Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present two petitions. The first is from residents of Saanich—Gulf Islands, as well as areas surrounding Ottawa. They call on the government to call an inquiry into the ongoing scandal of missing and murdered aboriginal women in Canada. There are mor

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the second petition deals with the issue of Canada's withdrawal from the convention on drought and desertification. The petitioners call on the government to play its role in the world in a responsible fashion by rejoining this convention, which seeks to share scienc

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, the Green Party agrees to apply the vote and votes yes.

Privilege  Mr. Speaker, I rise particularly to respond to the description by the hon. government House leader of the state of broad consensus on new security measures. I am very concerned that the members of this place, at least in the position of the Green Party, members here for the Bloc

Victims Bill of Rights Act  Mr. Speaker, once again I rise to oppose the use of time allocation. Members of Parliament in positions such as mine, those of us who are members of parties with fewer than 12 MPs, or independents, rarely have an opportunity to participate in the debates in this place. I was hop

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise to present two petitions. The first is from residents throughout the Gulf Islands, including Pender Island and Mayne Island as well as the town of Sidney, who call on the government to take steps to protect the Salish Sea from raw sewage, primarily from recr

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise today to share with you and all of my colleagues a brief report on the events in Lima, Peru, in December 2014 at the 20th Conference of the Parties on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. I know all members will be very

Red Tape Reduction Act  Mr. Speaker, the member's speech was wide ranging and occasionally touched on the subject of the bill. I was particularly interested in the Arthur Porter questions, and although they may have been asked rhetorically, I thought I would answer them. Yes, the person trusted by the

Citizen Voting Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. minister, knowing that we are going to have an opportunity for amendments. My question very much builds on what my hon. colleague from Toronto—Danforth pointed out. There are a lot of complications within the bill, such as regarding residence. As my

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to rise today to present two petitions. The first has to do with the right of producers and farmers to keep their own products. In particular, the petitioners ask for the rights of farmers in the global south to be able to save seeds. The petition

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the second petition is from residents of Saanich—Gulf Islands, who are calling upon the government to cease the incarceration of people with drug abuse issues and addiction, and to ensure that there are adequate facilities for drug abuse and rehabilitation programs s

Resignation of Minister  Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I appreciate the magnanimous gesture of my friends to allow unanimous consent. I also want to join in words of farewell and thanks to the hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs. I wish to associate myself entirely with what I thought was a very nice summar

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, it is my honour to rise today to present a petition from residents of Saanich—Gulf Islands who are calling on the government to revisit a commitment that Canada once made. The commitment was designed by Lester Pearson, our former Prime Minister, when he was working w

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, my second petition calls for the reinstatement of a wonderful program for energy retrofits to greatly improve energy efficiency and to save Canadian consumers money. This was a wonderful program that has since been cancelled. The petitioners are from Saanich—Gulf Is

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, I want to make it very clear that I completely agree with every word in today's Globe and Mail editorial. I think every MP should read it. This Parliament must not allow the Conservatives to turn CSIS into a secret police force. The words that are found in the defi