Customs Act  Mr. Speaker, I too would like to join my hon. colleague in paying homage to this wonderful institution and the pleasure it has given me to serve here, knowing that over the next 10 years we will be anxiously waiting for it to reopen. Canada is an open and welcoming country. Thos

Status of Women  Mr. Speaker, yesterday marked the last day of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence. Over the past 16 days, we have reflected on the lives of survivors of violence and the lives of those we have lost. During this time, we also thought about the role we could all play

Opioid Crisis in Canada  Madam Chair, the member for Sarnia—Lambton mentioned a couple of really great suggestions around pharmacists and nurse practitioners. As we think about the comprehensiveness of our approach, it is really important to think outside the box. I have listened to some of the debate ab

Women, Peace and Security Ambassador  Madam Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to rise to speak to this motion today. I do apologize for some of the confusion that happened. Before I go any further, today is December 6, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Of course, on this day we

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Mr. Speaker, this bill will look to fix some of the problems created by the previous government. As our government moves to ensure we move forward on the path of true Truth and Reconciliation, I wonder if my hon. colleague has any additional comments on how the bill would ensur

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague spoke about leaving the country in better shape than it was when we came to government. I would remind him that ours is one of the fastest-growing economies in the G7. We have put policies in place to ensure that we are lifting 650,000 people out o

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2  Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for focusing her concerns on areas in her riding. We have been taking a whole-of-government approach from the very beginning, which ensures that we are listening to stakeholders to ensure that when we introduce Canada's first national pove

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2  Madam Speaker, we are keeping our debt-to-GDP ratio low. The investments we have made to date have ensured that we have created the conditions in this country that have allowed our small to medium-sized businesses to create over 500,000 jobs. We have invested in technology and sk

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2  Madam Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to talk to Bill C-86. Since we came into government, we have really focused on the middle class and those working hard to join it. This legislation would help us to continue along that trajectory, continue to make Canada one of the fastes

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2  Madam Speaker, in his support of Bill C-86, my hon. colleague talked about IP and IP strategy. As a member of the industry committee, I can attest that it really is important to understand that a comprehensive IP strategy helps businesses not just to protect their IP on the home

Automotive Industry  Mr. Speaker, in my town of Whitby and Oshawa and the Durham Region as a whole, there are many who are feeling the effect of today's announcement by GM. The auto workers and families that live in the region are a critical part of our community and economy. They are friends and nei

Postal Services Resumption and Continuation Act  Mr. Chair, I am glad the minister talked about the guiding principles, because we did hear in this House about the injuries suffered by workers. I know the guiding principles within this piece of legislation would guide what the mediator does moving forward in order to ensure emp

Postal Services Resumption and Continuation Act  Mr. Chair, I would like to thank the minister for her interventions thus far. Over the past few weeks, many people from Whitby have reached out to me with their concerns about the strike. The Government of Canada is committed to free collective bargaining. Introducing back-to-w

Postal Services Resumption and Continuation Act  Mr. Chair, with regard to the proposed legislation, we have seen demonstrations here in this House. We know the legislation is providing an extension to the collective agreements and the minister is to appoint a mediator. There are postal workers at the 265 Harwood facility in Wh

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I have been participating in this debate quite a bit throughout the day. The member for St. Albert—Edmonton sent out a message via social media that said that he thought it was incredible that I and others were defending the hybridization of serious criminal offenc