Presence in Gallery  Mr. Speaker, I want to elaborate a little bit further and ask the parliamentary secretary if he would withdraw his misleading statement to the House. For a government that is committed to doing politics differently and not taking cheap political shots, that was absolutely what ha

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak to Bill C-3, in the last Parliament being Bill C-98, which was introduced in its last days. I will say at the outset that I will be supporting this legislation. I believe the majority, an overwhelming number of members in the Hous

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned in my comments, there is a wide array of things that CBSA workers have to confront. They are really at the front lines of that. I am looking forward, in my many briefings and introductory meetings I am having as a new member, to meeting with the nation

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Mr. Speaker, I am new to this place, so I will start with the Public Accounts. The Public Accounts will clarify that spending was not cut when it came to the CBSA. We have seen that from the government on a technical point, but I will not go there today in my comments. My ridin

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to get two questions from the Bloc. I also appreciate the opportunity to talk about the serious subject of human trafficking. Akwesasne is part of my riding of Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry. There is a geographic challenge there in the sense that Ak

Citizenship Act  Madam Speaker, I will echo what my colleague from the NDP and what my colleague from Yellowhead said. The member said, and I say this respectfully, that words matter, and I agree with that. However, I would argue that we have the opportunity to say that action matters more. It

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, for a Prime Minister who wants to work across the aisle and work together, that answer is unacceptable. This is very simple. It seems like the Prime Minister is more interested in attacking the opposition than in protecting homes, livelihoods and the safety of thous

Infrastructure  Madam Speaker, I am thankful for this opportunity to speak during adjournment proceedings tonight. I will speak to the first two questions I was able to ask in the House of Commons as a member of Parliament. They pertain not only to my riding of Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry a

Infrastructure  Madam Speaker, I am going to follow up on a few of those aspects. I agree with her. There has been an improvement in the after aspect of municipalities getting the actual cheques when the projects are done. I am speaking more specifically of that time lag between the deadline o

Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, it is great to be here today, to be back in Ottawa in Parliament getting back to work. As we expected, the speech today had a lot of good lines and platitudes in it. However, as we speak, literally thousands of Canadians are standing in lines across the country and

Volunteerism in Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry  Mr. Speaker, while this pandemic has certainly taken its toll, it has not been able to dampen the spirits of countless volunteers who continue to do everything they can to give back. The wonderful volunteers in my region are no exception, and several have been recently recognized

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Brandon—Souris. It is a pleasure to rise in the House today to speak to our opposition day motion and to, frankly, agree with the government. It has said it wants to talk about the response to the pandemic and talk abo

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I am really glad my fellow Ontarian got up to the House, so Canadians can see the games the Liberal government is playing on this. The Liberals are trying to pit people against each other. We want the information. There was no talk about working together here in Ot

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, yes, our leadership team has reached out to the government to say “Let us work together”. The Liberals want to talk about COVID-19, let us get the information. The Bloc Québécois, the NDP and our party are united in saying we deserve full access, and the parliament

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I will go on the record commending Premier Brian Pallister for his leadership. I said during my speech that they are trying to make advancements and taking a leadership role on rapid testing. As I mentioned in my comments, they are being blocked by the federal gove