Privilege  Mr. Speaker, if one wants to exaggerate the situation and to make this into something that it was not, or make it reminiscent of a dive in the 2006 World Cup, perhaps we can go on. What happened was exactly as the Prime Minister had described it. It was certainly not a purposefu

Official Languages  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Laurentides—Labelle for the question. Yesterday, the minister announced $110,000 in financial assistance to help the Fédération des francophones de Saskatoon renovate the Rendez-vous francophone space. The renovation work has also enabled

Intergovernmental Relations  Madam Speaker, the government is supportive of more open domestic markets that promote competitiveness and growth in Canadian businesses. In recent years, the government has worked to facilitate interprovincial trade of alcohol, amending the importation act to remove restrictions

Pensions  Madam Speaker, our government is very concerned about the situation of retirees who want to protect their pensions. We are addressing this issue. We certainly appreciate the question from my hon. colleague. We are going to take a closer look at this issue.

Ottawa Champions  Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise today to acknowledge the Ottawa Champions Baseball Club in its second season. The Ottawa Champions play in the Can-Am League, which has teams in Quebec City; Sussex County, New Jersey; Rockland, New York; and Trois-Rivières. Last year they sol

National Anthem Act  Madam Speaker, I have the honour to rise in the House today to speak to Bill C-210, an act to amend the National Anthem Act, which proposes changing the English version of the national anthem to make it gender neutral. The bill proposes replacing the words “thy sons” with “of us

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in the House of Commons, a powerful symbol of our democratic processes, to talk about the opposition motion on appointing a special committee on electoral reform made up of representatives from all parties. I will be sharing my time with the hon. member

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am a Quebecker. I passed my entire life in Quebec. I believe in my country and I believe in my province. I have had the great privilege, as all of us have had, of being elected by my fellow citizens to represent their concerns here, so has the hon. member from Sarn

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley who has a lot more experience than I do in the House and as a parliamentarian. He spoke quite eloquently. It would be a very sorry development for the wealth and diversity of our country if we were to start

Innovation, Science and Economic Development  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for his question and his important work in support of Canadian entrepreneurship. The 2016 budget shows how committed we are to promoting Canadian innovation. We are investing about $4.5 billion as a down payment to start the i

Manufacturing Industry  Mr. Speaker, this government is committed to providing an innovation agenda to help grow the economy and create prosperity. We will be working with all members of the House by shortly announcing this innovation agenda. We will be taking a look at different aspects of where Canada

Foreign Investment  Mr. Speaker, foreign investments are a major economic driver for Canada. That is why the minister approved the application by Lowe's to acquire RONA. Lowe's made firm commitments to Canada. These commitments are legally binding, including those to set up the headquarters of its

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to participate in today's debate on the Conservative motion on Canada's internal trade. I would also like to say that I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Surrey Centre. I am pleased to share my opinions on this topic with the members of t

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I want to assure my hon. opposition colleague that I am here to discuss an option, an alternative to the Supreme Court reference. It is about having discussions with the provinces to negotiate in good faith. I digress. I will come back to my speech and continue. We

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot for her question. I want to remind her that this is the first time that Canada's ministers of innovation and economic development, all of the federal, provincial, and territorial ministers, have met in 12 yea