Standing Orders and Procedure  Mr. Speaker, I think that is an excellent question. In my personal capacity, I am very much in favour of the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker, whoever may be presiding in this chamber, using the full host of tools in the Standing Orders to bring the House to order and enforce discip

Standing Orders and Procedure  Mr. Speaker, the answer is a definitive yes. I believe the behaviour in this chamber, for anyone who observes it, and for anyone who participates in it at this level, standing on this floor—

Standing Orders and Procedure  We have just heard yet another interruption, Mr. Speaker. This behaviour is indicative of an environment that makes it unwelcoming and somewhat hostile for people who want to come and participate in what they thought would be a refined and elevated debate but instead find chaoti

Standing Orders and Procedure  Mr. Speaker, I believe I have about five minutes left in my remarks.

Standing Orders and Procedure  Thank you for the clarification, Mr. Speaker. The fifth recommendation I would like to propose is that we eliminate Friday sittings of the House. Eliminating Friday sittings would permit members of Parliament who live anywhere outside of the national capital region to return to

Standing Orders and Procedure  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to the Standing Orders and how we can improve this institution, and in the process, better serve our constituents. My remarks come from the vantage point of a new member of Parliament for Parkdale—High Park with one year of service in the House

Petitions  On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, with respect to petition e-411 and the effort by the member for Outremont, I find it incredible that anyone in the House would actually oppose a petition signed by—

Modernizing Animal Protections Act  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise today as the member of Parliament for Parkdale—High Park and speak on behalf of my constituents in support of Bill C-246, legislation that would strengthen animal protection in Canada. I want to start with a now familiar quote, “The greatness of a

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  Madam Speaker, the unprecedented aspect of the parliamentary committee and the bill is the scope of what is available for them to review. Fully 20 different departments and agencies are encompassed by the bill. That is much broader than anything that is being done by any other me

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  Madam Speaker, of course I am completely aware of the Liberal Party's position on various bills that were introduced during the previous Parliament, including Bill C-51. I will remind the member opposite that we tabled 10 amendments at committee stage during the proceedings on t

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the member opposite's question. I appreciate his skills on the MP soccer team. I do not appreciate questions about semantics. I do not mean to make light of the question, but whether it is called a committee of parliamentarians or a parliamentary commi

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  Madam Speaker, thank you. I guess it is now six times lucky. Our majority government has introduced Bill C-22 at long last, after 11 years of attempts and continuously being stymied by the opposition, to entrench parliamentary oversight of Canada's security and intelligence age

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak in support of Bill C-22. The bill would create a committee of parliamentarians to oversee Canada's security agencies. For the first time in history, a multi-party group of members of Parliament and senators would hold Canada's security apparat

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Vancouver East for raising the point about the litigation. However, I believe she would be aware and members of the House should be informed that the litigation was actually placed on hold pending our government's commitment to reform Bill C-

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Madam Speaker, the question on the Order Paper of the member for Vancouver East actually dealt with a substantially different issue, so I will address both in my comments. The question on the Order Paper related to a matter that relates to funding for language instruction classe