Veterans Hiring Act  Mr. Speaker, the member hit the nail on the head. In many ways, I alluded in my remarks to the inherent loyalty of the men and women of the Canadian Forces. They want to join a new team, in a lot of cases. There are some programs out there, in fact, one of Prince Charles' chari

Veterans Hiring Act  Mr. Speaker, I am glad the member asked that question because I love history and it allows me to speak for a moment on my favourite prime minister, Robert Borden. When Robert Borden went to conferences in London during the war, he visited our wounded on the front. He said that it

Veterans Hiring Act  Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure for me to rise in the House to speak on issues related to veterans. I am very happy to follow my colleague from Saint-Jean, in particular because we share an affinity for Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean in his riding. We both reminded th

Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for his participation in some of our trade committee hearings in the last few months. There are two points that I will make. The member mentioned Honduras and other trade deals that we have negotiated. However, Honduras is in our he

Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Winnipeg North for his speech and for the Liberal Party's support of the Honduran trade deal. His remarks showcasing the NDP's decades of opposition to trade were absolutely on the money. The member also made reference to the his

Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, I always appreciate when people speak extemporaneously in this House, as my friend, the hon. member, just did. The trouble is that when he is pulling facts out of thin air, and actually fictitious facts, it is better to read from a text where he may have some substan

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Prince Edward—Hastings for his long-time support of opening markets for Canadians. I am proud that this government has signed agreements or concluded agreements with 38 countries. This week, we are expanding the Canada-Israel fre

Veterans Hiring Act  Mr. Speaker, I know that at heart the hon. member cares about veterans, as every member of the House does, but I am troubled again. We appeared together on a political panel show, and it was clear that she does not understand the role of the Legion for veterans. She actually mock

Veterans Hiring Act  We brought it back.

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for the question. Actually, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce report showed that the progress our government is making is in the right direction: opening new markets for Canadian exporters and expanding the trade commissioner service.

Afghanistan Veterans  Mr. Speaker, last Friday was the National Day of Honour, and Canadians gathered to mark the conclusion of the Canadian Armed Forces' 12-year mission in Afghanistan. Our duty as Canadians to honour and remember that mission has really only begun. In my riding of Durham, last Frid

Kidnapping of Girls in Nigeria  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her passionate remarks here tonight and for the question. As I have mentioned, and my colleague from Newmarket—Aurora also mentioned, Canada has strong leadership in our support for funding to end child and early forced marriage. That relate

Kidnapping of Girls in Nigeria  Mr. Speaker, certainly as someone who served in the Canadian Forces, the initial reaction as a father and a former military person is to send in special forces, send in JTF2. We need to get these girls back. That is the gut reaction. We have to work with Nigeria to see how Canad

Kidnapping of Girls in Nigeria  Mr. Speaker, I join my colleagues in the House tonight with a mixture of emotions, in this critical debate on this profoundly disturbing subject. First, I stand in solidarity with my colleagues on all sides of this place, who find the events of April 14 and the weeks since, abhor

Fair Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, the Neufeld report showed that vouching is extremely difficult to administer. That is what led to the 42%, or higher, error rate. In fact, if we look at multiple errors, 80% of vouching transactions had errors. Why is that? Mainly because Elections Canada officials a