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Government Business No. 10—Broadcasting Act Madam Speaker, I have a simple question for my hon. colleague. The minister could not answer it earlier. Why did the minister remove section 4.1, the safeguard to protect user-generated content?
June 14th, 2021House debate
Alex RuffConservative
Government Business No. 10—Broadcasting Act Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague is giving a great speech, but unfortunately I would like to question if we still have quorum.
June 14th, 2021House debate
Alex RuffConservative
Government Business No. 10—Broadcasting Act Madam Speaker, on the same point of order, being a relatively new MP in the House of Commons, what I recall is that when quorum is called is the time period we attribute it to.
June 14th, 2021House debate
Alex RuffConservative
Extension of Sitting Hours in June Madam Speaker, I request a recorded division.
June 10th, 2021House debate
Alex RuffConservative
House debate Madam Speaker, the member referenced the online training. As a former officer within the Canadian Armed Forces and somebody who is GBA+ trained, I have a couple of simple questions for him. Is he personally GBA+ trained, and how many Liberal members of Parliament have taken the G
June 9th, 2021House debate
Alex RuffConservative
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I will be supporting the motion today. I think there is a lot more tragic news that we are likely to discover as we continue to investigate. I would like to quote Duncan Campbell Scott, the 1909 appointed superintendent of Indian education, who said in 1910: I c
June 3rd, 2021House debate
Alex RuffConservative
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, considering the minister's military background, I think he will appreciate this. I would like to read from the late Nawash Chief Wilmer Nadjiwon's book, Not Wolf, Nor Dog. He wrote: The effects of going to Spanish [residential school] were worse than the post tr
June 3rd, 2021House debate
Alex RuffConservative
Small Business Mr. Speaker, I will remind the parliamentary secretary of the same quote I gave before from the financial institutions: “The Government of Canada has not yet finalized the remediation process for applicants to submit corrected or additional information in connection with their CE
May 31st, 2021House debate
Alex RuffConservative
Small Business Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, I am disappointed to be rising again today to ask about the question that I brought up in the House a month ago. It is all about the Canada emergency business account and the failure of the government to resolve an issue to allow businesses to apply fo
May 31st, 2021House debate
Alex RuffConservative
Petitions Mr. Speaker, I rise to present four pretty much identical petitions totalling over 3,350 signatures. The petitioners are calling upon the Government of Canada to stop the TC Energy's proposed pump storage project on 4th Canadian Division Training Centre at base Meaford.
May 31st, 2021House debate
Alex RuffConservative
Local Clean Technology Business Madam Speaker, last Thursday, it was announced that a Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound business, Hydrogen Optimized, has been awarded $4.8 million of federal funding to support its $12-million program to advance, scale and commercialize its technology. Hydrogen Optimized is a sustainable e
May 31st, 2021House debate
Alex RuffConservative
Tributes by the Member for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound Madam Speaker, today, I rise to pay tribute to a few people. First, on a sad note, this past week the community of Tobermory and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 290 lost its last World War II veteran, Norman Stevens. He leaves behind his son, Larry; daughter, Brenda; and many
May 14th, 2021House debate
Alex RuffConservative
Persons with Disabilities Mr. Speaker, I thank the parliamentary secretary for committing, and I appreciate the government having a long-term strategy, but I think the most important comment to be made is that the government is willing to re-evaluate the strategy going forward. The bottom line is that I
May 10th, 2021House debate
Alex RuffConservative
Persons with Disabilities Mr. Speaker, I am rising tonight to follow up on a question I asked in the House on March 21 regarding funding for services for Canadians with print disabilities. CELA, the Centre for Equitable Library Access, and NNELS, the National Network for Equitable Library Service, are nat
May 10th, 2021House debate
Alex RuffConservative
Books of Remembrance Mr. Speaker, on behalf of all Canadians and all Conservatives, I would offer the following additional details about the Books of Remembrance. There are a total of 512 names on display today, May 10, and 16 specific entries for those Canadian heroes who are known to have passed aw
May 10th, 2021House debate
Alex RuffConservative