Accessible Canada Act  Madam Speaker, I promise I will not say it incorrectly anymore. First of all, yes, of course we want to get this legislation right. If the reality is that the government is not comfortable that the standards it has in mind are correct, it should wait until it has them right and

Accessible Canada Act  Madam Speaker, I could certainly hear from the members of her caucus, as well as different groups she has been able to consult with over the country on this subject. However, the member's response does not provide any clarity whatsoever as to the tangible regulations that would r

Accessible Canada Act  Madam Speaker, it is certainly an honour to rise today to speak to Bill C-81. I want to begin by telling a personal story in relation to this bill, and the effect that I think all parties are trying to have with regard to persons with disabilities and accessibility as a whole ac

Accessible Canada Act  Madam Speaker, there are many things in the minister's speech that I believe in and respect and certainly support. In her speech she said that change has been slow. That is absolutely correct. It has been slow. In fact, it has been three years since we were promised the accessibi

Accessible Canada Act  Madam Speaker, in the minister's response she mentioned she would be able to tell them right away what the new standards would be in relation to persons with disabilities and accessibility issues across this country. Last night when I attended the briefing, I asked those exact qu

PIE Education  Mr. Speaker, for six years PIE restaurant has supported children in government-subsidized or low-income households by providing them with the materials needed for educational success. Since creating PIE Education, we have supplied over 10,000 backpacks to children in need in th

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to town hall meetings attended by the Prime Minister so far in 2018: (a) what are the dates and locations of each town hall; and (b) what were the total expenditures related to each town hall, broken down by item and type of expense?

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the trip to India taken by the Prime Minister and other Ministers in February 2018, and excluding any invoices yet to be received: what are the details of all expenditures over $1,000 related to the trip, including (i) vendor, (ii) date, (iii) amount, (iv) descript

Hockey Night in Barrie  Mr. Speaker, along with the member for Barrie—Innisfil, I am proud and pleased to announce that Hockey Night in Barrie is happening again this year at the Barrie Molson Centre on August 9. Over the past 11 years, Hockey Night in Barrie has raised over $2 million. In the past, th

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I think the member missed a couple of slashes: /redaction/blackout/we-are-not-going-to-tell-the-people-exactly-what-the-carbon-tax-is-going-to-cost-them. I can understand that the member gets very upset when he cannot even get the information from his own governme

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I think that you waited until the end with the previous member, but I will. If the member looks at the throne speech, I think you will see that the government is committed to an open and transparent government. I would ask all members, including the Speaker of the

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the member is absolutely correct. First, we need to recognize that, in terms of reduction in GHG emissions in Canada, there was a time when that happened. It was under the previous Conservative government, and we are very proud of that record. Second, what the cur

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, when we go further into the throne speech, we see this: Decisions will be informed by scientific evidence. The interesting thing here is that this is actually in the portion of the speech that talks about a clean environment and a strong economy. It does actual

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, it is certainly an honour to rise today on the opposition motion. Before I start, I would like to comment on the direct words related to the opposition day motion. This is not the first time that members of the opposition have been asking for information related to

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, if there are places within the government's programs where the Liberals are putting measurables in place, then I congratulate them. The problem is that, if there are, it is not the norm. When we look at the spending that is being outlined, we have $60 billion in new