House debate  Mr. Chair, since this place studied Bill C-75, on December 14, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its decision on the victim surcharge found in section 737 of the Criminal Code. The court held that the mandatory victim surcharge is contrary to section 12 of the Charter of

House debate  Mr. Chair, we work in a collective and a collaborative way with provinces and territories. As our Constitution has divided our responsibilities, the administration of justice falls within the purview of the provinces. Can the minister please advise this House how important it is

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, a few months ago I had the hon. Minister of Transport in my riding. During a guest lecture at the University of Toronto's Mississauga campus, with young people studying STEM, the minister described the first time that he went up into space and looked down. He saw a s

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, action against climate change to ensure the safety and protection of this planet is not an event; it is a process. It is a journey we all must take together, and it must be done in steps, in increments. With respect to the Trans Mountain pipeline, there have been ma

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I completely agree. This kind of flip-flip is quite dangerous. In fact, the NDP leader's reversal goes against 10,000 good jobs for the residents of British Columbia. We have to make sure that as we develop our whole-of-government approach and take climate action se

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, now is the time for us to work in collaboration with all communities and to ensure that we are balancing the economy and the environment as we build capacity within our country to take on green technology and phase out our emissions to meet our emissions targets. I e

National Day of Solidarity with Victims of Anti-religious Bigotry and Violence  Mr. Speaker, actions matter; words matter also. I know the member opposite was very seized with the study at the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage with respect to systemic racism and religious discrimination. The report posed a lot of wonderful, very concrete recommendation

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I have had the privilege of learning from the thousands of residents of Mississauga—Erin Mills over these past four years. From knocking on doors to hosting 45 town halls, to helping over 4,000 families with their individual cases, to advocating for support for org

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Madam Speaker, as I stated in my speech and as the Parliamentary Budget Officer and many Canadians have seen, Canadians have created over a million jobs from coast to coast to coast over the past four years.

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  There have been tens of thousands of jobs in Alberta—

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Thank you, Madam Speaker, for your intervention. I thank the parliamentary secretary as well for his assistance in making the House a more lively place. As I was saying, Canadians have created over a million jobs over the past four years and that is because of a different way of

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the member opposite for raising these concerns and for agreeing to disagree. I would like to thank the first responders across Canada who do the hard work and protect our lives. We really must commend them for the work they do and provide the

Status of Women  Mr. Speaker, four years ago, I ran as a member of the Liberal Party to defend our Charter of Rights and Freedoms and among those rights, a woman's right to choose. Last week, 8,000 women from across the world came to Vancouver to promote, defend and extend women's rights for all.

Mississauga—Erin Mills  Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise today in the House for the first time in this 43rd Parliament to welcome new and returning members. I also congratulate you, Mr. Speaker, on your election. I thank my constituents in Mississauga—Erin Mills for placing their trust and confidenc

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, once again let me express my deepest sympathies for the family and friends of Marylène Levesque for this terrible tragedy that took place in Quebec on January 22. As members across the way are aware, we have called for an investigation into the circumstances that