The Budget  Madam Speaker, my colleague has been here for a while and has some very valuable historical insight on things that happen over time. When I saw this budget of 700-plus pages with extraordinary debt spending and decisions around support for many different items, I worried about,

COVID-19 Emergency Response  Madam Speaker, the government says it has enforced some of the strictest border measures in the world. This could not be further from the truth. The so-called quarantine hotels have little to no security. Four hundred and four passengers simply walked out of the airport with not

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the parliamentary secretary was saying the right words, but the actions do not actually align. The Prime Minister many years ago suggested a minister should be fired simply over a $16-orange juice, but for over three years now, no one in the military has been held

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, we have two issues here. One is solutions. We do have solutions. In the last question, the member talked about some of the answers already being there. We also have an issue of accountability. Clearly the Prime Minister does not hold the Minister of National Defence

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his service. He probably understands better than many of us how important accountability is to the CAF. Yes, we need to come up with some long-term fixes. Some great recommendations have been ignored. On the issue of accountability at the hi

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I want to note that the Prime Minister is the one who used to say “sunshine is the best disinfectant” and that the Liberals would not resort to parliamentary games. Again, this motion is about accountability. Could my colleague, the House leader, talk about why we fe

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the government sat on serious allegations of sexual harassment at the highest level for over three years. The Bloc is stating that it believes this motion is about scapegoating. Could my colleague talk about how this is about accountability at the highest level of g

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the speech from my colleague was very disturbing, and it should be disturbing for the victims. Like the colleague from Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, the Liberals are just going back six years and pointing their fingers. Does she justify the government's inaction on very

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, there is one thing that has been very puzzling to me in terms of the government's fiscal approach. As we know, the Minister of Finance, and of course we are very proud to have the first female minister table a budget, is new to this portfolio. We were well into one y

Health  Mr. Speaker, we are a year in and many people are struggling with COVID. They rely on expert advice. I will quote just one person's frustration regarding vaccine messaging: “I am so tired. I was excited to get my first vaccine and suddenly I am told it is not the preferred dose.

Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo Graduates  Madam Speaker, the COVID pandemic has affected and changed our lives in many ways. However, many people continued to persevere and show up to achieve their goals. The high-school and university graduates in Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo riding have not only done the hard work neces

Indigenous Affairs  Madam Speaker, yesterday, Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir of the Tk’emlúps First Nation revealed that the remains of 215 children had been found buried on the site of the former residential school in Kamloops, B.C. Today, our community mourns along with those who suffered this terrible lo

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, in 2015, when the current government was elected, it committed to all 94 calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Sections 71 to 76 are very specific about “Missing Children and Burial Information”. Given the horrific discovery of the remains of

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, with the tragic news out of Kamloops, it is clear that many indigenous Canadians and residential school survivors are being forced to relive their trauma. As Chief Casimir said, “We see you, we love you and we believe you.” We need to ensure that supports are availab

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, one a point of order, I am looking for some clarification. I have always been aware that we cannot speak of the presence or absence of a specific member, but I did not think that this extended to empty benches. I guess you are saying that it does extend to empty benc