Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I really am shocked that we have a member on the other side of the House who did not come into this chamber to discuss the changes to a mission that are affecting real lives in a devastated part of the world. Instead he wants to play politics and relive October 19. T

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I apologize for shaming you before. The reality is if the member is calling it madness that the Government of Canada would step in and help those who are incredibly vulnerable, try to be part of an answer to get people back in their homes in their homeland, then cal

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I certainly appreciate the word “rhetoric” used by my colleague across the aisle. The reality is that the government did not respect the House of Commons. Liberals did not respect the people of Canada and their representatives in the House of Commons when they decide

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Madam Speaker, just to get a formality out of the way up front, I will be splitting my time with the member for Kitchener—Conestoga. I rise today to address the House regarding the government motion tabled on February 11, 2016. This motion seeks to gain the support of the House

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I am not sure what the hon. member across found so funny, but I certainly hope he shares it with us later on. Regarding the hon. member's comments, it sounds to me like he had something very significant to include in this debate. As members know, we are no longer pa

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, there are a couple of things that we need to recognize first of all. While the motion is proposing a comprehensive change to the mission, it backs down from a comprehensive approach to the mission, meaning that while the government is increasing our ability to train

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs said his only goal was “to free every Canadian in trouble around the world”. Ernest Fenwick Macintosh is a Canadian and a convicted pedophile. He is in jail in Nepal right now for sexually assaulting a child. In 1997, the

Nicole Marchand  Mr. Speaker, on February 16, after a long battle with cancer, Barrie resident Nicole Marchand passed away at the young age of 30. She was born the same year as I was and was a fellow student at Innisdale Secondary School. Nicole has been recognized as a hero, her positive attitu

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I find it interesting listening to the Minister of Foreign Affairs talk about divisions being created and saying that the Conservative motion today is creating division. It is not creating division. We are responding to a group that is creating division. That is wh

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, a couple of speeches in a row by hon. members have mentioned that the timing of the General Motors share sale was not ideal. I find it interesting that the members would provide this information to the House considering that the very month that the shares were sold,

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, one of the things my colleague from Barrie—Innisfil outlined is the surplus that was left for the Liberals. A month later the Liberal government outlined a deficit of over $3 billion. Has the Liberal government communicated to my colleague where or how it is spendi

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I cannot help but take issue with some of the comments that were just made. In the comments regarding picking which reports members on this side of the House want to accept from the finance department and which ones we do not, the member is referring to a December

Government Appointments  Mr. Speaker, the government House leader cannot answer a question on ethics because he does not know what they are. This letter was sent on behalf of the Prime Minister of Canada. It is right there in black and white. It is not enough that the Liberal House leader appears to be

Government Appointments  Mr. Speaker, we have seen this government fill its offices with former Dalton McGuinty staffers. McGuinty has cost Ontario taxpayers billions of dollars in higher taxes, big spending, and gas plant scandals. After hiring every McGuinty staffer it could find, will the government

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, I certainly appreciate the parliamentary secretary trying to put words into our mouths over here. However, with all due respect, this bill exacerbates the issues. It gives tax breaks to those who are earning $190,000. Through the Speaker, I would say to the member th