House debate  Mr. Chair, we also heard compelling evidence at committee on the link between animal cruelty offences and violence more generally. What evidence stood out in the minister's mind supporting the claim that persons who abused animals may go on to also commit violence against persons

House debate  Mr. Chair, I will be providing 10 minutes of remarks followed by some questions for the minister. I am pleased to have this opportunity to speak today. I will focus my remarks on Bill C-84, which was passed by the House of Commons on May 8, 2019. It proposes a number of importan

Housing  Mr. Speaker, the Toronto Community Housing Corporation is the largest social housing provider in Canada and the second-largest in North America. Last week, the Prime Minister was in Toronto to make a $1.3 billion housing announcement, the largest federal housing investment in C

Human Rights  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call the attention of the House to the plight of renowned Iranian civil rights lawyer Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh. Human rights activists around the world were appalled to hear recently that this courageous lawyer has been sentenced to 38 years of imprisonme

Eric Hoaken  Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, February 3, the legal community lost one of its most respected and celebrated lawyers, Eric Russell Hoaken. Eric's greatest love was undoubtedly his four children, Greta, Miles, Thea and Celia. His love for them was only rivalled by the adoration he had fo

Lunar New Year  Mr. Speaker, today marks the beginning of the lunar new year for members of the Canadian Chinese community and Seollal for the Korean Canadian community. We mark the arrival of the Year of the Pig, a great symbol of prosperity. The lunar new year is an opportunity for members of

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, I would like to revert to the question I posed earlier.

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, as you are aware, the federal government funds Waterfront Toronto. Therefore, I would like to pose a question to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, there is no resource more precious to the residents of Toronto than Lake Ontario, yet last week the Government of Ontario unexpectedly fired the provincial appointees to the board of Waterfront Toronto. For over a decade, Waterfront Toronto has spearheaded the revi

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2  Madam Speaker, my hon. friend has alluded to the fact that the budget bill is a lengthy one, and I could not agree with him more, the reason being that we are doing quite well and we are leading the G7 in terms of economic growth, but our work is not done. It is absolutely impera

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2  Madam Speaker, it is a great honour to serve on the scrutiny of regulations committee with my colleague. I might as well add that he does an admirable job of chairing that committee. As he rightly pointed out, we are into common sense economics. I do not think for a second that

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2  Madam Speaker, I am honoured to rise in the House today to discuss Bill C-86, a second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures. Bill C-86 represents our government's commitment to do more for Canadians. The b

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, it has been a great honour serving with the member on the justice committee. We have many opportunities to exchange views. I did set aside and distinguish the terrorism and genocide provisions. As he is fully aware, there have been very few cases dealing with these

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague has made a very significant point. As we know, court delays have been a very significant challenge and problem, and we thought that it was imperative that we take the necessary steps to address this. The point to bear in mind is the system of reclas

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, as the member is well aware, there were many consultations that took place when this bill was first being considered. There was considerable outreach to stakeholders, experts and the like. In addition to that, as the member is likely fully aware, there were also con