Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for breaking down the truth about the numbers and the stats we are hearing from the Liberal government. Maybe the member could talk a bit about some of the Liberal promises. They promised to help the middle class. The tax break for

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, it is a great honour to rise today to speak on behalf of the NDP motion, which reads: That the House recognize (a) the contradiction of continuing to give Canadian criminal records for simple possession of marijuana after the government has stated that it should no

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, again, there is so much confusion. A perfect example is the RCMP commissioner himself is saying that RCMP officers are going to enforce the law. However, two detachments of the four in my riding are enforcing it and two are not. Therefore, it is very confusing on the

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, first, I would like to thank the member for putting forward some ideas on how we can move forward, and talk a little about the past. When we look at the past, and we talk about the previous Conservative government, it did not work. Clearly, we did not see that appr

Consumer Protection  Mr. Speaker, unfair credit card merchant fees are out of hand and putting small businesses and jobs at risk. While Walmart announced it will no longer accept VISA, small businesses do not have that luxury. They are left at the mercy of credit card companies and a voluntary code

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, we know that two-thirds of Canadians, 17.9 million Canadians, will not benefit from this Liberal tax break. In fact, those who work full time and earn $45,000 a year, which is $23 an hour or less, will get nothing. The Liberals talk about lifting people who are not

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, earlier today we heard from the member for Winnipeg North. He accused the Conservatives of being completely out of touch with the middle class. The member expressed the opinion that the Conservatives did not do enough to tackle inequality during their term in governm

Food and Drugs Act  Mr. Speaker, the trade minister has promised a rigorous debate on the trans-Pacific partnership. She has been out there consulting with Canadians, meeting with people, and listening to pretty much every dissenting voice that is out there. I am wondering where those meetings and t

Softwood Lumber  Mr. Speaker, in just 19 days, the extension of the softwood lumber agreement will expire. With no deal, forestry companies on Vancouver Island and across British Columbia will be hit hard by hefty American tariffs. Many of my constituents could lose their jobs. These are our neig

Paris Agreement  Mr. Speaker, in 1993 in my community, logging companies were going to log 90% of Meares Island and most of Clayoquot Sound. The chiefs in that community stood up for the environment. They stood up for what was important. They were being told that the land had to logged for the sa

Paris Agreement  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for sharing his views on this issue. In Courtenay—Alberni, just in the last few years, we have seen flooding in our community. We seen the banks of the Somass River and the Puntledge River break. We have seen drought, and on Mount Arrowsmith the sn

Paris Agreement  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for Davenport for talking about solutions and how we all have to be a part of the change. She talked about how we needed to live, think, and work differently. She talked about cycling. We have been told that if we are to meet targets

National Cycling Strategy Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-312, An Act to establish a national cycling strategy. Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce a private member's bill to establish a Canadian cycling strategy. We need to do more to make Canada a cycling nation. This act would commit the federal gov

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals promised to end Harper's legal battles that discriminated against first nations. It has been seven years since the Supreme Court granted five Nuu-chah-nulth first nations the right to catch and sell fish. However, lawyers for the Minister of Justice con

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, on a point of order. What we just saw here in the House, on a case in a file that is so important to all Canadians, is that a minister of the crown has tainted a file. He has offended a family and offended people from across our country and in British Columbia. I a