Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the Order in Council SOR/2020-96, published on May 1, 2020, which states that “the newly prescribed firearms are primarily designed for military or paramilitary purposes”: (a) which specific models that were prohibited on May 1, 2020, and thereafter, have been or a

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, anytime we have legislation before the House that impacts Canadians, it is a must that we have parliamentary oversight. At some point in time, well-intended actions do not necessarily turn out the way legislation is written, so it is critical. I would agree with him

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, absolutely. One needs to look no further than the government's refusal and absolute hesitancy to deal with the IRCG as a terrorist organization. We need not look any further than that to have an answer to that question. It is absolutely dragging its feet.

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I have now been in this place a little over six years, and I have learned that I can not answer questions about or be able to understand why the Liberal government does what it does, so I have stopped. With all due respect, I do not know why it has waited since May

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address Bill S-8, an act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, to make consequential amendments to other acts and to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. The bill before us seeks to make several changes to the Immig

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, what I find interesting is that in May, in one month, the Senate went through all the stages. It went through report, committee and debate stages to bring the bill back to the House in May. We are now in the last couple of days of 2022, and the government must be out

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals have made life easier for criminals in this country. After seven years of their soft-on-crime approach, violent crime has increased 32%, gang homicide is up 92%, and the overall incidents of violent crime in 2021 were up 124,000 compared to 2015. For a

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, the government's misguided approach continues with Bill C-5. Bill C-5 reduces the mandatory minimum sentences for numerous violent crimes, including crimes with firearms. Bill C-75 made it easier for criminals to get out on bail. Now, rather than going after the ill

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022  Mr. Speaker, I agree with my Bloc colleague. I think it would not take long to look at the wastefulness of the government and find not millions or hundreds of millions, but billions of dollars in absolute waste that has gone on. This is waste that could be going to health transfe

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022  Mr. Speaker, I think it is important to recognize that the Conservatives want the carbon tax to be cut, obviously, and giving GST rebates is a great gesture. However, it does not go far enough. There are a lot of things the government can do to cut costs that will make a huge dif

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022  Mr. Speaker, I think the member fell on his head one too many times. He is missing the point. What is happening here is we have a government that thinks if it does not spend and spend recklessly, it is not helping Canadians. Canadians do not need more taxes. They do not need mor

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022  Mr. Speaker, yes, you are right. I could have used other language to explain that my hon. colleague is completely out of touch. He certainly is. He suggested that the Conservatives intend to cut health transfers. What rock did he climb out of? Nothing has ever been said about th

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022  Madam Speaker, it is always a privilege to rise in the House to represent the incredible people of Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner. Today, as we debate the fall economic statement, Bill C-32, I find it challenging to speak to the government's financial priorities. The priorities of

Extension of Sitting Hours and Conduct of Extended Proceedings  Madam Speaker, the House leader across the way mentioned just a couple of minutes ago the important business of the House, the important business that Canadians have asked us to be here for. This motion impacts one of those issues. I sit on the special joint committee for the inv

2020 Shootings in Nova Scotia  Mr. Speaker, the Nova Scotia mass murder was the deadliest in Canadian history, claiming 22 lives. It was a tragedy for families, Nova Scotia residents and all Canadians. While victims' families mourned, the Liberal government seized the moment. It had an ideological agenda to i