Yom Kippur  Mr. Speaker, yesterday at sundown, Jewish communities across Canada and the world gathered to observe Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Marking the end of a 10-day period of prayer, fasting and introspection, Yom Kippur is a sacred day of atonement when those i

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I have great respect for the parliamentary secretary and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and I want to give them an opportunity to address a major concern for Canada and the world. Presently there is the behaviour of the Chinese Communist Party around COVID-19 wit

COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters  Mr. Speaker, I am sure that those who are refugees would like that exploration to be done expeditiously. What measures are being taken to reassess our relationship with the People's Republic of China, given new evidence from the Associated Press of forceful population limitation

COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters  Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the hon. member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan. The CCP, Chinese Communist Party, has bought up most of the cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo in its quest to dominate the lithium battery industry. UNICEF estimates

COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters  Mr. Speaker, on two previous occasions, I have questioned the government in regard to human rights violations by the Chinese Communist Party in China and Hong Kong, and I have only received expressions of varying degrees of concern. I am thankful that the government actually re

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Mr. Speaker, private members' bills have been brought up repeatedly, and rightfully so. Fortunately, I am one of just over 300 members of Parliament who have had a private member's bill pass the House and the Senate and become law. That has helped victims of violent offenders imm

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Prime Minister refused to condemn the odious attacks by China on the free people of Hong Kong. Worse yet, the Liberals voted against recommencing the Canada-China committee to address the threat to Hong Kong's democracy by the CCP. Liberals claim to be

Scleroderma Awareness Month  Mr. Speaker, this coming Monday marks the beginning of Scleroderma Awareness Month in Canada. Scleroderma is a progressive and chronic connective tissue disorder that can attack one's internal organs, literally shutting them down one by one. It can also cause weeping ulcers, sk

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for setting a good tone in regard to the gratitude we owe to our staff. I would like to thank Dan, Patricia, Liz, Simon and Jacob who, particularly in these times, not only answer constituent concerns but deal with an intensity that

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Mr. Speaker, I listened to my colleague's speech with great interest. He asked me to look my constituents in the eye and ask them whether they want Parliament to sit because of public health information. I am asking him what constituents he would like me to ask. Would he like m

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I think the hon. member in his eloquence really juxtaposes the profound difference between the two parties and how we should deal with the Chinese Communist Party. We are not dealing with panda bears here. We are dealing with human lives. We are dealing with lives wh

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, all the member has to do is check the record for what I have said in regard to Israelis and Palestinians and the continuing conflict by the Palestinian regimes that subjugate their people. The corruption of Palestinian Authority has been proven over and over again. H

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, first off, the Canada-China committee needs to be meeting for all of the reasons I articulated in my speech. It is profoundly necessary. I am not really concerned about any heckling. My faith is secure in Jesus Christ, and I am quite confident in that.

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, Chinese people are kind and gentle people with a deep respect for family, tradition, faith and caring for the elderly. These are among the many fine qualities of their character, but they are an oppressed people, oppressed by the Chinese People's Party's communist re

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, because of the Prime Minister's flawed policies, wives, husbands and children of Canadians are being denied entry to Canada and are turned back at the border. These families have been separated for two months now while the Liberals refuse to fix their mistake. What i