Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, I will get to it a little more quickly this time. The member said that the role of the opposition, on the other side of the room, was to criticize the government. That implies criticizing for the sake of criticizing. Does the member not think that the job of the

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for his wonderful speech. I would suggest that he is a rising star in the House. The Canada child benefit, the income tested tax-free child benefit, was a promise that effectively became our biggest strength during the campa

National Sickle Cell Awareness Day Act  moved that Bill S-211, an act respecting National Sickle Cell Awareness Day, be read the first time. I am very pleased to rise in this House to introduce Bill S-211, an act respecting National Sickle Cell Awareness Day, which, about two weeks ago, passed in the Senate unanimous

National Strategy for Safe Disposal of Lamps Containing Mercury Act  Mr. Speaker, I am happy and, in fact, thankful to rise to speak again on my private member's bill, Bill C-238, a national strategy for safe disposal of lamps containing mercury act. We know that mercury is toxic, and we must keep it out of our waterways and off our lands. I woul

Team Canada  Mr. Speaker, I am proud of the productive summer I had in the riding. I held a few town halls and had some pretty great funding announcements and some great community engagement. However, along came Sidney Crosby from my riding of Dartmouth—Cole Harbour. Since June alone, “Sid

Infrastructure  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House today to speak to and offer my support for private member's Motion No. 45. Private member's Motion No. 45 hearkens back to our government's Speech from the Throne, which said, ...a clean environment and a strong economy go han

Gordie Howe  Mr. Speaker, sadly I also rise to honour the passing of a true Canadian legend, Mr. Hockey, our beloved Gordie Howe. We could stand here for hours talking about his accomplishments and his love of the game. His career spanned more than six different decades, and he retired as th

National Strategy for Safe Disposal of Lamps Containing Mercury Act  Mr. Speaker, I cannot imagine a national strategy not having an educational component. However, this bill does not speak to what the national strategy would look like. It does not offer suggestions. It is a start of a conversation and the beginning of dialogue. However, I will

National Strategy for Safe Disposal of Lamps Containing Mercury Act  Mr. Speaker, as my friend said, we are on the environment committee together. There have been no discussions at this point. This is the beginning of the process. This is where we would start the consultation when and if we get the bill passed. I want to point out that the ide

National Strategy for Safe Disposal of Lamps Containing Mercury Act  moved that Bill C-238, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy for the safe disposal of lamps containing mercury, be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, I am proud and delighted to rise today to speak to Bill C-238, a national strateg

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, if the folks across the way want to see cuts, I will show them my speech later. As part of the development of a defence policy for Canada, the government has stated that it will be a consultative process. Could the minister please inform the committee very quickly on

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I will try to figure out how to edit along the way. I appreciate the opportunity to participate in these proceedings tonight. I will use my formerly 10 minutes, my current four minutes, to make a couple of minutes of comments and a couple of minutes of questions. Eac

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, Halifax and Dartmouth have welcomed the Prime Minister and numerous ministers since January. We witnessed a new level of respect for Atlantic Canada from our government. This government understands that Atlantic Canada has a culture of hard work and innovation. In fa

Gloria McCluskey  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honour the fiercest warrior from my hometown, the legendary last mayor of Dartmouth, Gloria McCluskey. My six years on city council would have been far less interesting if I had not had the pleasure of being seatmates with Gloria. Gloria entered poli

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, before question period, the member for Lethbridge made a derogatory comment when she called the Prime Minister a liar. It is a function of this House that we disagree, but I would suggest that this is unacceptable and I would request, respectful