International Day of Forests  Mr. Speaker, today is the International Day of Forests. Protecting our forests is crucial, and this begins with the environment. Forests are the lungs of the earth, and they provide habitat for countless forms of life. There is a wonderful parable by Dr. Seuss, called The Lorax.

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  Mr. Speaker, this is an interesting challenge, because this is a bill that has to balance public interests, privacy, and security. I understand that our allies, the Five Eyes, have similar committees. Can the member speak to how the balance has been reached between public securit

Founders' Day  Mr. Speaker, today is Founders' Day. Around the world we are celebrating the life of Lord and Lady Baden-Powell the founders of the Scouting and Guiding movements. Girl Guides and Girl Scouts are also celebrating World Thinking Day. This year's theme is “Grow”, as they look to

Black History Month  Madam Speaker, over 50 years ago, a young lady, a black immigrant to Canada, was denied a job because of her race. When that happened, she went to court. Her case would take over 12 years to be settled, and when it was done, the perpetrators were fined the princely sum of $25 dol

Formaldehyde Emissions  Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Earlier in the debate I made a comment toward the member for Calgary Forest Lawn, which I feel was inappropriate. I would like to retract that and apologize.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I speak French and I did not understand a word. Unlike members on the other side, I need to understand what I'm voting on.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I find it fascinating to question ourselves. How did we get here, right here to this debate today? In my riding of Pierrefonds—Dollard, Mr. Samer Majzoub, of the Canadian Muslim Forum, and I sat around, had a coffee, and discussed the concerns we had about rising

Systemic Racism and Religious Discrimination  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of Motion No. 103, a private member's motion put forward by the member for Mississauga—Erin Mills. I congratulate her for the work she has done to bring forward the motion. Motion No. 103 asks the government to undertake a study looking at w

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Mr. Speaker, everyone knows that there is a nationwide opioid crisis. We know that the government must take immediate action. We understand that there is a great need for supervised consumption sites. What impact does the hon. member for Vancouver Kingsway think that Bill C-37 wi

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I have a question for my colleague about extended pharmaceutical patent protection. He mentioned extensions of three or three and a half years. However, from what I understand, it is two years. I would like some clarification on that.

Business of Supply  As I mentioned earlier, Mr. Speaker, I am struggling to reconcile the difference between what I found when I did my consultations and what the Liberals found. I did not find any consensus, but listening to members across the aisle, it is clear that they found consensus. What do

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I, too, undertook to do consultations and I found that there was a core of people who were deeply interested in learning about electoral reform, but there were about as many people who felt that we were misplacing our energy. They asked why we were not focusing on th

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, Security Awareness Week starts today. This is an opportunity to make sure all Canadians feel safe. Unfortunately, in the wake of the tragic shootings at the Centre islamique culturel de Québec, we can understand why many Canadian Muslims and members of other minorit

Statistics Canada  Mr. Speaker, during the last election and recently with the census, Canadians showed their belief in supporting good quality data from an independently trusted source. The data collected by Statistics Canada helps everyone—the private sector, governments at all levels, not-for-pr

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I present an electronic petition initiated by Samer Majzoub, of Montreal, Quebec. The petition calls upon the House of Commons to recognize that extremist individuals do not represent the religion of Islam. Since its founding more than 1,400 years ago, Muslims have