Skin Cancer  Mr. Speaker, yesterday was World Cancer Day. It was a day to raise our voices and improve our knowledge about cancer. One cancer that has affected my family is melanoma. This disease is preventable, yet 5,500 Canadians are diagnosed with melanoma annually, and over 950 will die

Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal  Mr. Speaker, I want to recognize Jim Stinson of East Selkirk, Manitoba, as a great Canadian who represents the values and principles that help make Canada so great. For over 30 years, Jim Stinson served as a distinguished RCMP officer. During his time with the RCMP, he spent 15

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure for me to table a petition from constituents in my riding of Selkirk—Interlake. The petitioners ask the House of Commons to amend section 223 of the Criminal Code to ensure that the definition of when a fetus becomes a human reflects 21st century me

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the fifth report of the Standing Committee on National Defence in relation to its study of maintained readiness of the Canadian Forces. Pursuant to Standing Order 109 of the House of Commons, the committee r

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the fourth report of the Standing Committee on National Defence in relation to supplementary estimates (B), 2012-13 under National Defence.

Human Resources and Skills Development  Mr. Speaker, last night the House unanimously voted in favour of the helping families in need act. This important legislation would help families by providing assistance when they need it the most, when caring for a critically ill child or when a child is murdered or goes missing

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, this week we remember and raise awareness of the Holodomor, the horrific and catastrophic famine of 1932-33 that claimed the lives of millions of Ukrainian men, women and children. The Holodomor was a genocide by starvation, perpetrated by the ruthless regime of Jo

Helping Families in Need Act  Mr. Speaker, I am informed that over 6,000 families are going to see a benefit from this on an annual basis. That is fairly significant when we look at how many families have to deal with this and how many families have fallen through the cracks under previous governments. It is

Helping Families in Need Act  Mr. Speaker, the member's question should be raised with the minister directly. He should talk to her about the concerns he has, which are similar to ones I have had expressed in my constituency office as well. People sometimes wonder why those deductions are made. Sometimes it r

Helping Families in Need Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak to Bill C-44, the helping families in need act, which delivers on several of our commitments to support Canadian families as we seek to help them balance work and family responsibilities. The legislation supports parents of murdered and missing

Ukraine  Mr. Speaker, on October 28, I joined 500 other Canadians to observe Ukrainians voting in their parliamentary elections. I would like to applaud everyone from Canada who volunteered their time for the people of Ukraine. With the support of our government, Canadians were deployed

Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada Act  It is right field.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today on behalf of constituents in my riding to present a petition brought to me by Meghan Chorney of East Selkirk. She has collected more than 480 names in support of Katimavik and asking the government to reinstate that youth program, which she

Excise Act, 2001  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-456, An Act to amend the Excise Act, 2001 (spirits). Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River for seconding my bill to reduce the excise tax on spirits by $1 per litre of absolute alcohol. As you know

Citizenship and Immigration  Mr. Speaker, three years ago, the Federal Court of Canada and the Immigration and Refugee Board ruled that former KGB agent Mikhail Lennikov was inadmissible to Canada. Lennikov is now a fugitive evading deportation orders and has illegally taken sanctuary in a church basement