Dalhousie University  Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a proud alumnus to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Dalhousie University. Dalhousie educates more Nova Scotians than any other Nova Scotian university, yet over half of its students come from elsewhere, with its student body representing over 110 co

An Act to Change the Name of the Electoral District of Châteauguay-Lacolle  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak to Bill C-377, introduced by my colleague, the member for Châteauguay—Lacolle. The bill proposes to change the name of her riding to “Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville”. As members of the House know, the municipality of La

An Act to Change the Name of the Electoral District of Châteauguay-Lacolle  Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I commend the member for passing the test of paying attention this evening. Of course, where I was going with all that is that in the same way that technology evolves, we have to adapt to it, so too we have to evolve and adapt to the names of our ridi

Canada Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague across the way for his work not only on this today but in the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, where we often get to work very productively. The member opined on whether the government had engaged or consulted wit

Impact Assessment Act  Madam Speaker, there are some who have expressed concern over the role of the offshore petroleum boards and the process of environmental assessments. I wonder what the minister might tell them to help them feel better about the bill.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am so confounded by the mendacious invective from the Conservative benches, and from the leadership, that I hardly know where to start. I come from a long career in public service and I have seen my share of sophistry and oratorical parlour tricks, where elected m

Canada Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill C-364, introduced by the member for Terrebonne. This private member's bill, Bill C-364, would amend Canada's Elections Act and Income Tax Act in the following ways. First, it would substantially lower the contribution limits to politi

Burger Week  Mr. Speaker, it's the sloppiest, sauciest, greasiest time of the year in Halifax. It is Burger Week again, presented by The Coast newspaper, with a portion of profits going to Feed Nova Scotia. Now in its sixth year, with a record-breaking 125 burgers to choose from, there is

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, we are taking concrete action to improve our already strong and robust rules around political fundraising events. That is why the Minister of Democratic Institutions introduced Bill C-50, which will give more information to Canadians than ever before by letting them

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, the truth is that this party is leading the way with openness and transparency in fundraising. We are a shining example for what all parties in the House could do. It is very curious, in fact, that the party from which this question proceeds is itself still keeping

Privacy  Mr. Speaker, our government takes its fundamental responsibilities to protect the private information of Canadian citizens and the integrity of our electoral system extremely seriously, which is why we engaged the Communications Security Establishment to conduct the first-ever th

Shakespeare by the Sea  I stand before the House to call On members, and good folk of our city, To celebrate twenty-five years in all Of Shakespeare by the Sea theatre company. In a battery at Point Pleasant Park On Canada Day, the curtain first rose, A tradition began, and left its mark And shap

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise to help the House advance its understanding of budget 2018. As the third budget our government has introduced, budget 2018 outlines our government's next steps to advance the mandate given to us by Canadians so thunderously in 2015. We were se

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I am going to choose to answer the first question, if that suits the member. When the budget is balanced, it will not be on the backs of veterans. It will not be on the backs of families nor on the backs of our service men and women. It will not be on the backs of

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, my home was built in 1892, so I know about these issues as well. The decision to invest heavily in Canadian infrastructure now is not just a good idea, which we know because it is working, but it is also a moral imperative. I already mentioned to another member in