Retirement Congratulations  Mr. Speaker, a little less than 10 years ago, a whirlwind blew into the other place. My good friend, and a great Canadian, Nancy Greene Raine, was honoured to accept the offer of a Senate appointment and to start a new chapter in her life. Nancy brought commitment, energy, dedic

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals brought in a new player all right; they brought in the minister's family to be the new player. First, the fisheries minister awarded the multi-million dollar contract to a group that did not have a boat, did not have multiple first nations partners, and

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, first nations were always welcome to be part of the process, but the minister of the past government made sure he kept his hands out of it. This is just wrong. The Prime Minister tasked his cabinet with living up to “the highest ethical standards”. Clearly, the mini

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the Canada C3 Expedition: (a) was the vessel certified to carry passengers, as per regulations under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, prior to the expedition; (b) if the answer in (a) is affirmative, was the certification approved in writing by the Minister of Transp

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the Canada C3 Expedition: (a) what was the total cost of the expedition paid for by the government; (b) what is the breakdown of costs by line item and standard object; (c) how many Canadians took part in the expedition as passengers; and (d) which Ministers, Membe

Elections Modernization Act  Madam Speaker, a number of times in question period our leader has stood up and asked a very specific question about some pieces of this legislation. He was never given a clear answer, so I do not think it is acceptable to say that we will go to committee and get clear answers.

Foreign Investment  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the government took our advice and declined to allow the sale of Aecon to a Chinese state-owned enterprise. However, in spite of numerous other requests, the Liberals have arrogantly refused to do the same due diligence with Anbang and our senior care faci

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Mr. Speaker, it is very clear to me and many others in the chamber that we have a very serious problem. It is a serious problem that has been created by the federal government, and it is up to the federal government to fix this problem. It has been argued that the provinces and

Foreign Investment  Mr. Speaker, the minister guaranteed that all was fine with the Chinese takeover by Anbang Insurance with its senior care facilities. Let me share one of the most recent inspection reports from a facility: non-compliant in restraint and fall prevention plans; non-compliant in hav

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act  Mr. Speaker, it was over a year ago that the current Liberal government proclaimed at the UN that it would implement the UN declaration. I have a two-part question for my colleague from Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou. The fact that Bill C-262 has not passed has not constraine

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have this opportunity to rise today to speak to Bill C-262 at third reading. Again, I want to acknowledge the tremendous effort of the member for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou in bringing forward the bill and the important discussion it has generat

Export and Import Permits Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to be here tonight to speak to Bill C-47. I want to note right up front that I am a bit disappointed that the government seems to have disengaged from the debate. This is my first opportunity to consider this issue, and I am happy to stay here until mid

Export and Import Permits Act  Mr. Speaker, I have had the benefit of growing up in an urban area, understanding the urban perspective, and then spending many years of my life living in a more rural community. I often talk about my neighbour shooting a cougar that was stalking the children. It was a tool of l

Export and Import Permits Act  Mr. Speaker, what I was pointing out was not in terms of supporting my argument; it was in terms of supporting the discussion that the Liberals say one thing and do another, which I have been pointing out. The Liberals are the ones who went to the UN and committed to implementin

Export and Import Permits Act  Mr. Speaker, again, if it looks like a duck and it walks like a duck, it is a duck. In my opinion, Bill C-71 is a backdoor registry, and Bill C-47 is increasing the complications for our law-abiding hunters and fishers. I think this answers the member's questions. It is a long g