Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, as we know, in just the last few years the Liberal government is set to triple our national debt. Can the member explain the Liberal plan to balance our budget or does he want to admit that it really does not have a plan to balance the budget?

Federal-Provincial Relations  Mr. Speaker, all western Canadians, including our premiers, want to be equal partners in Confederation. Canada's economic recovery plan must be inclusive by considering and respecting the wealth of all provinces, including their natural resources. At a time when our country so d

COVID-19 Pandemic  Madam Chair, the Minister of Public Safety promised that only non-violent criminals would be placed on parole to minimize the coronavirus outbreak in penitentiaries, as the deputy government—Deputy Prime Minister has indicated. However, media reports have recently confirmed that

COVID-19 Pandemic  Madam Chair, this question may be more in the bailiwick of the Deputy Prime Minister. Canada and the U.S. recently came to an agreement to extend the prohibition on all non-essential cross-border travel. Did this new agreement change any of the previous conditions, yes or no, an

COVID-19 Pandemic  Madam Chair, the RCMP training centre has been closed and cadets were sent home in mid-March, of course with full pay. The RCMP has thousands of federally funded members who are fully trained. Has the government asked the RCMP to reassign the 400 recruits, and could the Deputy Pr

COVID-19 Pandemic  Madam Chair, thousands of Canadians, including Clarence, Diane, Megan and many others in my riding, do not qualify for any of the supports currently being offered by the government. They are self-employed, too small to qualify for the wage subsidy and do not qualify for CERB or C

COVID-19 Pandemic  Madam Chair, cyber-attacks have risen nearly 500% globally and are a threat that collect information and exhort ransoms from our own health system, corporations and of course individual Canadians. We know that the information of at least one Canadian hospital and thousands of our

COVID-19 Pandemic  Madam Chair, weeks ago, the government announced that it would look into releasing offenders to ease the burden on the system and prevent the spread of the coronavirus in our prisons. However, this has only shifted the problem from prisons to the police, with public safety concer

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, three weeks ago, the finance minister said that help was coming for the energy sector within hours, and then nothing; crickets. Finally, the government announced something for orphan wells; however, it is woefully inadequate for an energy sector and economy already d

Shootings in Nova Scotia  Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart and great sorrow that I rise on behalf of my colleagues in the House to mourn the tragic loss of RCMP Constable Heidi Stevenson and the many victims taken from us this weekend in Nova Scotia. As one voice, we condemn this violence and offer o

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the government House leader for his explanation to Canadians as to why this Parliament cannot sit, in these extraordinary times, with the reduced numbers as we have seen today, three days a week, as was proposed by the official opposition. Given

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to government statistics related to crimes committed with firearms: (a) how many homicides have been committed in Canada with an AR-15 rifle; (b) how many armed robberies have been committed in Canada where the weapon used was an AR-15 rifle; (c) how many crimes of an

Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada  Mr. Speaker, our current Prime Minister has had a deep impact on Canada. In the Prime Minister's Canada, if it earns, he taxes it. If it moves, he regulates it. If it fails, he buys it. If it is government, he grows it. If it is Albertan, he blocks it. If it protests, he funds i

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I appreciate that some of the asks in my colleague's speech were honourable. We need to obviously provide funding for some of the things where we have gaps in this country. There is a disconnect. We know that a segment of our economy, 15% of our economy, is driven

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Minister of Public Safety conceded that under the RCMP Act, he does in fact have the authority to provide direction to the RCMP. Will the Prime Minister finally show some real leadership and instruct his public safety minister to direct the RCMP to en