Business of Supply  Madam Chair, could the minister elaborate a bit on Mr. Surette's role, whom I view as a very credible individual to advise you on this issue? You indicated earlier that he was going to report to you at a particular time frame. Could you just explain a bit to the House his role as

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, could the minister be clear to the House, as was asked several times before, regarding the commercial fishery. Who has the responsibility in the department to ensure that the rights of the commercial fishing industry and the owner-operator policy that our government

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I will be sharing the last five minutes of my time with the member for Marc-Aurèle-Fortin. I have a question for the minister on the subject of small craft harbours. It is a file that I know the minister is very passionate about and very involved in. Could she brie

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I know the personal efforts the minister has put into securing sector funding for the fishing industry through the fish harvester benefit and grant program. It is important for those watching to realize that the fishing industry is the only sector that has a sector-s

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I would ask the minister if she could continue to elaborate on the importance of that benefit to the industry.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, the issue that is getting the most attention, and one of the most serious on the east coast, is the conflict between first nations fishers and commercial fishers. One of the areas I hear the most concern about, and it comes both from departmental staff as well as fis

Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, as my colleague is a long-time parliamentarian, he would understand that in the last five to 10 years, the world economy has expanded and changed so rapidly, especially on the data side and in the technology base, that we are really running to catch up. If we look

Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, crafting legislation is obviously complex, and governments reach out to various jurisdictions in analyzing similar legislation to adapt best practices that occur elsewhere. Certainly, as the bill moves through the parliamentary process and gets analysis and debate

Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, the complexity of the question lies in the definition or interpretation of consent by the individual who is giving it. That is why legislation in most cases is broad and can be broadly applied, as my hon. colleague pointed out. She used a specific reference, but in

Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure for me to stand and resume debate on Bill C-11, now at second reading, on the consumer privacy protection act. This act, which replaces private sector privacy protections under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPE

West Prince  Mr. Speaker, today I wish to acknowledge the resilience of the West Prince community in my Egmont riding following awful tragedies that occurred earlier this fall. Last Friday, I was invited to attend an event hosted by the community of Northport to thank all the volunteers and

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, when our party formed the government in 2015, one of the commitments we moved on quickly was to restore funding to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in the key areas of science, habitat protection and protecting the industry. As for removing plastics from the o

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, one of the great myths is the hypocrisy that often occurs within the Conservative Party when questioning in the House on the balancing of budgets. We can listen to the rhetoric that we hear day after day coming from across the floor or we can look at the actual pract

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, one of the first moves of this government when it came to power was to return the age of eligibility back to age 65. At the same time, it increased the guaranteed income supplement by 10%. That was because we recognized the majority of seniors who live alone are wome

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Mississauga East—Cooksville. I am pleased to rise in the House today in the address in reply to the Speech from the Throne, in the second session of the 43rd Parliament. I first want to congratulate the government on its