Paris Agreement  Mr. Speaker, I was just reading through a recent document from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. One of the things it was wondering, and I would like to ask the same question, is whether the federal government is going to ensure that revenue collected from carbon pricing mechanis

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, in the 41st Parliament, the House of Commons unanimously passed a motion calling upon the government to create a national strategy on palliative care. The petitioners state that it is impossible for persons to give informed consent to assisted suicide or euthanasia i

Paris Agreement  Mr. Speaker, I have enjoyed working with the hon. member across the aisle on the environment committee. If we were to adapt the carbon pricing mechanisms that would help realize Canada's international commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, should selection of these mech

Softwood Lumber  Mr. Speaker, the clock is ticking. In Alberta, the forest industry employs over 19,000 people, the majority of which are in my riding of Yellowhead. My constituents and the forest industry deserve to know what the future will be. We cannot afford another drastic hit. There is no

CANADA LABOUR CODE  Mr. Speaker, does the member for Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix see a pattern from the government across the aisle, which says it wants to be transparent but makes changes to an aboriginal act with no transparency and brings forward this bill? Do you see a defi

CANADA LABOUR CODE  Mr. Speaker, I noted that the members from Elmwood—Transcona and Hamilton Mountain both stated that the unions were required to supply information to the unions. I wonder if the member could tell me under what authority they are compelled to supply that information. What is the

CANADA LABOUR CODE  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member for Elmwood—Transcona made mention of the transparency of unions in Bill C-377. Does he believe or not that union employees should know and have a right to know where their finances go within the union?

Police and Peace Officers' National Memorial Day  Mr. Speaker, yesterday on Parliament Hill and across Canada police officers met to honour and respect our fallen. The Canadian Police and Peace Officers' 39th Annual Memorial service honoured more than 850 men and women whose names are engraved on the honour roll tablets on Parli

Constable Chelsey Robinson Park  Mr. Speaker, it is great to be back with my fellow colleagues from across Canada. Tomorrow, September 24, Parkland County in my riding of Yellowhead will be holding a grand opening ceremony for its newest park. I was extremely moved to learn that local residents voted to name th

Life Means Life Act  Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to rise today to support Bill C-229, introduced by my hon. colleague, the member for Calgary Signal Hill. As members know, the bill is called the life means life act. It would deal with people who commit the most heinous crimes in Canada. I would

Fairness in Charitable Gifts Act  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to be here today to speak to Bill C-239, the fairness in charitable gifts act. I would like to congratulate the member for Provencher on being chosen to be the first to introduce a private member's bill to the House. I am very proud to be here today

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, for the member who just spoke, I find it kind of ironic that a couple of days ago we were discussing Bill C-7, and the members of the NDP were very emphatic that the RCMP could not have a secret vote. Yet one of the first parts of their motion is that they have a sec

Public Service Labour Relations Act  Madam Speaker, I do not brag a lot about my service, but in my 35 years, I was one of the few members to get the opportunity to command five different detachments, from a two-man corporal detachment, to a sergeant, to a staff sergeant, to an inspector's detachment. To answer th

Public Service Labour Relations Act  Madam Speaker, that is a tough question. I would say in the mid-1990s, and I left in 2001, things started deteriorating. The DSR program, as I call it, the division staff relations, was a great program initially, but government kind of destroyed it. Initially, I would never ha

Public Service Labour Relations Act  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member's son for his service. I am not sure if I met him yet, but I will make a point of doing that. I try to meet most of them on the Hill, but there are a fair number of them here. Intimidation is a big word but it can also be a small word. The