Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to spar with the hon. member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, who is definitely one of my favourite members to talk to in the House. Let me start by referencing one of the things that the hon. member said in questioning our minister. He s

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, the current total projected cost of the Centre Block rehabilitation project is $4.5 billion to $5 billion, which remains the same as the baseline established in June 2021. Given the complexity and scale of work involved, the cost range was independently evaluated by

Government Priorities  Mr. Speaker, it is very difficult to hear a politician talk about division and then use it to attack his opponents. We should all, as members of Parliament, in all political parties, aim to unify. We should all work together and recognize that we each have different positions, b

Democratic Institutions  Madam Speaker, I took note of Australia's decision. It is definitely time to consider the future of the monarchy in Canada. People have very different opinions about this. The monarchy has served Canada very well to date. That said, it is always interesting to hear my colleague's

Public Services and Procurement  Madam Speaker, on Tuesday at the government operations committee, OGGO, this member and her colleagues came to try to prove two things. One was that Dominic Barton was a close personal friend of the Prime Minister. Number two was that Dominic Barton was involved in McKinsey getti

Public Services and Procurement  Madam Speaker, as the hon. member heard, Dominic Barton has been gone from McKinsey for years and is no longer a shareholder at McKinsey, so Dominic Barton's name should not be part of that. Public Services and Procurement Canada is responsible for $104 million of contracts wit

Public Services and Procurement  Madam Speaker, the answer to that question is generally zero because there are no insider friends who got any money.

Public Services and Procurement  Madam Speaker, I am proud to be a friend of that hon. member because we can, across party lines, still agree on a lot of things, and I think that is important here. A lot of times we yell and scream at each other, and it is important to say that people are able to work together d

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has identified the following properties for disposal in Fort Simpson: 9829-102 Street; 10110-99 Avenue; and 9817-101 Street. As per the Treasury Board Directive on the Management of Real Property, a property identified f

Holiday Greetings  Mr. Speaker, 'Tis the last sitting week before Christmas And one thing unites the nation. We all heartily dislike the scourge of inflation. It has been quite the year. Who ever thought we would see Our very own Prime Minister Singing “Bohemian Rhapsody”? A different Queen passe

Department of Public Works and Government Services Act  Thank you, Madam Speaker. In addition, during the rehabilitation of West Block and the Senate of Canada building, more than 90% of construction waste was diverted from landfills, and a number of environmentally innovative measures were incorporated to save energy and reduce wate

Department of Public Works and Government Services Act  Madam Speaker, I want to thank my friend from South Okanagan—West Kootenay for his sponsorship of the bill, for his advocacy and for his hard work on this. I really appreciate it. I think he has done a yeoman's job on this file, including through his meetings with firefighters an

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, in response to part (a) of the question, on October 21, 2021, PSPC learned from media reports that the United States Customs and Border Protection had issued an order that prohibits imports from Supermax based on reasonable information that indicated the use of force

Order of Canada  Mr. Speaker, I am rising to mark the accomplishment of my constituent, Morris Goodman, who has received his welcome into the Order of Canada. Morris is being recognized for his incredible achievements in business throughout his career, as well as his dedication to transformative

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague for his speech. He is a good friend, and I find that he always has relevant things to say. I completely agree that we should not block the motion by saying that it is not an important issue. We can indeed chew gum and walk at the s