Interparliamentary Delegations  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1) I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the report of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group concerning its participation at the Canadian American Border Trade Alliance Spring Virtual Conference by video

Members Not Seeking Re-election to the 44th Parliament  How come I am the first one up, Mr. Speaker?

Members Not Seeking Re-election to the 44th Parliament  Will you bring this place to order, Mr. Speaker. Madam Speaker, who was there before, is my floor mate on the 12th floor of the Valour Building. Congratulations to her in her role in the chamber. It does seem rather strange to be making this kind of statement virtually rather t

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, thank you for giving me the opportunity to make a personal point of privilege. I will not take much of the House's time because I know that time is very precious in this place. However, I believe strongly that it is in this place, the House of Commons, that announcem

National Strategy for a Guaranteed Basic Income Act  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to speak on private member's bill, Bill C-273, an act to establish a national strategy for a guaranteed basic income, sponsored by my colleague, the member for Davenport, who is also a colleague at the finance committee. I congratulate the member for

Ed Prebinski  Madam Speaker, I rise to honour the life of Ed Prebinski of Cornwall, P.E.I., who passed away last month. Ed, a veteran, served for 42 years in Canada's Armed Forces, joining at age 16. His postings were all over the world, including Germany, Cyprus and as an NCO at the Canadia

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the fifth report of the Standing Committee on Finance. It is in relation to Bill C-30, an act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 19, 2021 and other measures. The commit

Income Tax Act  Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to get the opportunity to speak a little further on Bill C-208, an act to amend the Income Tax Act regarding transfer of a small business, a family farm or a fishing corporation, which is sponsored by the member for Brandon—Souris. As members kno

Lobster Fishing Season  Mr. Speaker, my statement today was to wish all lobster fishermen safety and success as they sail out from the shores of Prince Edward Island on this scheduled opening day for the spring lobster fishery. The traps have been on the wharves for days, the boats well-tuned and now lo

Proceedings on a Bill entitled An Act to Provide for the Resumption and Continuation of Operations at the Port of Montreal  Madam Speaker, like the minister, I would prefer not to have to take this legislative route, but I do not believe we are offered any other solutions. I have reported to the minister that I have been hearing from the agricultural community and fertilizer companies that fertilizer

Public Safety  Madam Speaker, my question is to the the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. There continues to be some confusion on the government's strategy to keep our communities safe and to improve public safety from gun and gang violence. Policies designed in Ottawa must

Government Response to COVID-19 Pandemic  Madam Speaker, I enjoyed the member's remarks. Beyond vaccines, how important is it that we take a dual approach, getting the vaccines out there and dealing with health, and putting COVID-19 behind us and being prepared for the future? What do we need to be doing? Is the governm

Government Response to COVID-19 Pandemic  Mr. Speaker, this is an important debate and I have been listening to some of the remarks opposite tonight. To be honest, as a parliamentarian, I am really sad. Tonight is not the night to play political games. The speech I just heard is beyond the pale. During question period if

Income Tax Act  Madam Speaker, the finance committee held a very intensive hearing into this. We passed it back to Parliament. We looked at the tax implications. The bottom line is what this bill means for the community. The backbone of the community is small businesses, farmers and fishermen,

The Budget  Madam Speaker, I listened carefully to the member's remarks on the budget and I wondered where there would be criticism, but he never had any, other than the debt, which is a necessary investment so there is an economic future for Helen's grandchildren. The budget is all about