Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, yesterday illegal protestors blocked the West Coast Express commuter train in the Fraser Valley again. The B.C. public safety minister declared, “Police do not need an injunction to clear and arrest the blockaders.” When the B.C. New Democrats call out illegal activi

Forestry Industry  Mr. Speaker, what if I were to tell you about a building material that is affordable, sustainable, renewable and sequesters carbon? What if I were to tell you about a sector of our economy that supports first nations and rural Canada? That is the forestry sector and it is being

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would point out to the member that, as a member of Parliament with a substantial number of federal institutions in my riding, the parole officers, the people on the ground, have outlined that many offences committed by people on day parole are not put forward by ou

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, this question relates to public safety and the people housed in our correctional facilities in Canada. Does the Bloc Québécois have a position on the ill-advised prison needle exchange put forward by the Liberal government? Is the Bloc Québécois in support of givi

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, our justice system is broken. Our Crown prosecutors do not lay charges when they should. Our parole officers do not have resources. They are losing hope. Criminals on day parole have no incentive to follow their conditions. What solutions does the member for Avign

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, this issue is more pertinent to my riding than to any other place in the country. In Abbotsford, in Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, there is Pacific Institution, Mission Institution, Matsqui Institution, Mountain Institution, an indigenous healing lodge and the Fras

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, there is an environmental disaster in the District of Mission waiting to happen. Local engineers have confirmed that the aging sanitary sewer crossing under the Fraser River is at risk of imminent breach. Will the Prime Minister take action now to defuse this ticki

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will say, as the member for Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, that there is a need for climate-related infrastructure improvements both within new builds and in the natural infrastructure projects that the federal government should be supporting, such as flood mitigat

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will reiterate the frustration that mayors and councils in rural communities across my riding have with both the provincial and federal governments in getting the infrastructure dollars they need. I would refer to my earlier comments to the member for Surrey—Newton

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the sanitary pipeline project in Mission is unique in that there is a failure on the part of multiple levels of government to see this project through. We need to get this done. It is a project of national interest, because if this sewage pipeline fails, salmon are g

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for his intervention today, but I will note that portions of Highway 1, both under Conservative and Liberal governments, have received significant investments. However, Highway 1 actually extends into Abbotsford, and and the same

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague from Edmonton Centre for sharing his time with me today. All of us in the House, irrespective of party, share probably two key things in common: We collect big paycheques from the taxpayer, and our constituents speak to us abo

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to make two quick points. First, during our session with the Parliamentary Budget Officer yesterday, he said that the way the federal government administered infrastructure money was like a giant octopus, spreading its tentacles across the federal gov

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to requests from the District of Mission, British Columbia, for government assistance in relation to the Mission sanitary sewer crossing project: (a) what funding will the government provide to Mission in order to replace the sewage pipe system, and when will it be pr

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the prison needle exchange in facilities run by Correctional Service Canada (CSC): (a) how many needles were distributed to inmates in (i) 2018, (ii) 2019, boken down by correctional institution; (b) of the needles distributed, how many went missing or were not ret