Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I agree completely with everything my colleague said.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I very much appreciate the opportunity to speak today to my constituents and to Canadians on this issue and to share my thoughts. This is an important issue and worthy of serious, substantive debate. There has been far too much partisanship on this issue, including

COVID-19 Protests  Madam Speaker, I could not agree more with my admirable colleague. In my speech, I suggested, as did she, that we not only have a liaison between the three levels of government, but that these three levels hold daily briefings where they would communicate about what actions they

COVID-19 Protests  Madam Speaker, first, if somebody had an adverse reaction to the vaccine, there is an exemption they can procure to not be fully vaccinated. I do not know the situation exactly of the member's constituent, but if she truly had a negative reaction to the vaccine and her physician

COVID-19 Protests  Madam Speaker, I thank the leader of the NDP for proposing this debate. I want to start by saying how sorry I am to the people of Ottawa and the businesses of Ottawa for what they have experienced over the last 10 days. Nobody deserves to experience what they have experienced.

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, there have been consultations among the parties, and if you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion. I move: That the House deplores the use of Nazi and anti-Semitic symbols in demonstrations on Parliament Hill and denounces thei

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, the Government of Canada has committed over $9 billion to procure vaccines and therapeutics and to provide international support. As part of our commitment to transparency, Public Services and Procurement Canada has worked with its vaccine suppliers to secure their

Christmas Poem  Mr. Speaker, Twas the last sitting week before Christmas and because of omicron, I am playing to a half-empty House. So, instead of hearing riotous laughter, I am afraid it may be quiet as a mouse. We just had an election, spending and effort galore, yet when it ended, t

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, what a pleasure it is to hear a pragmatic voice because we really do need more pragmatic voices in the Commons. The hon. member for Parry Sound—Muskoka is an excellent example of one. I wanted to come back to the question of bereavement leave. The member for Edmon

Business of Supply  I am just as much a Quebecker as the member of the Bloc Québécois. I always find it frustrating that the Bloc Québécois does not recognize that I, who am an anglophone member, or my colleague from Hochelaga, who is an allophone, are just as much Quebeckers as the members of the B

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, first of all, I am troubled that my colleague from Rosemont—La Petite‑Patrie would question the fact that, as an English-speaking member from Quebec, I gave half of my speech in English. I was under the impression that we have two official languages in the House of

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to let my hon. colleague how much I respect him and his intellectual acumen. I know there are many people throughout the country who misunderstand the symbolic nature of this motion, including my constituents and those within the English-speaking mino

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, this is one of the most important speeches that I have given in this virtual chamber. I want to clarify for the people in my riding and across Canada what this motion means, and even more importantly what it does not mean. I also want to contribute my views to the

Anti-Semitism  Mr. Speaker, today is the last day of Jewish Heritage Month. Unfortunately, this month, the celebrations have been overshadowed by the greatest wave of anti-Semitism that I have seen in my lifetime. Events in the Middle East should not lead to hate in Canada, but they do. People

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague, who is a man of great intellect. Because he is a man of great intellect, he certainly knows that only the Prime Minister will be able to answer that question, as to what he can or cannot do. All I can say is that no one in the Liberal