do not heckle. I work

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, interestingly enough, the member and I have not had the chance to work together. We were elected the same year, but we have not had a chance to work together. I would like to thank him for the work he is doing on the national defence committee. I wanted to talk to h

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I salute my colleague, and I thank him for his service. We worked together on the Standing Committee on National Defence. In budget 2024, we allocated money specifically for military housing, child care and so on. Before the holidays, there were 30 hours' worth of v

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member opposite for her advocacy of Canadian Armed Forces members and for her work on the national defence committee. As the mother of two serving members, one of whom is living in a PMQ, this is something that I take very seriously. I wou

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I just want to remind the member opposite not to bang on the desk, because it hurts the ears of the interpreters.

Public Service Commission of Canada  Mr. Speaker, I would like to table, in both official languages, information that we received from the Public Service Commission of Canada concerning the 2020 to 2023 annual reports.

Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month  Mr. Speaker, today marks the last day of Canada's first ever national Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month. It was also on this very day two years ago that I introduced my private member's bill, which became law in June, to establish a national framework for the prevention and trea

Government Response to Petitions  Madam Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8)(a) I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to 11 petitions. These returns will be tabled in an electronic format.

Carbon Pricing  Madam Speaker, on behalf of military families across Canada whose loved ones deployed as part of Operation Unifier to help strengthen Ukraine, I am ashamed that the member opposite from Pembroke, along with every Conservative across the way, actually voted against funding for Op

Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs  Mr. Speaker, tomorrow and Wednesday, the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs will be in Ottawa for their annual “Chiefs on the Hill” days. Representing approximately 3,200 fire departments from across Canada, the fire chiefs will be here to raise awareness about fire safety iss

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023  Madam Speaker, I request a recorded division, please.

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023  Madam Speaker, this past weekend, I participated in the Halifax International Security Forum with members of Parliament across the way. We heard extensively about the importance of supporting Ukraine both currently but also with respect to their rebuilding. I quote from the head

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023  Madam Speaker, I have a very simple question for the member opposite: Will the member be supporting Bill C-57, yes or no?

Grey Cup  Mr. Speaker, last night, Canadians were glued to their TVs to watch the Canadian Football League's 110th Grey Cup championship game between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Montreal Alouettes. The Als were trailing the Blue Bombers by 10 points at half time and an action-packed

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to see you in the Chair. I have a question for the member opposite. While I can speak about defence spending all day and would love an opportunity to sit down and discuss this with him, we were scheduled to discuss Bill C-57, the trade agreem