Public Safety  Madam Speaker, report after official report continue to show that B.C. and Canada have a serious money laundering problem. A year and a half ago the Liberals announced more RCMP support to combat this crime. However, B.C.’s Attorney General just stated, “ I find this profoundly u

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, according to Jonathon Gatehouse at the CBC, Kevin Page, at the University of Ottawa's Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy, “can hardly make sense of the recent 223-page fall economic update, saying an evening spent parsing its charts, graphs and verbiage left

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, indeed, I agree with what the member for Courtenay—Alberni stated, that we need to work collectively for the best interests of Canada. I liked his comments on the recent news reports quoting Kevin Page at Ottawa University's Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy.

Main Estimates, 2020-21  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for her speech outlining all the things the Government of Canada is doing around the world in reference to the main estimates. Earlier this week, Canada's former parliamentary budget officer indicated that we cannot make sense o

Main Estimates, 2020-21  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for Lakeland for her remarks this evening. In the House today I have heard my Liberal colleagues talk about the Conservatives as if Conservatives do not support small business, and as if we did not support any of the programs.

Main Estimates, 2020-21  Madam Speaker, the Parliamentary Budget Officer said that we have no idea of the exact amounts that have been spent by this government during the pandemic. How can we trust this government when it will not tell us how much it is spending?

Main Estimates, 2020-21  Madam Speaker, I thank my Bloc Québécois colleague for his speech. The Parliamentary Budget Officer has said that we have no idea exactly how much this government has spent during the pandemic. Does the Bloc Québécois member think that this government is doing a good job managi

Main Estimates, 2020-21  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Elmwood—Transcona for his excellent remarks on how we spend money in Canada in the main estimates process. He might have read recently, via the CBC, the comments put forward by the University of Ottawa's Institute of Fiscal Stu

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have another petition from my constituents calling on the government to stop targeting licenced law-abiding firearms owners. The petitioners call for our limited resources to be focused on anti-gang enforcement, reducing involvement of at-risk youth in gang viole

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the second petition today addresses sex-selective abortion. The petitioners highlight that while it remains legal in Canada, polling shows 80% of Canadians believe it should be illegal. We need to show Canadians the House supports gender equality at all stages of li

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the third petition is with respect to Bill C-7. Specifically the petitioners would like to restore the 10-day reflection period for people whose deaths have been determined to be reasonably foreseeable and to require medical professionals to do everything possible t

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the next petition I have today has to do with the ongoing human rights abuses in China toward Uighur Muslims.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the final petition today has to do with organ harvesting. There are concerns about international trafficking in human organs and these petitioners call on the Government of Canada to do something about it.

Canadian Multiculturalism Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Montcalm for his speech. First of all, does he not find it a little ironic that it was a Quebecker who created the Canadian Multiculturalism Act for Canada as a whole, and now it is another Quebecker who wants to abolish it, bu

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, today I am tabling a petition from my constituents in the greatest riding in Canada, Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon. They are concerned for the safety of farmers from the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana who are protesting domestic legislative changes affecting the