Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the member's contribution today, as well as his work on the industry committee with me and others. I have asked several NDP members, and since the motion today is in his name, I am hoping he could elucidate some details here. A price cap would immedia

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, being from British Columbia, the member understands the challenges in British Columbia, particularly in rural and remote communities that have little to no Internet. The NDP proposed a price cap. A price cap would basically make it more difficult for small regional p

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I think any Canadian government is going to look at innovative ways. Specifically, on Statistics Canada, the member knows I have some concerns about how Statistics Canada operates. The government had a mandate to bring back the mandatory aspect of the long-form cens

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the hon. member and his work in his riding and also in this chamber. He gives me far too much credit, I think most of us would agree. However, again, under the current technology we have now, it only takes a few data hogs, as the member called them. The

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the member's work and I enjoy sitting with him on the committee so we can have these discussions. There is a certain danger in thinking that because one country has a particular set of circumstances we need to apply that to our own situation. Let us jus

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I certainly appreciate the opportunity to stand and represent the good people of Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola. When I found out we were going to be debating telecommunications policy here today, I was very excited. Accessing services and the cost of those ser

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, for the first time ever, the government has clawed back a spectrum, not because companies did not own up to the conditions of the spectrum but because the spectrum itself was worth more. In question period last week, I asked the minister about the clawback and repu

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals have done a terrible job when it comes to this issue. The Auditor General found their connect to innovate program poorly designed. The Liberals have done announcements, but less than 10% has actually been funded. In addition, the member has suggested so

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate my fellow British Columbian raising an important topic. Canadians obviously are finding life less affordable under the Liberal government and we should be looking for ways to find some relief for them. In true NDP form, the intention is fine, but the e

Telecommunications  Mr. Speaker, time after time the Liberals have failed to address the lack of Internet connectivity for rural Canadians. Yesterday the Liberal government announced a spectrum clawback that may significantly affect Internet service for a huge number of rural customers. How many rur

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Madam Speaker, when we had the Governor of the Bank of Canada at the finance committee, my province at the time had put forward a program similar to the shared equity program the government is offering. I asked the Governor of the Bank of Canada what he thought of it. At the time

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for Chilliwack—Hope for the work he does. Obviously, his community has been impacted, because people are now having to go out further from metro Vancouver to be able to raise a family on a single detached lot. His community is fortunate to

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Madam Speaker, it certainly is a pleasure to rise in this august chamber to talk about the things that are important to the good constituents of Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola. It is always a pleasure to speak on their behalf. Before I begin my speech tonight, I would like

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Sherbrooke for the work he does on the finance committee, a task I know very well. We spend quite a bit of time on it. I would like to ask a more practical question about Bill C-97. In the bill, the government has offered a sha

Interprovincial Trade  Mr. Speaker, Canadians are sick and tired of the protectionism within their own country and the Liberal government's failure to do anything about it. We are one country from sea to sea to sea, and Canadians should be able to buy and sell goods between provinces. In the Prime Min