Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I represent the people of my riding of Vaughan—Woodbridge, and I always listen to them. I always will stand up for the citizens of my riding, and I have done so ever since I was elected in 2015. They know me quite well. The government has put in place policies tha

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, ever since we were first elected in 2015, we have brought into place income tax measures on high-income earners here in Canada. We have also put in place the dividend recovery on banks and financial institutions earning over a certain amount. We have increased reso

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, it is always a pleasure and a privilege to rise in this most honourable House and to be with many of my esteemed and honourable colleagues to debate important legislation. Today, we are obviously debating an opposition day motion. As I was one of those MPs who we

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, making sure Canadians are safe and feel safe in their community is a priority for our federal government. It is not optional; it is not political. In my riding of Vaughan—Woodbridge, public safety is at the centre of many conversations. We know the federal governme

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would simply like to say that we must support the people of Ukraine. We need to support the country of Ukraine and its people for their freedom, their territorial integrity and their sovereignty. I know that all Canadians stand behind the brave Ukrainian people.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, my colleague and I work together at the Standing Committee on Natural Resources. Our government supported all the provinces and territories on health. It supports them on immigration to Canada. We work together with the Province of Quebec. We are there every year

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, when we came to power in 2015, we invested in the immigration system. However, before that, the Conservatives had cut, cut, cut, and the waiting lines in the immigration system were very long. We invested and reduced those waiting lines. It is good to see that mi

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House to speak to the opposition motion. I think it is important to point out a few things. First, the government held in-depth consultations on the immigration levels, as it does every year. In particular, we spoke with partner organiz

Canadian Italian Business Professional Association  Mr. Speaker, for over seven decades, the Canadian Italian Business Professional Association, CIBPA, has been a leading voice in our community, playing an instrumental role in recognizing the achievements of more than 1.5 million Italian Canadians across Canada. CIBPA's inceptio

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023  Mr. Speaker, I will say that whatever we can send in resources to the brave Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines fighting the Russian regime's illegal invasion, we need to assist in. I am not an expert on military equipment or supplies, but if the Canadian defence forces and the

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023  Mr. Speaker, as the chair of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association, last week, I was at the Council of Europe meetings. We did have a bilateral meeting with Ukraine. Yes, winter is coming, the leaves are falling off the trees and the Ukrainian soldiers are going to be mor

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023  Mr. Speaker, it is great to rise in the House on this lovely Monday afternoon. It is a nice day outside. I wish to say that I will be splitting my time with my friend and hon. colleague, the member for Sherbrooke, which is a beautiful part of the country in Quebec. We are speaki

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan's hon. colleague, the member for Abbotsford, spoke very eloquently just a few minutes ago about the Conservative Party's mantra for free trade, CPTPP, CETA and some other agreements that were signed. However, during

Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to say to the hon. member for Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères that a job is a job. We want as many Canadians working as possible. We want as many Canadians as possible ensuring that they have bright futures. If somebody is getting up to go to wo

Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act  Madam Speaker, I am not exactly familiar with that project per se, but I do wish to say that any investments we can make for areas such as those in Nunavut, if I can use that term to understand the geography, because it is very unique, we need to make, especially getting communit