Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, the Beijing visa office is being run by a company owned by Chinese police, and the Liberal government does not seem concerned. The government and VFS Global say that people's information is protected from the entry point onward. People are entering information into

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  However, Mr. Speaker, it was reported by the Globe and Mail that members of the Chinese Communist Party work in the visa office. State-owned companies with a specific number of party members have to follow rules that allow the Communist Party to influence management. This is extr

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, the minister continues to brush aside legitimate concerns from fed up Canadians and their loved ones, who are rightfully frustrated and exhausted with the spousal sponsorship process. Here are the facts. As of November 5, 2020, the backlogs numbered more than 50,00

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, Immigration Canada is reporting an increased number of visa applicants who are expressing thoughts or intentions of suicide because of processing delays. We have repeatedly heard heartbreaking testimony from separated families of the hardships they are facing due to

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, a troubling report revealed that Canada’s visa application centre in Beijing is operated by a subcontractor owned by Chinese police forces. Canadians are concerned that sensitive and confidential information will fall into the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, on

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, it is obvious to Canadians that a company with ties to the Chinese government should not be operating our visa application centre. Last night at committee, a former Hong Kong legislator, Nathan Law, who has experienced first-hand the brutality of the Chinese regime,

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister continues to remain silent on Enbridge's Line 5. The other day he told the leader of the official opposition that he has always stood up for Canadian interests, but I am puzzled. He refuses to say Line 5 by name, and his minister is waiting to talk

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business has warned that one in six businesses is thinking about shutting down permanently. Calgary Forest Lawn is home to the famous International Avenue, where many new Canadians are living their dream of owning their own smal

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, with many small businesses going digital due to the pandemic, there is an incredible amount of data points, such as passwords, emails and sensitive personal information. The government knows terrorist organizations, cybercriminals and foreign threat actors, such as C

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, Canadians are concerned by the recent escalation of tensions in India between farmers and Indian authorities. Freedom of speech is fundamental to a healthy democracy, including peaceful protests. Farmers feed cities. Their hard labour is crucial to the function of an

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, we want to have less government in the way of small businesses. We need to support more small businesses. Let us make the economy more robust so people can be successful and we can have more support for our services sectors.

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I want to point out that four pipelines were built under the Stephen Harper government. It is very clear to see, through my hon. colleague's words, that unity is the last thing the Liberals want in Canada. They are literally pitting one region against another, and

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I agree that we need to support our resource sector, and no doubt we all can agree on that. However, to say that western alienation is not happening is very inaccurate. The billions of dollars that were transferred from my province of Alberta, because of the resour

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, the Prime Minister and the Liberal government have framed the Speech from the Throne as a necessary and updated vision for the country. Before I address the speech directly, it is important for Canadians to remember that we are debating a new Speech from the Throne

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, on March 24, the former finance minister told Albertans that help for our hurting oil and gas sector was “hours, possibly days” away. That was around 190 days ago, and still nothing. Albertans watched last week's throne speech anxiously awaiting a plan, any kind of