House debate  Madam Speaker, I share the concerns of my colleague from Courtenay—Alberni that we are facing an emergency situation as it relates to Pacific salmon that spawn on the tributaries by the Fraser River. This is an emergency. Immediate action is necessary to remediate some important

House debate  Madam Speaker, the mayor of Mission, Pam Alexis, has been working tirelessly to coordinate between our provincial and federal governments to ensure that Mission receives the necessary funds. During the steel and aluminum tariffs, the cost of construction rose so quickly that the

House debate  Madam Speaker, what we can do today is work with the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard to ensure that boots are on the ground at the Big Bar landslide, not next week, but this week, beginning the work to remediate the situation and ensuring that the rocks

House debate  Madam Speaker, today I will be sharing my time with the member for Edmonton Centre. It is a pleasure to stand today and address the Speech from the Throne, but before doing so please let me thank the voters of Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon for putting their trust in me. To my co

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, National Bank financial analyst Peter Rutledge said in 2016 that Chinese homebuyers occupied 33% of the total housing volume in Vancouver's real estate market and 14% of purchases in Toronto in 2015. Would the Bloc Québécois welcome that type of Chinese involvement

Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon  Mr. Speaker, today I stand for the first time as the member of Parliament for Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon. During the election I asked voters to consider the following, which bears repeating: Was I open, transparent and accessible? Did I do my honest part to build positive r

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member on the opposite side. We do share one thing in common and that is we are the only two members in the House of Commons who participated in the Canadian parliamentary internship program. My question is straightforward. In his rema