Public Service Labour Relations Act  Mr. Speaker, if we look at the flashpoint incidents, or the cases that RCMP members and the MPPAC, and those who have advocated for collective bargaining for the RCMP for a long time and who took the government to court to secure those rights, they are not talking about 5% over f

Public Service Labour Relations Act  Mr. Speaker, when we had a spreadsheet submitted to us at committee on the last day, one from MPPAC and one from the RCMP itself, we found that in virtually every category of exclusion, at least one and often more police forces across Canada do have clauses that fall within the a

Public Service Labour Relations Act  Mr. Speaker, as I said earlier, we have not yet heard any real arguments to justify the exclusions that are in Bill C-7. Considering all the other protections for management that are included in Bill C-7, why does the government feel that these exclusions are necessary, and why

Hi Neighbour Festival  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to say, “Hi, neighbour”. The Hi Neighbour Festival is a staple of Transcona culture, dating back to its inception in 1964. An eleven-and-a-half-foot statue of Hi Neighbour Sam, the festival's mascot, towers over Regent Avenue, just west of Plessis Roa

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Madam Speaker, I will start by informing you that I will be sharing my time with the member for Windsor West. I want to thank the member for Newmarket—Aurora for demonstrating the kind of fundamental incoherence of the Liberal argument when it comes to the bill. We just heard a

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Madam Speaker, the member's question allows me to set something straight. It is true that the previous Manitoba government said that it was pleased with that arrangement in the new circumstances. The member failed to mention that when the federal government changed and insinuated

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Madam Speaker, had the question been put to me here is how I would have answered. That is the problem with the bill. We hear that the work is going to stay in Canada. We hear that it is going to stay in Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec but the government has failed to mention that

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Madam Speaker, I would ask Canadians listening at home and members in the chamber to imagine what would happen to their communities if a large number of working people lost the good-paying jobs that support their families. It does not take a vivid imagination to realize what that

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I wish to inform you that I intend to split my time with the member for Laurier—Sainte-Marie. I am really pleased to rise to speak to this motion. As the member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley mentioned earlier today in the House, I had a hand in crafting the proposal. As

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will not prejudge the process by getting right into the substance of the debate. I do have some preferences on that, but I am also not a total expert on the details. That is part of what we have to hammer out. First, the committee would have to decide that it wan

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, as I said, for a long time the NDP, as a matter of policy, has preferred some form of mixed member proportional system. That is where I am at as well. However, the nitty-gritty details would have to be worked out. We do not have a full proposal, but, in principle, it

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I heard the member at the end of his speech refer to veterans and what is in the budget for veterans. However, I am mystified, because presumably some of the money to be spent in that budget is now going to be spent on lawyers taking veterans back to court, arguing t

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  My apologies for that, Mr. Speaker. It is the previous government that I am referring to, and I am keen to hear the member's answer.

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I was pleased to hear the hon. member for Saint Boniface—Saint Vital underline the need to replace the Louise Bridge in his speech. It is indeed a project long overdue. One of the connected projects and an important infrastructure need that is adjacent to where the

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to government advertising between November 4, 2015, and May 12, 2016: (a) what campaigns have been undertaken, broken down by department; and (b) for each campaign listed in (a), what was the (i) budget, (ii) topic, (iii) date it was launched?