Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, residents of the national capital region understand the importance of public transit for shorter commutes, cleaner air, and a stronger economy. With the first phase of light rail nearing completion, it is important that we build on this momentum and expand the system

Canadian Public Service  Mr. Speaker, today is the end of National Public Service Week in Canada. I would like to take a moment on behalf of all MPs to thank all of our dedicated and committed public servants in the House, in the national capital region, and across our entire country. All governments s

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I want to come back to a theme the member touched on earlier, the theme of anniversaries. This is the 30th anniversary of Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms. One of the things our government has been practising, which I think he would admit in fairness, as a f

Interparliamentary Delegations  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1) I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, the report of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union respecting its participation at the Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations in New Yor

Geological Survey of Canada  Madam Speaker, Canada's very first scientific agency, the Geological Survey of Canada celebrated its 175th anniversary on April 14, 2017. In 1842, 25 years before Confederation, its founder and first director, William Logan, began by assessing our mineral wealth, our very first

Ottawa River Watershed  Mr. Speaker, I thank the colleagues who have contributed. I would like to take a moment to thank, in particular, the members for Pontiac, Lac-Saint-Louis, and Ottawa West—Nepean for their thoughtful remarks on this motion. I thank all of my colleagues, all 11 MPs in the national

Air Transportation  Mr. Speaker, last year in Ontario alone there were 144 laser strikes on aircraft. The Ottawa International Airport in my riding is a possible venue for these types of incidents. Laser strikes can seriously blind someone operating an aircraft. All of us were very concerned by the

Ottawa River Watershed  Yes, Mr. Speaker, I do.

Ottawa River Watershed  Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, no.

Ottawa River Watershed  Mr. Speaker, that remains entirely a possibility. I believe the member is still a member of the environment committee and has a very distinguished background in the field of sustainable development. I consider her to be an expert on that committee and hopefully would be able to l

Ottawa River Watershed  Mr. Speaker, let us take a look at the Fraser Basin Council as a model that should be emulated. There are 38 directors, which includes an impartial chair and 37 directors, four orders of government, private sector, civil society, aboriginal leadership. That is a place where peopl

Ottawa River Watershed  Mr. Speaker, there is plenty of opportunity for negotiation going forward with respect to the timing, the depth, and the how. Why would one put a motion forward to examine a particular watershed? Because my 30 years of environmental legal experience have taught me that we need

Ottawa River Watershed  moved: Motion No. 104 That the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development be instructed to undertake a detailed study with regard to the creation of an Ottawa River Watershed Council, which would bring a comprehensive, inclusive, co-management approach to

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I want to follow up with a couple of pointed questions. Maybe the member could help Canadians understand the position of the Conservative opposition. In the previous government, Mr. Harper as prime minister, announced a cap-and-trade program for the country. He un

U.S. Decision Regarding Travel Ban  Mr. Speaker, I think most members here this evening would share in some of the noble ideals the member has projected through the words she put forward tonight in her thoughtful speech. She has used some powerful language around polarized ideals, polarized fallacies, polarized pol