Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I would like to ask some questions to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on some significant matters, starting with what has arisen in the Middle East with Israel and Palestine in the last number of weeks, where there has been serious escalation. The government put out

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, it offers some encouragement the minister is actively involved, but he does see, I presume, that by standing by until there is an agreement really just supports the status quo and incentivizes the Government of Israel to pursue policies of annexation, of occupation,

Offshore Health and Safety Act  Madam Speaker, I have two quick questions for the member for Battle River—Crowfoot. First, has anything happened from December 31 of last year, when the regulations for offshore lapsed, to today that would give even one hour of delay to the government in producing the permanent

Offshore Health and Safety Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate that a lot of legislation needs to be passed, but my concern here is different. The member talked about the the forceful Atlantic caucus. How did this end up falling through the cracks? This could have been put in place in the fall. The co-operation the

Offshore Health and Safety Act  Mr. Speaker, I have been involved for many years and I know some of the players involved. I knew people who were victims of the Ocean Ranger tragedy. One was a classmate of mine from grammar school. In the case of the Cougar helicopter crash, a cousin of mine was one of the victi

Offshore Health and Safety Act  Mr. Speaker, I think there is a serious disconnect between what is said and what is done when it comes to the Liberal government. Essentially, the kind of work we are talking about here is the work of government. It needs to make sure we are doing the work in the background and t

Offshore Health and Safety Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to say I am happy to be able to speak today to Bill S-3 at third reading, which would extend the transitional offshore occupational health and safety regulations for one more year to allow the finalization of the permanent regulations. That is to say I am hap

Offshore Health and Safety Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his excellent speech on the importance of the industry to Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada. I join him in his praise of Justice Wells, who I knew well. He was an excellent jurist and a fine man to boot. He recommended in his report on

Offshore Health and Safety Act  Mr. Speaker, I, too, am very surprised by the minister talking about the delay of the passage of this legislation. First of all, the fact is we are almost into June and the regulations expired in December. Is he suggesting that nothing has been done in the last four or five mont

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, we all know that one in five Canadians does not take the medications they have been prescribed because they cannot afford them, yet the Conservatives voted to continue protecting the profits of big pharma and not go ahead with a pharmacare plan. We have had a promise

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, like the member for South Surrey—White Rock, we support a number of things in this budget, including the $15 minimum wage. However, we are concerned about young people, who have been dramatically affected by this pandemic, particularly students. We have called fo

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, one in five people in Canada do not take the medication they have been prescribed, because they cannot afford it. However, the Conservatives voted to continue protecting the profits of big pharma. The Liberals have been promising a pharmacare program for 23 years.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I listened with interest to the hon. member. I know he understands that young people have been affected by this pandemic, particularly students with ongoing student debt. Does the member support our proposal to eliminate up to $20,000 of student debt and stop inte

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I read carefully the Bloc opposition day motion, and I do not find any tricks in it. It seems to be pretty straightforward in suggesting that there not be an election during the pandemic. Would the member agree that the Bloc is inviting the government to vote in su

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, of course we totally agree that, if an election were to be called now, that would be irresponsible and unsafe. We have all been elected with a mandate, and New Democrats are dedicated to making Parliament work, which has resulted in a far superior pandemic response