Air Canada Public Participation Act  Mr. Speaker, my colleague from Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar made a statement that Air Canada had some loosening of these rules and that the government had received nothing for them. He was quite adamant about that. Earlier today another member of the Conservative Party from Sherwood

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Mr. Speaker, I have no doubt that the member for Outremont cares deeply about the workers at Air Canada, as no doubt does his whole caucus, the entire NDP caucus, as well as even the caucus of the Conservatives, and our caucus as well. Fundamentally, the difference is how we go a

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, there is a poem by the great Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas, entitled, Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night. It is a poem of a son calling out to his dying father to fight his imminent death, and it ends as follows: And you, my father, there on the sad height, Curs

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, that is an excellent question. Palliative care plays a key role in a person's decision about whether or not to choose medical assistance in dying. On the West Island of Montreal, we are lucky to have the West Island Palliative Care Residence, which is known through

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, again, palliative care is a critically important aspect of the decision that one day all of us will face. Hopefully, it will be there for all of us. As the member mentioned, this is part of the preamble and an essential part of the process we are going through. So

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I think the country as a whole is concerned about this issue and it is incumbent upon us as legislators to put something in place. I disagree with people who say that no law is better than this law. I would tell them that no law is perfect, and no law will not be a

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the motion introduced today by the Leader of the Opposition describes crimes and atrocities committed by ISIL. It asks for formal recognition of these acts as genocide. What is genocide? The UN definition of genocide is set out in the 1948 international Convention o

Business of Supply  Today, Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to speak to Canada's new contribution to the coalition—

Business of Supply  —noting that Canada is proud to have degraded ISIS—

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, today it is my privilege to speak to Canada's new contribution to the coalition, noting that Canada is proud to have degraded ISIS's ability to manoeuvre its financing and to attract foreign fighters, which had dropped from 2,000 a month to 200. Most importantly, we

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the member raised an excellent issue in talking about the unfathomable atrocities that we are witnessing. That is why over half of my speech was dedicated to real solutions and the work we are doing, as well as encouraging the opposition members to come up with othe

Business of Supply  I would say, Mr. Speaker, I am very bothered by the attempt to trivialize such an important issue--

Business of Supply  I am glad you brought that up, Mr. Speaker, because it speaks to exactly what we have been talking about here. Every time a process is being followed that members on the opposite side do not seem to agree with, they choose not to follow the process. We just had fine examples of t

Polycystic Kidney Disease  Mr. Speaker, last Saturday in my riding of Pierrefonds—Dollard I took part in the walk for polycystic kidney disease, PKD. It was organized by Ms. Luisa Miniaci Di-Leo, the Montreal chapter coordinator of the PKD Foundation of Canada. Polycystic kidney disease is a genetic disor

Syrian Kids Foundation  Mr. Speaker, the Syrian Kids Foundation is a Canadian charity that offers humanitarian assistance to young Syrian refugees. Services include free education, psychological counselling, social relief, and recreational activities. The foundation is the result of the hard work of tw