Public Service Labour Relations Act  Mr. Speaker, I know at least one member of that committee stood up on this point, the hon. member for Elmwood—Transcona. We are not dealing with either/or. I have great respect for the Minister of Public Safety, and I am sure he takes this on board as a priority. However, why clo

Public Service Labour Relations Act  Mr. Speaker, yes, this was in evidence before the committee, and was well explained by a lawyer with a lot of experience in labour relations. I once practised in labour relations, but is has been a couple of decades. However, Paul Champ has worked in the area of labour relations

Public Service Labour Relations Act  , seconded by Mr. Louis Plamondon, moved: Motion No. 1 That Bill C-7 be amended by deleting Clause 1. Motion No. 2 That Bill C-7, in Clause 33, be amended by deleting line 15 on page 20. Motion No. 3 That Bill C-7, in Clause 33, be amended by deleting line 25 on

Modernizing Animal Protections Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to commend the hon. member for Beaches—East York for bringing forward this very important legislation. I also had a private member's bill in the past that dealt with shark finning. My question is one the member has actually anticipated. When a bill affects m

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to present hundreds of names on petitions, from my riding as well as from the Toronto area, calling on this House to ban the registration of genetically modified alfalfa. This is something opposed by farmers as well as by numerous people concerned about

Petitions  Lastly and quickly, Mr. Speaker, I present a petition that is a timely reminder to the Government of Canada to respond quickly to the climate crisis, accept the signs of climate change, and table a comprehensive climate change plan.

Criminal Code  , seconded by the member for Joliette, moved for leave to introduce Bill C-269, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (sentencing) and to make consequential amendments to another Act. She said: Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise today t

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise to present three petitions. The first concerns sharks in Canada. This petition is to ban the trade in shark fins, possession and trade. We already ban the finning of sharks in Canada but not the trade in fins that come to us. They are of cours

Fort McMurray Fire  Mr. Speaker, I think we all share the same sentiment, which was expressed so beautifully by the leader of the official opposition, who lives closest to this tragedy of all of us who are leaders of parties in the House. We know people who live there. We have friends of long standi

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, one thing that is distressing me as we move toward closure on this debate is the assertion that June 6 is a deadline that the House cannot exceed. It is very true that June 6 is the deadline and it cannot be moved. I accept that we cannot go back to the Supreme Cou

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, this is a difficult debate because it is not about Bill C-14. It is about democracy in this place. The reason it is not democracy is that for the last four years under the majority Conservative government, we saw the illegitimate use of closure more than 100 times in

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague from Scarborough—Agincourt has a very thoughtful approach to this issue. I am in the enviable position of knowing that while not all of my constituents support this bill, most of my constituents support this bill, because they have been waiting a

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague for Cloverdale—Langley City. Again, it is a marked departure from previous debates in this place to hear so many members of the governing party speaking clearly of their own concerns about government legislation. I would ask my hon.

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I return the compliment to my friend, the member for Charlottetown and parliamentary secretary. I enjoy working with him as well. However, in answering his question, while the court did not define “grievous and irremediable”, it is a logical leap, which I will not t

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I do not think there is any dispute—well, I should not say there is no dispute—between the hon. member and myself. It is only right that a health care professional would have the ability to say that they would not want to assist in a situation like this. As for whet