Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the second petition is from residents primarily in the Vancouver area, who continue to be concerned that we have not got to the bottom of the so-called robocall events that took place during the election of 2011. They would like an inquiry.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present two petitions. The first has over 475 signatures from residents within my riding and calls for an end to fracking. This is an important petition.

Safe and Accountable Rail Act  Mr. Speaker, as a regular train passenger, one becomes acquainted with what is on the freight, because freight takes precedence over passenger rail in this country. I tried to make a trip across Canada this past summer, only to find that the volume of fossil fuel travelling by fr

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise to present two petitions. The first is from residents primarily in my own riding but also from the Vancouver area. They are concerned about HIV-AIDS treatments being made available to everyone who needs them. We might have thought this was dealt with, but the

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the second petition is related to the ongoing issue of marine protected areas: how we get them formed and how we take care of them once we create them. The petitioners call on the federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to work with all relevant government branches

Iran Accountability Week  Mr. Chair, I also want to thank my friend from Mount Royal for his leadership on this issue. As part of Iran Accountability Week, I am very proud to be trying to raise awareness about the case of Atena Farghadani. She is a 28-year-old woman, an activist and an artist. She was i

Iran Accountability Week  Mr. Chair, I am glad to take part in tonight's take note debate in the context of a focus on Iran and human rights through this whole week. I am wondering where we have our best influence. This is a question for which I am not prejudging the answer. We know that, as the hon. me

Anti-terrorism Act, 2015  Mr. Speaker, I do indeed agree. I would like to point out to members, as I did not have time in a 10-minute speech, but so often we have heard that those of us on this side of the House who oppose Bill C-51 and oppose it passionately somehow are ideologically opposed to the agend

Anti-terrorism Act, 2015  Mr. Speaker, I will be brief and I appreciate the questions from my hon. colleague from Mount Royal. First of all, is there any oversight in the bill? It is a short answer, no. There is no oversight in the bill. We have oversight again being specific operational knowledge of wha

Anti-terrorism Act, 2015  Mr. Speaker, I want to begin, of course, by thanking all parties in this place and all members. If even one voice had said no, I would not have had this opportunity to speak to Bill C-51 at third reading. I am genuinely grateful for the generosity of spirit in accepting this as a

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, I believe if you seek it, you would find unanimous consent for the following motion. I move: That, notwithstanding any standing or special order or usual practice of the House, no later than 15 minutes prior to the expiry of the time provided for government orders

Anti-terrorism Act, 2015  Mr. Speaker, I am quite astonished that the hon. member would cite former Supreme Court justice John Major as someone in favour of this legislation. He is, as an expert, someone who does not think Parliamentary oversight is as effective as a national security advisor. That is wha

Anti-terrorism Act, 2015  Mr. Speaker, for my hon. friend from Calgary Centre, it is true that CSIS did not have the powers to disrupt plots, but the RCMP did. We have not been powerless. Nor have been helpless. We have measures to confront terrorist plots. That is why the members of the Toronto 18 were a

Anti-terrorism Act, 2015  Mr. Speaker, I will say the Green Party completely agrees with the NDP and is actually committed to ensuring this bill is repealed after an election, not just amended or fixed. It cannot be fixed. I am not surprised to hear the parliamentary secretary repeat that somehow those

Anti-terrorism Act, 2015  Mr. Speaker, my hon. friend from Malpeque knows that I am heartbroken that his party has chosen to do the wrong thing on Bill C-51. It will not be fixable later. It will need to be repealed, and that is the position that all opposition parties should take. We just heard the Mini