Canada–Madagascar Tax Convention Implementation Act, 2018  Mr. Speaker, first, the member said the current Liberal government and its caucus are working for everyday Canadians. Media reports show that the Liberals' caucus meeting yesterday was consumed not by the wish to work for everyday Canadians but to protect the Liberal Party. The c

Canada–Madagascar Tax Convention Implementation Act, 2018  Mr. Speaker, I certainly appreciate the member's work on the finance committee. In fact, he and I could probably find some agreement that there are certain things that should be done as independent bills. Regarding the case that was raised on the deferred prosecution agreements t

Canada–Madagascar Tax Convention Implementation Act, 2018  Mr. Speaker, it is always an honour to rise in this place to speak on behalf of the good people of Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, as well as to bring forward some of my concerns. Obviously these tax treaties have existed for a long time. In fact, two of the tax treaties I

Rural Digital Infrastructure  Madam Speaker, I would like to speak to Motion No. 208, put forward by the member for Pontiac. I certainly am pleased to stand up not just for my constituents of Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola but to talk about an issue that is very near and dear to many people in rural and

Rural Digital Infrastructure  Madam Speaker, there are two things I listened to with keen interest. At one point in the member's speech, he raised the Telecommunications Act and said there needed to be some amendments to the act. In the motion, the member has not actually listed the Telecommunications Act a

Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, most people would join me in saying just let me go, but I certainly appreciate the member of Parliament's question. There are a number of Canadian firms that are developing next-stage technology. There is a huge number in digital health where there may be some extr

Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, it is always helpful to hear various views in this place and again, I heard a number of times in this debate that Canada is a small and open economy and needs to be out there winning. I would hope all parties would say that when Canadians get out there and compete, w

Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the Conservative member for continuing to talk about the importance of free trade for the country and for the whole world. The use of trade builds bridges. It also creates economic growth, so that we can start to work on societies and make them stronger. I w

Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I would gladly answer the question if I knew the answer. I did not follow the discussions at committee. I would best leave it for members to decide what they can infer from Hansard. That being said, the NDP continues to talk about human rights and issues germane to

Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member opposite for his leading question. Sometimes when he speaks, I think there is a greater distance than more than two and a half sword lengths. In fact, sometimes I think he is asking questions from Disneyland, most likely from Fantasyl

Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, as always, it is an honour to join the debate. This is my first opportunity to rise and give a full speech in this new chamber. It is not a secret that the former Conservative government was a strong believer in trade. Indeed, no Canadian prime minister in recent hi

Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I certainly appreciate the member's bluster, and most of the last part of his remarks was bluster. I am surprised he even started talking about the Prime Minister's approach to trade. When he went to the trans-Pacific partnership meetings, he stood up Australia and

Justice  Mr. Speaker, that clearly was not the question. We are not talking about directing or influence. We are talking about discussions. The former attorney general was clear that “It is a pillar of our democracy that our system of justice be free from even the perception of political

Finance  Mr. Speaker, the government's spending is completely out of control, with year after year of massive deficits with absolutely no end in sight. Canadians know that the only way for this Prime Minister to pay for his spending is to raise taxes. Today's deficits are tomorrow's tax h

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, I toured every part of my riding over the winter break and what I discovered was that people are increasingly paying more because of the mistakes of the Prime Minister. After record investment to create the rapid bus transit system, as we have no rail in the Okanag