Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I want to express my personal condolences to the member on the passing of his father, Bill Blaikie, who was the dean of the House of Commons when he was here and someone respected on all sides. As a Canadian Armed Forces veteran, I know he had a passion for our cou

Copyright Act  Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure for me to stand today and speak to Bill C-244, an act to amend the Copyright Act. This bill is pretty much the same bill that Parliament expressed a majority opinion in favour of in the last Parliament, with Bill C-272. Copyright law is something

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022  Madam Speaker, I found it remarkable that, in the last year, we have seen a change in the Liberal Party on nuclear energy. I agree with the member that it is critical for any industrialized country to meet their climate change reduction targets to have, as baseload power generati

Veterans  Mr. Speaker, I thank parliamentarians on all sides of the House for joining the celebration of service, where we welcomed veterans to Parliament Hill to thank them for their service and help them in their transition. We were joined by the True Patriot Love Foundation and the Tre

John MacDonell  Mr. Speaker, all members of the House depend on family to support us in our public service: our family at home and our political family here in Ottawa. It is with great sadness that I rise to talk about the passing of an important member of the Conservative political family. Joh

Mental Health Week  Mr. Speaker, this morning, parliamentarians, members of the military, veterans and the mental health community gathered for the 10th annual Sam Sharpe mental health breakfast. We heard a song from Terry Kelly and a keynote speech from retired Major Mark Campbell, a 30-year veter

Privilege  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank you for allowing my colleague from Brantford—Brant to finish his speech today. I am rising on a question of privilege concerning efforts and actions by officials and agents of the People's Republic of China to interfere with me as a consequen

Resignation of Member  Mr. Speaker, today I rise for the last time in this chamber. It has been the honour of a lifetime for me to serve Durham in Parliament, my hometowns of Bowmanville and Port Perry, Oshawa and dozens of small towns and hamlets. However, these are just names on signposts. The real