Islamophobia  Mr. Speaker, today I will be presenting a petition that condemns Islamophobia. In a powerful statement of support, this petition has garnered the most signatures in the history of e-petitions in Canada. Though I stand as a Liberal, this petition was supported across party lines.

Universal Children's Day  Mr. Speaker, on November 20 we celebrated Universal Children's Day. It was an opportunity to promote children's rights in order to create a better future for all our children. In my riding, Pierrefonds—Dollard, the mission of many charitable organizations is to ensure the well-b

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Mr. Speaker, opioids are an important issue. I personally happen to know a lot about the bill, because prior to becoming a politician, I had a medical device company, and we spent a lot of time developing pain management products and pain management devices. Many times people co

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, what we are debating today is the question of preferential access. Fundamentally what we have seen the government do is a series of consultations across the country. We can talk specifically about the Minister of Finance who went across the country doing consultati

Standing Orders and Procedure  Mr. Speaker, that is a wonderful statement, because it starts with every one of us. The member is absolutely right. I cannot control my neighbour. I can only cajole, push, try to change the rules. However, if I engage in this behaviour, then I am doing nothing. As the old saying

Standing Orders and Procedure  Mr. Speaker, I carry this piece of paper, this article, in my briefcase. It is about Christy Clark who makes the following statement, which I cannot say any better: As for attracting women to politics, Ms. Clark believes changing the negative tone of Question Period would make

Standing Orders and Procedure  This is exactly what I am talking about, Mr. Speaker. I have already answered a question, and they feel privileged to interrupt me with nonsense. It is unacceptable. If I were the Speaker, he would not be sitting there anymore.

Standing Orders and Procedure  Mr. Speaker, when I was elected I told myself that I was coming here for Canadians first. I am coming to be a parliamentarian for Canadians, not for the Liberal Party. I have talked numerous times to all types of people when I have seen good behaviour and when I have seen inappr

Standing Orders and Procedure  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about a timely subject and that is decorum and etiquette in the House of Commons and committee meetings. I must admit that I am a new member. I have been in the House for a year. I was very surprised and disappointed to see how members behave in

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

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

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

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