Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I do not often take the chance to speak for my colleagues on this side of the House, but I will right now with regard to the strategy the government is taking on this important issue of medical assistance in dying. In 2015, in the last election, the Liberals made

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, last evening. at the peak of rush hour in the GTHA, another blockade was set up on the tracks near York Boulevard in Hamilton. These illegal protestors are disrupting the GO train service to Hamilton and Niagara, and it continues today. This adds to the already unb

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, if the member talks about self-determination and empowerment in this chamber, which I believe is an example of that, 50% plus one means that a bill passes and a decision is made by the House. The Wet'suwet'en people, through 85% of a vote, determined that they want

Petitions  Madam Speaker, it is my honour to present a petition signed by 1,281 Canadians. After 14-year-old Devan Selvey's murder in Hamilton, Ontario, that was the result of continuous and unaddressed bullying, and since 1977 both the number and rate of youth aged 12 to 17 years accused

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement continues its campaign against Israel on Canadian campuses in Canadian cities. In my own backyard, when it first came about, some from the BDS movement called for sanctions against Jewish professors at McMaster Universit

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the government’s list of terrorist organizations: (a) why has the government not yet listed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran as a terrorist organization; and (b) does the government consider the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to be a terrorist organ

International Holocaust Remembrance Day  Mr. Speaker, as members on all sides will know, today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Today we remember one of the darkest chapters in human history and honour the remaining survivors. It was on this fateful day 75 years ago that Allied forces liberated the largest N

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate you on being appointed to the Chair again. The desire you show to be non-partisan and to be fair and equitable is palpable in the way you comport your responsibilities. I congratulate you and I thank for your service to the House. Als

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I want to thank the citizens of Flamborough—Glanbrook for returning me back to the House. With my first question, I did not have the time to thank them, but I want to thank them sincerely and appropriately. Also, if we are able, we should get this video feed to M

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, on November 17, the Liberals broke faith with our friends in Israel and the Jewish community and took part in the annual Israel bashing at the UN. The foreign affairs minister is quoted as saying that everyone knows why Canada voted the way it did on Israel at the

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, I have a point of order that I was considering researching for a question of privilege, but I am going to leave it in your worthy hands to research. I have noticed, over the last few months, an escalation in the requisition for unanimous consent motions. My concern

Human Rights  Mr. Speaker, Irwin Cotler is a vocal defender of minorities around the world against tyrannical dictatorships. He has represented the likes of Nelson Mandela, Jacobo Timerman and Natan Sharansky. He serves several human rights organizations. On Monday, Mr. Cotler was interrupted

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, my own sister had C. difficile and was at death's door at one time. She needed an experimental drug that cost $5,500 per dose. She was fortunate that the drug company gave her special access to it, but it could have gone the other way, so I absolutely agree with my c

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for the question. It was given in the spirit of collegiality, and I appreciate that because this issue is so complex. There are a number of things we could do, which is why we need to get everybody at the table. Bondholders will have a r

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise in this place to speak to Bill C-97, the budget implementation act. I am profoundly concerned. The federal budget is a government's opportunity to present its plan for the country and its economy. It is its opportunity to demonstrate to Can