Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, I will remind members that this is the budget implementation act. It does not refer to the infrastructure bank. The budget implementation act brings in the amendments that we committed to to Canadians, which were introduced in budget 2016 in March of this year: ame

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, it is always great to hear about colleagues visiting their constituents and visiting kids. I would like to commend that teacher for bringing the budget into her classroom so that our youth had the opportunity to discuss it, and for more youth to have the opportun

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, we are saying let us get it to committee so that it can study it.

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, this is a great opportunity for me to rise in the House during Global Entrepreneurship Week when small businesses and entrepreneurs are being celebrated. They should not only be celebrated for a day or a week, but every day. I agree that small businesses are the ba

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, I was looking forward to receiving a question from the member, because I feel that he is projecting something that the previous government did, but which is not true. It is actually with great regret that I had to bring forward this motion today. I was hoping tha

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, that is an important question. I, too, had the privilege of being in my constituency last week, just as all members of the House did. I got to interact with everyday Canadians, the very people whom we work hard for. I can remember being a student and the debt that

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, this is the budget implementation act, No. 2. It would implement budget 2016 that was passed in the House, that was introduced in the House on March 22 of this year. It is important to note that this budget implementation act would only implement measures that were

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, I would like to take a moment to commend the working relationship that I have had with the hon. member, and I look forward to continuing that conversation. The member very well knows that I do believe in reaching consensus and that we can all work better in this pl

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, I agree that members of Parliament are elected to represent their constituents. I agree that we do important work for Canadians each and every single day. We are saying, let us continue that work. Let us continue to work hard for Canadians, whether they are in our

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to respond to the hon. member's question. I agree that we have been working well together. I believe that we can continue working together. The reality is that, including today, there will have been six days of debate on this legislati

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  moved: That, in relation to Bill C-29, a second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2016 and other measures, not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration at second reading stage of the bill; and

Canada Pension Plan  Mr. Speaker, I regret to inform the House that an agreement could not be reached under the provisions of Standing Orders 78(1) or 78(2) with respect to the second reading stage of Bill C-26, an act to amend the Canada Pension Plan, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act and

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, I regret to inform the House that an agreement could not be reached under the provisions of Standing Orders 78(1) or 78(2) with respect to the second reading stage of Bill C-29, a second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, the member knows very well that this government engages and speaks to Canadians and that we welcome any perspectives because, as our Prime Minister says, we are here to serve Canadians and to ensure that this government is working hard for middle-class Canadians and

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, I am happy to remind Canadians that, at the federal level, we have some of the strictest rules around fundraising of any level of government. The fact is that the Conservative Party chose to name people like Irving Gerstein to the Senate and charge them with the res