Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my hon. colleague, who has given a very comprehensive explanation about what he thinks Canada's role is, if he is at all disappointed that there is absolutely no mention in the motion of ultimately Canada's role being one of giving assistance, mon
February 22nd, 2016House debate
Business of the House Madam Speaker, I would like to say in this odd way that it is very unfortunate that the hon. member had to use Windsor as her example talking about social consciousness and the fiscal responsibility that we need in moving forward and that it is a tricky mix. In my area though,
February 4th, 2016House debate
Business of the House Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives are playing with numbers. They can isolate a moment in time and pretend that they are trying to advance ideology, but we all know that this report shows there are surpluses and deficits. This is just so self-indulgent when we could be moving forward
February 4th, 2016House debate
Business of the House Mr. Speaker, I can add to that list. I know the history that I went through in my speech was expedited to make the point that this was a false debate. I can talk about the variety of housing options that are at the brink of crisis because they are expiring. We need an affordable
February 4th, 2016House debate
Business of the House Mr. Speaker, when I saw that the Conservatives were tabling this particular motion on their opposition day, part of me wanted to laugh and the other part struggled to fight off a deep frustration and a deep despair. Sure, the motion is factually correct and absolutely we support
February 4th, 2016House debate
International Trade Mr. Speaker, the reality is that the TPP is a threat to our economy, and Windsor—Tecumseh and Essex county have already suffered hard blows to the auto sector. We know. Do not dismiss our concerns. We need meaningful consultation. The auto sector supports more than 120,000 good j
February 4th, 2016House debate
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for his inspiring speech. I too want to ask a question regarding his union background and about his riding in particular. I would love to hear some of the positive impacts he has observed with pay equity, having experienced that in h
February 2nd, 2016House debate
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, unfortunately the damaging legislation that had been passed, which undermined the progress of the work of Status of Women Canada, was not passed unanimously. I do not know if this has merit in this case to stall us from working on this real milestone achievement th
February 2nd, 2016House debate
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, at this point I feel overwhelmed by how we are wallowing in the past mostly because of the fact that it can be embarrassing or uncomfortable for some people who have tried to champion the cause. For us to move forward though we have to acknowledge past practice.
February 2nd, 2016House debate
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, yes, absolutely. I mentioned a regulatory environment. Once we normalize, once we reach certain milestones, there are other sectors that can and will emulate that. They do look to government for leadership.
February 2nd, 2016House debate
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I rise today on an issue that has long been near and dear to my heart, that being equity. As the proud daughter of a hard-working mother and hard-working grandmothers, and as the proud mother of three daughters who are entirely capable, I burn with righteous indi
February 2nd, 2016House debate
Resumption of debate on Address in Reply Madam Speaker, I want to extend my congratulations to the hon. member for holding the deanship in this chamber. I wanted to share a statistic about seniors, since he shared with us that it is our duty to defend our constituents and made a comment about seniors and the GIS. I wou
January 27th, 2016House debate
Resumption of debate on Address in Reply Mr. Speaker, the hon. member's question helps me reiterate how important it is that we commit to a health accord. We cannot make any long-term plans until we have that commitment and the links to our social strategies that affect our health. We all know this. We hear it called th
January 27th, 2016House debate
Resumption of debate on Address in Reply Mr. Speaker, I agree that we need to look at a more systematic approach for seniors. Our platform makes a lot of sense in terms of the dominos that have to fall. For income security for seniors, the Liberals campaigned on a platform to enhance CPP. I mentioned before the social d
January 27th, 2016House debate
Resumption of debate on Address in Reply Mr. Speaker, today I am pleased, as the recently elected member for the great riding of Windsor—Tecumseh, to be among all members. I am honoured and grateful to be here. However, for a brief moment, I will speak as the proud mother of my baby, celebrating her 23rd birthday today,
January 27th, 2016House debate