Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, what I think is important with the motion is that we in both parties agree that BDS is a bad thing. We should look at the unity this brings as opposed to trying to divide. Therefore, I am not going to start speculating about what one person said or did not say. As

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to resume. It is difficult sometimes to split a speech in two. If I had not convinced everyone in the House that BDS is a bad thing by the time we started members' statements, then I have failed in my mission. Therefore, for the balance o

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to rise today in the House to support a very important motion, which is both timely and one that deserves the attention of this House. Next week, on Monday, for the fifth time in seven years, for the third time in two years, McGill University has a

Victor Goldbloom  Mr. Speaker, I also rise today to mark the passing of Dr. Victor Goldbloom, a remarkable community leader. Dr. Goldbloom started his career as a politician. He was elected to the Quebec National Assembly from the riding of D'Arcy McGee in 1966 and became Quebec's first Jewish ca

Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, I thank the member for his very astute comments. I appreciate hearing the history of this place. For those us who are new, sometimes it is very elucidating. One of the things I most appreciated about his remarks was his comment about the balance between labour, c

Human Rights  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to draw the attention of the House to an outstanding initiative that I am proud to support. The Foundation for the Compulsory Study of Genocide in Schools, led my constituent, Heidi Berger, has collected over 1,200 signatures on a petition urging the Que

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate the hon. member on what I thought was an excellent speech. Also being a sports fan, I very much enjoyed his analogies. I was wondering if the hon. member would like to consider an election analogy? During the midpoint in the election, the Con

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I also thank him for saying that he supports Bill C-2. I understand that his political party believes that Quebec should be an independent country. In his speech, he said that Quebec did not need the federal government and that

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, it is wonderful when we have the opportunity to be entertained in this chamber. I have to say that I was very entertained by some of the things the member said. I have a question that relates to what the hon. member said with respect to the air quality in Toronto 10

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I hear the hon. member's incredible desire for this pipeline to go through. Despite his understanding that we promised in our election campaign to implement different types of regulatory reviews and despite the fact the country voted for our government, the member

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate the hon. member on his comments. I note that he mentioned the multiple provinces his family has links to. I know that the hon. member has been listening to question period in recent days and to the debate in this House, where people hav

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I can only say and underscore that the stabbing of innocent civilians in Israel is unacceptable. It is something that is absolutely opposed by me at all levels.

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, I do not think I am actually sitting in the place that the former member for Bourassa sat in the chamber since I am a little further back. That being said, as someone who served as a mayor on the island of Montreal in the regional government, I speak t

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, this government and the minister herself have underscored our commitment to righting the wrongs that have happened in this country with respect to our aboriginal populations. I can only say that the member can be sure of the commitment not only of the minister but of

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, it is a great honour to rise in the House in response to the Speech from the Throne. As we all know, when we respond to the throne speech, when we look at the throne speech, we look at it from the background we come from. I look at it from my professional background