Trans Mountain Pipeline Project Act  Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to rise today to add my comments to this very important debate on S-245. I would like to note the comments of my colleague for Lakeland as she kicked off the debate. She very articulately laid out this project, the time frames and some of the histor

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, first nations communities were depending on the Trans Mountain to provide jobs and economic opportunities. Forty-three first nations have economic benefit agreements. They now have to look at budget cuts to important programs, and at cutting back in terms of many of

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I find the debate today very troubling in terms of what the government has been saying. I have not heard one Liberal stand and say definitively that this is wrong or unacceptable. It has been 21 days now or longer, why does this minister not have a response? This is

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, the Trans Mountain pipeline is critical to the 43 first nations with benefit agreements and many others. Yesterday, the leader of Canada's Conservatives announced a comprehensive plan that makes use of every tool in the tool box to get this pipeline built. This inclu

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, today the debate has certainly been concerning and very puzzling. It really revolves around the government's response from the very beginning. Sometimes things happen that are very unusual and clearly wrong. I want to go back to when people heard that Clifford Olso

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I certainly agree with some components of the member's speech. However, I would need more time to talk about some of the other issues that she has brought up. With respect to the motion we are looking at today, it sounded like she was going to support our position.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, we would all agree that we do not want to have knee-jerk policy changes that would have unintended consequences, but would my colleague not agree that it has taken almost a month from when this was first reported to when we are have finally gotten a response from the

Canada Revenue Agency Act  Mr. Speaker, three and a half minutes is a very short time to express my support for this private member's bill. I want to congratulate the member for Calgary Confederation for a very elegant and simple solution to a significant problem in Canada. His proposed solution is when p

Orange Shirt Day  Mr. Speaker, like many across the country, the first day of school for my family meant new shoes, new clothes and that famous awkward family photo. It also included the children returning excitedly home at the end of the day to share stories about their new teacher and who they g

Justice  Mr. Speaker, healing lodges are for criminals who are getting ready to transition back into society. It is job training, language, culture and household maintenance. Healing lodges are not appropriate for Tori Stafford's murderer who is not eligible for parole until 2031. Her cri

Justice  Mr. Speaker, despite all of the money they spent on deliverology, they clearly did not learn any lessons. We have something here that is absolutely absurd. We have someone who is a murderer who is in a facility where children play. It has been less than nine years since she commi

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I first want to correct the record. This has never been about healing lodges having a role to play in our correctional system. Certainly the Conservatives, as the member indicated by referring to the report, recognize that there is an appropriate role for them. Wha

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, if the Liberals believe it is outside the law for politicians to give directions to CSC on the security classification of prisoners, do they believe that section 17 of the corrections and conditional release regulations is also unlawful?

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, what troubled me about the speech the member just gave was his talk that Conservatives want laws to be based on one case. What we have clearly said from the beginning is that sometimes we recognize an injustice from one case, and that action needs to be taken. That w

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, one thing that has come out in the debate today is the fact that the father of the victim knew about the transfer because of the Victims Bill of Rights that the previous Conservative government in the last Parliament introduced. It created important support for the v