Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I noted with interest the part of my colleague's speech when he talked about the concern many workers have when they look at their pay stubs and the very real struggles many are going through. Part of the budget implementation act sets a federal minimum wage at $15

Income Tax Act  Madam Speaker, it is a great honour to be standing virtually in the House and speaking to Bill C-208. I would like to thank the member for Brandon—Souris for being the sponsor of this bill. He is the latest in a fairly long line of MPs who have been trying to achieve this legisla

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I agree with my colleague that the finance committee certainly is going to have its work cut out for it. Tying into the last question on the size of the debt, I am very concerned that, as we have seen in the past, it is going to be small businesses and our vulnerab

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I have to shake my head at the most recent intervention by the member for Kingston and the Islands complaining about the NDP when he conveniently forgets the fact that the Liberals had majority governments in 1993, 1997 and 2000. Why did they not use that time to g

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, right before we started the debate to concur in the report from the finance committee, we spent most of the day today debating the government's bill, Bill C-12. I think there is widespread agreement that the bill needs some strengthening at committee. I specifica

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, too many Canadian families are suffering from the high cost of prescription medication. The situation has been made far worse by the pandemic, because many Canadians have lost their jobs or seen their hours reduced and have seen their coverage under workplace plans

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Madam Speaker, I can see the good intentions in Bill C-12, but like any first draft, I think it needs some revisions. We have identified some ways in committee that we would like to see some substantive amendments come forward: 2025 milestone target, more powers for the advisory

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, I live in a province where the Liberals spent billions of our dollars to buy a bitumen-exporting pipeline and are spending billions more to increase its exporting capacity, so I very much understand his concerns. I recognize what the Bloc has done on climate change

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, like any early stage of a technology that is being adopted, we still have more advances that can be done. The technology with respect to zero-emission vehicles is growing rapidly. A lot of car companies are now starting to throw considerable financial weight into thi

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, I need to save my forehead from that kind of pain, but in all seriousness, to the member's point, it is important to underline that with any early adaptation of a technology there will always be growing pains. We saw it at the turn of the last century when people wer

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, environment and climate change are issues that consistently rank as top concerns for the constituents of my riding in Cowichan—Malahat—Langford. That is why I am pleased to have this short opportunity to intervene and give some of my thoughts on the bill that is befo

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, the parliamentary secretary said that the Liberals were open to considering some amendments at committee. Opposition members would like to see just what kind of considerations the Liberals are concerned about here. We have already been public about the need for a 202

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, like the member, I also hold out great hope for the work the environment committee has to do on this bill. There are some significant improvements that need to be made to the wording. I want to ask the member about the importance of following up these words with act

Canadian Armed Forces Members Day Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-292, An Act to establish Canadian Armed Forces Members Day. Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to introduce my private member's bill, the Canadian Armed Forces members day act. I would like to acknowledge and thank the member for North Island—Powell R

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Madam Speaker, Bill C-12 illustrates quite clearly why the committee stage is such an important part of the legislative process. Bill C-12 is a good start, but like any first draft, it does need some revisions. Would the member agree that when this bill gets to committee, there