Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I am a little confused. The member spoke about Weber and being detached. He mentioned not allowing personal beliefs and things such as religion to influence decisions that we make here in this House. On the one hand, I understand what the member is saying in the sen

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech, but I am a little confused. He mentioned the different groups that were consulted and the 300,000 responses that were received, but it was my understanding that there was to be a legislative review of the MAID legislation this yea

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the decision to award SAP the contract to replace the Phoenix pay system: (a) what will the differences be between the SAP replacement system and the current Phoenix pay system; (b) what are the details of any financial agreements or contracts the government has wi

Global Institute for Water Security  Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Global Institute for Water Security of the University of Saskatchewan brought together 24 water scientists from 13 institutions from across Canada to meet with parliamentarians and talk about water science. They were here to share information with deci

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, that raises some very good points. It raises the issue of institutional conscience protection, and also the issue of better palliative care options in our country. Those are areas that we need to pursue just as vigorously as the government is pursuing the MAID legisl

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, there are cases that I am aware of, to the member's last point. The reality is what happens on the ground. I have heard cases of people, medical professionals who do not want to participate and yet they felt harassed, pressured, criticized and those types of things.

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, yes, I am aware of that. That is the part that I believe we should be pursuing now. The other changes that have been proposed, regarding the waiting period and some of these other things, should not be pursued now. The bulk of what is being proposed should wait until

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, we can all think of many specific cases of people who are impacted by this. I still believe it is correct to wait for the review process to look at all these cases and make changes based on that. The other issue that the member's question raises is the lack of palli

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, today I rise to speak on Bill C-7, an act to amend the Criminal Code regarding medical assistance in dying. My office has received about 135 phone calls, emails or letters so far on this issue, and I recognize that this is a very touchy, personal and non-partisan is

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, the ongoing blockades by activists continue to hurt ordinary Canadians. Last week the Prime Minister said he hoped we will see positive developments. The public safety minister was hopeful the police would help restore rail shipments. The Liberals repeatedly speak of

Sasakatoon's Sikh Community  Madam Speaker, the Sikh community is an integral thread in the fabric of my riding of Saskatoon West. Throughout my time as a home builder and a community volunteer, and now as a member of Parliament, I have made many great Sikh friends. One of them is my campaign manager, Gurp

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to errors made and corrected on proactive disclosure, since January 1, 2019, and broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity covered by proactive disclosure: (a) what was the total number of errors discovered; (b) for each error, wh

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to contracts under $10,000 granted by Global Affairs Canada since January 1, 2019: what are the (i) vendors' names and locations (ii) contracts' reference and file numbers, (iii) dates of the contracts, (iv) descriptions of the goods or services provided, (v) delivery

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to grants and contributions under $25,000 provided by Canadian Heritage since January 1, 2018: what are the details of each, including (i) dates of funding, (ii) recipients, (iii) locations, (iv) project descriptions?

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned in my speech, I was a former home builder, and that is a place where there is a lot of bureaucracy. There are a lot of regulations and rules that come into play that make it difficult to build houses, and difficult to do it efficiently and in a cost-ef