Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would argue the exact opposite. Right now, police are caught between a government's intentions and what the law actually is. I attended the recent police convention, the reception in Ottawa. I had the chance to speak to many police officers from both the Lower M

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, before I begin, I would like to say that I will be splitting my time with the member for the great riding of Port Moody—Coquitlam. It is a great honour to be rising to speak to the motion that was brought forward by my friend from Victoria because it is a motion t

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to answer that question. Of course, that was going to be a conversation that we had with the provinces. As to how we would pay for our program, what the member lacks in understanding is that the $15-a-day child care program would allow more parents t

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I might have to request an additional 10-minute speech to go through that list. I have always had a very strong connection with the veterans in my riding, and I think that broken promise in the court system was a big one. In terms of the real reforms on employment

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, when solemn promises like that are broken, it gives all MPs a bad name, because people start saying that they just cannot trust politicians; they put their faith in them but promises gets broken. In our previous constituency week, I sat down with a veteran who had b

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, before I begin, I just want to thank my hon. Liberal colleague for splitting his time with me, although we will probably take some different approaches on our views on Bill C-15. Bill C-15, the budget implementation bill, is, as I have heard some Liberal members of

Cowichan—Malahat—Langford  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the hard-working women and men in agriculture in my riding of Cowichan—Malahat—Langford and their important role in local food security. Blessed with Canada's only maritime-Mediterranean climatic zone, the Cowichan region is continual

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciated my hon. colleague's speech. I want to concentrate on part (c) of the motion where it states, “targeting gays and lesbians who have been tortured and murdered; and, as a consequence, that the House strongly condemn these atrocities...”. In light of this

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I want to ask my Liberal colleague across the way a question specifically about veterans. As he may know, Bill C-12 was on the Order Paper. It dealt with increasing compensation to veterans. That is something the NDP supports. The budget implementation bill would sw

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, my friend may know that I had the honour and privilege of working for Jean Crowder for seven years as a constituency assistant, and she sat in four different Parliaments, so she was quite a veteran of this place. In the previous Parliament, she was the official oppos

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will go back to my comment about not presupposing or prejudging the committee's work. The three Conservative members who will be sitting on the committee should be bringing that case forward while they are at committee. If they feel strongly that a referendum is th

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, it is a very real honour to rise today to speak to the motion. Just on a personal note, democratic reform has always been a very high topic for me. It was a big one for a lot of my constituents during the election as well. I also want to pay some very good attention

Canada Elections Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-279, an act to amend the Canada Elections Act (length of election period). Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce a bill that will amend the Canada Elections Act to limit the length of our elections. As we examine changes to our electoral pro

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Madam Speaker, yesterday the Liberal government announced that it would allow the sale of genetically-modified salmon in Canada. To make matters worse, the product will not be labelled. Ninety per cent of Canadians have said that they want genetically-modified products to be cle

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, it is nice to be debating Bill C-2 after what has gone on this week. I do not think debate on Bill C-2 is going to make the highlight reel on CPAC; let us not kid ourselves. I appreciate the comments the member made and I understand the position he is coming from. F