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Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I share the member's deep concern both for people living with disabilities and for seniors in Canada. I am very proud of the fact that the throne speech announced a new Canada disability benefit. It is going to have a major impact on people living with disabilities

October 6th, 2020House debate

Andy FillmoreLiberal

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, we have seen in urban, suburban and rural communities that their main streets have been devastated by the economic fallout of this COVID-19 pandemic. Our government is committed to helping businesses, employees and individuals to recover economically from this fall

October 6th, 2020House debate

Andy FillmoreLiberal

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I can assure the member that the throne speech and the government are laying out a plan to make sure Canadians have jobs through the recovery of the pandemic period and through the transition to a low-carbon economy. We are undertaking the largest upskilling and re

October 6th, 2020House debate

Andy FillmoreLiberal

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I will be splitting my time today with the member for Fleetwood—Port Kells. While this is not the first time I have spoken in reply to a Speech from the Throne, it is certainly the first time I have done so from Halifax, my hometown, the place that I love and fig

October 6th, 2020House debate

Andy FillmoreLiberal

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Brampton East for all his hard work on behalf of his constituents. We are committed to investing in communities as we build back better from the effects of COVID-19 pandemic. Our investing in Canada plan means new electric buses

October 5th, 2020House debate

Andy FillmoreLiberal

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, I can assure this House that we take security very seriously, as well as the need to keep equipment from getting lost or damaged. Department audits are routine and helpful, and we make them public to ensure accountability. In this case, a total of seven computers,

March 12th, 2020House debate

Andy FillmoreLiberal

Kin Canada  Mr. Speaker, this year marks the 100th anniversary of Kin Canada, the nation's largest all-Canadian service club organization. Over 6,000 members belong to more than 400 Kinsmen, Kinette and Kin clubs across Canada, dedicating themselves to serving the community's greatest need.

February 19th, 2020House debate

Andy FillmoreLiberal

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank the member for his attention to the matter before us. There seems to be a short memory here. The member emphatically stated that no cuts to infrastructure spending were proposed by his party, but the platform for the Conservative Party clearly indicated an

January 28th, 2020House debate

Andy FillmoreLiberal

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank the member for his keen interest in matters of infrastructure. However, I lament that it appears to be negative attention that he is putting on our infrastructure plan. I guess I should not be surprised, given that the Conservative election platform committ

January 28th, 2020House debate

Andy FillmoreLiberal

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, at the beginning of my remarks, I talked about how we had engaged meaningfully with first nations, interest groups like the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and with provincial and municipal leaders across the country to develop this plan. As I said earlier, t

January 28th, 2020House debate

Andy FillmoreLiberal

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would characterize the infrastructure program as a loving embrace, rather than as the member for Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon characterized it, causing smiles and tears of joy and happiness from coast to coast to coast. We are absolutely committed to improving

January 28th, 2020House debate

Andy FillmoreLiberal

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I want to assure my colleague that, having spent 20 years on the front lines as a planner at the municipal and provincial levels, I understand very well that it is the people on the ground who understand the requirements of projects and the needs of communities bet

January 28th, 2020House debate

Andy FillmoreLiberal

Business of Supply  Thank you for your kind words on my French. I am working hard to improve all the time.

January 28th, 2020House debate

Andy FillmoreLiberal

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to begin this response in the same way that I ended the last one: Better is always possible. The motion was predicated on the earlier March report from the PBO that identified where we could do better. We did do better and closed the gaps identified i

January 28th, 2020House debate

Andy FillmoreLiberal

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, we are very proud of this plan. We will welcome as many eyes upon it as possible, in fact the more, the better. We are very proud of this plan, which is changing the lives of Canadians every day. One of the things the member for New Westminster has identified is t

January 28th, 2020House debate

Andy FillmoreLiberal