Hybrid Sittings of the House  Madam Speaker, this is my first time speaking in the House. It is a great honour, although it comes to me with a very heavy heart having stood on the front lines of fighting the COVID pandemic for the last 21 months. I find it very difficult when the hon. member across the aisle

Order Respecting the Business of the House and its Committees  Madam Speaker, it is fascinating to me that the government House leader continues to expound upon these rules and regulations when the question remains, does he really know what they are? I want to go back to the fact that on air he says that anybody who is double vaccinated and

Order Respecting the Business of the House and its Committees  Madam Speaker, it is interesting that my hon. colleagues across the aisle continue to talk about science. I am not sure how many scientists there are over there, but that is a whole other matter. It is important that we look at this. We have never done this before, besides last

Order Respecting the Business of the House and its Committees  Madam Speaker, I really want to congratulate my Liberal colleagues on how much concern they have over the people who are not immunized. It is fascinating, but in my mind, as a scientist, I really wonder how, if someone were unvaccinated and got COVID, it would make the lives of a

Order Respecting the Business of the House and its Committees  Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate my friend and colleague from West Nova on his appointment as Deputy Speaker. I am sure over the course of my speech I will also echo some of the comments and sentiments from my colleagues over the past couple of days. However, they ar

Order Respecting the Business of the House and its Committees  Madam Speaker, one of the main arguments that need to be made here is one of facts, science and trust. It is very clear that there is no science around having a hybrid parliament, how well it functions, what the outcomes are and how it is different from an in-person parliament. W

Order Respecting the Business of the House and its Committees  Madam Speaker, there are a couple of issues that I have to address. My scientific colleague has a study, as we might say in science, of “n=1”. He has one person in the study, himself. That is quite fascinating. Those studies are very good. We call them useless. That being said,

Order Respecting the Business of the House and its Committees  Madam Speaker, the expectation for in-person Parliament is that people are here, and that is the standard that has been set over the last 150-odd years. That is what is important. We want people to be here and we want them to be held accountable. That is the job of the official o

Order Respecting the Business of the House and its Committees  Mr. Speaker, it has been fascinating to listen to this today and to hear my colleagues continue to complain about the personal health information of my colleagues on this side of the House. I think it is deplorable. The Personal Health Information Protection Act is there to prote

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, the cost of living continues to rise while the Liberal government continues to spend. According to the vice-president of Scotiabank, inflation is expected to rise above 5% by the end of the year. At this rate, Canadians cannot afford to have the Liberal government co

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I am concerned about the allegations against the hon. member across the—

Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark  Madam Speaker, Nova Scotia is the most beautiful province in Canada. I am fortunate to represent the riding of Cumberland—Colchester and visit natural sites, such as the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark. There are five UNESCO sites in Canada, and the Cliffs of Fundy is the

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I want to make something clear to my colleagues. The reason I decided to change my profession as a front-line health care worker was to come here to Ottawa. I have been married for 31 years to my wife, Deborah, who is a pharmacist. I also have a daughter who is a p

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague opposite for his understanding as a physician. Canadians, as we know, are facing significant health care provider shortages. In primary care in Nova Scotia, for instance, we are lacking care for approximately 100,000 Nova Scotians. Some of the

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, of course we should have come back to the House sooner than 63 days after the election. That would have been crucial to enabling the House to do its work, especially seeing as there will be lots of important things to do in the days to come, I believe. I also agre