Citizenship Act  Madam Speaker, I want to begin today by stating it is an honour to speak to Bill C-8, an act to amend the Citizenship Act. The oath of citizenship sworn by all new citizens of our great country is relatively short, compact and simple, but at the same time it is a profound promi

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Mr. Speaker, I spent a number of moments tonight talking about actions versus words. I will take no lessons from the member of the New Democratic Party. For the brief time the New Democratic Party had some power in the history of government, which it believed to be the balance of

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Mr. Speaker, earlier tonight, the member for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo eloquently stated that there is a history of failure on behalf of many governments on some of these issues, and I think she took ownership of that. Let me point out for the member that it was under the Harper

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Mr. Speaker, my colleague and I obviously agree on a number of elements around this issue. As I think I verbalized quite clearly in my comments, we need to see the ministers on the ground in Nova Scotia talking to people and being part of the solution. My colleague from Kamloops

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Mr. Speaker, the reports of and the video showing conflict, including the burning of trucks and buildings, coming from Nova Scotia are indeed very disturbing. First nations people across Canada are justifiably angry at the actions or inaction from the Liberal government and its l

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, housing and health infrastructure on reserves across Canada leaves many first nations vulnerable to contracting and spreading COVID-19. The government likes to promote the fact that it has GeneXpert machines available, but it fails to mention that a shortage of cartr

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, earlier this week it was reported that the government is no longer planning to meet its March 2021 target to eliminate long-term drinking advisories on first nations. As my colleagues can imagine, this has left many nations across Canada, including Ministikwan in my

Orange Shirt Day  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize national Orange Shirt Day. In 2008, then prime minister Stephen Harper apologized on behalf of the Canadian government for the residential school system and created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, both important steps in

COVID-19 Response Measures Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for her question, and I apologize but I will answer in English as I do not speak French yet. I am working on it. I would agree 100 per cent with my colleague's comments. This is a massive change to the Labour Code. In many ways we are co

COVID-19 Response Measures Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciated the speech with the short question at the end. First, let me make very clear, as I said in my comments, that any compassionate society and its leaders have a moral obligation and responsibility to care for those in need. However, from the stories I am

COVID-19 Response Measures Act  Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time tonight with the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan. In 2019, my pitch to voters in northern Saskatchewan was that I would take my experience as an accountant, a multi-term mayor and a Crown corporation chair to Ottawa and represe

Government Business No. 1  Mr. Speaker, several times over the last seven months the government has left to the very last minute the introduction of legislation to provide supports for people. Does it seem appropriate to leave everything until the last minute and then in essence hold Parliament hostage to

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, during the pandemic, I have heard many stories of how the government has left out or left behind indigenous businesses. CEBA and CEWS are just two examples. Last week, I attended a recovery forum hosted by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business. Many there exp

COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters  Madam Chair, I will be splitting my time with my colleague from Yorkton—Melville. Does the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion know how many jobs were denied across the country by the over-prescribed Canada summer jobs program in 2020?

COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters  Madam Chair, does the minister know the overall monetary value of the jobs that were denied across the country in the Canada summer jobs program in 2020?