International Day of Persons with Disabilities  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which was on December 3. This day was proclaimed by the United Nations. This year's theme was “Inclusion matters: access and empowerment for people of all abilities”. It is an honour to

Income Tax Act  Madam Speaker, I thank the member for his speech. When the bill was introduced, my colleague said that we had been clear. We consider the middle class to be people who earn between $45,000 and $90,000 a year. My colleagues across the way seem to be quite taken by that. Can my c

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to say that my colleague across the way mentioned three very important points, including help returning to work, training, and working with the provinces. That is what we are committed to doing. We talked about this in our speech. The government is co

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her speech. She spoke at length about Alberta and we understand the situation. The government also understands that the current decline in the price of oil in Alberta is one of the main factors. This situation is also found in

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, we are getting two different messages from the members opposite. Some Conservatives are saying that we are spending too much, that we are overspending. Now, my colleague opposite is saying that we need to invest more. As everyone knows, it is very costly to build t

Citizenship Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his speech. I also want to thank him for what he said in his introduction about welcoming immigrants. He also supports welcoming immigrants, so that fits in with what our party is advocating. However, a leopard does not change its sp

Fairness in Charitable Gifts Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his speech. I think that we all agree that community organizations play a vital role in our ridings. However, I have a few questions regarding the new proposal. I undertook a process to determine how many community organizations there ar

Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities Receives Award  Mr. Speaker, March 8 was International Women's Day. The theme for 2016 was “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality”. The current government is the first in Canada to achieve gender parity in its cabinet. A cabinet member recently was given an award by the Internat

Félix Bertrand  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a young man from Saint-André-Avellin. Félix Bertrand, who is 13, is a freestyle skiing champion who lives in the beautiful riding of Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation. Félix won more than a dozen medals this year and two gold medals at the

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his French. I would like to thank my colleague for his fine effort. I would also like to congratulate him on his speech. My colleague opposite talked about tax credits in the first part of his speech. He even mentioned that

Brain Injury Awareness Month  Madam Speaker, I rise today as part of brain injury awareness month to talk about raising awareness of the causes and effects of brain injuries across Canada. People suffering from general brain injuries may experience greatly reduced awareness. These alterations generally resul

Sports  Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his question. I can report to the House today that Canada's Olympic and Paralympic athletes are ready to rise to the challenge, with the support of our national sports committees and organizations and our sports partners, as they f

2016 Olympians and Paralympians  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of all Canadians, the Government of Canada would like to extend its congratulations to all members of Team Canada who represented us at the recent Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. From coast to coast to coast, Canadians want to thank all the athlete

Sport and Persons with Disabilities  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Châteauguay—Lacolle for her excellent question. I watched both the Paralympic Games and the Olympic Games. Saying that our athletes made us proud is an understatement. The Canadian paralympic team finished 14th, and our Olym

Ways and Means  Mr. Speaker, I got to my seat just as you started reading. I am sorry. I was late.