Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Madam Speaker, very briefly, it means higher taxes, more GST, a bigger burden on taxpayers, and a regressive economy.

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Madam Speaker, the member is now asking me where or what my government was doing. I was part of that government. We were the ones who came here and ran an efficient government that he is now trying to say we did not. What is he talking about? It is the same way that the Prime Min

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for asking an excellent question. It was better than the one from the other side. I agree with the member. The Liberals will have to pay for the broken election promises they made. Absolutely. On the question of EI, we are still

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Madam Speaker, it is again a pleasure for me to rise to speak on this budget implementation act, but I would like to comment on what the government has been doing since it was elected. Just now, the member opposite asked a question regarding 10 years of regressive policy. May I

International Day of the Midwife  Mr. Speaker, May 5 is International Day of the Midwife. We hope that soon it will be recognized as the national day of the midwife here in Canada. Midwives in Canada are represented by the Canadian Association of Midwives. The organization provides leadership and advocacy for m

Ecuador  Mr. Speaker, four Canadians are among the more than 500 people killed by the devastating earthquake in Ecuador. Hundreds are missing and thousands need emergency assistance now. Conservatives acquired the C-17 strategic airlift aircraft to enable the disaster response team to res

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, first, may I say that today is the birthday of Queen Elizabeth. I would like to take this opportunity to wish her a happy birthday. I had the great honour and pleasure of meeting her when she was on a visit to Canada. To our Queen, happy birthday. I am sure everyone

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, the problem with this budget is that it has no plan to meet the deficits made through the government's spending. I agree with the hon. member about Mr. Flaherty during the 2008 recession, which I stated in my speech, but I do not think he listened. We spent the inf

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, first and foremost, what anyone would do is work towards balancing the budget. Once we work toward living within our means, we will have the money to spend where we want to spend it. We will create an environment in which there is more investment, where more business

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, what is correct has been put in a historic context, which is to live within one's means. I will explain to the member that for the last 20 years when previous governments overspent, we had to fight to bring it back. Then after that, we managed to reduce the tax. It

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with my colleague, the member for Durham. Mr. Speaker, it is a great honour and privilege to stand to speak to the budget. As this is approximately the seventeenth or eighteenth budget that I have debated, I will give my perspective on all

International Development  Mr. Speaker, the cyclone that hit Fiji last weekend has caused massive damage and left a trail of destruction that requires a major recovery effort. International teams are being deployed, as we speak, to assist Fijians in their time of need. Canada is home to a dynamic Fijian

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Madam Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague for giving a historical perspective of what happened in the last Parliament on this issue. It is a very good point. We have now heard the Minister of National Defence say that he met with the coalition and he told them what we are

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, he says that I seem to have a problem with the motion. I want to let him know that not I but Canadians have a problem with this government's motion. He should look at the motion and see if he feels he can support our amendment. As far as the contributions, the defe

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Madam Speaker, as the member said, I know him very well. I want to correct him and say that my speech was not an entertaining one. It was a serious speech to give some attention to this thing. By saying that it was an entertaining speech, he is degrading the debate in the House,