Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today on the motion before the House regarding the redefinition of Canada's role in the fight against ISIS. I will be splitting my time with the member for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound. First, I am proud of the men and women of the armed forces. They

The North  Mr. Speaker, as we count down to Canada's 150th birthday, I want to share an exciting proposal from Canada's internationally acclaimed air show performers. I want to encourage members of the House to get involved. My local Rocky Mountain House Airshow Society is proposing a 2017

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to present a petition representing thousands of Canadians. The petition sadly highlights the fact that 22-year-old Kassandra Kaulius was killed by a drunk driver. A group of people who have lost loved ones through impaired driving, called F

Criminal Code  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-206, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (abuse of vulnerable persons). Mr. Speaker, as this is the first time I rise in the 42nd Parliament, I would like to congratulate all of my fellow members of Parliament from across Canada, and you, sir, f

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, our Conservative government is helping families across the country by keeping more money in their pockets. Could the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment and Social Development please update the House on our measures to help 100% of families with chi

Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for that question, but I am not exactly sure where he wanted me to go with it. I will only deal with the first part: What have we done to protect these people prior? Let us look at the CIC-funded organizations, which provide targeted programming

Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act  Mr. Speaker, I did hear those arguments coming from our witnesses, but we had many witnesses there. I take into consideration the statements made by people such as Aruna Papp who said it is about time. She said: I commend the government for its leadership in taking a stand on

Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act  Mr. Speaker, I am grateful for the opportunity to participate in this debate on Bill S-7, the zero tolerance for barbaric cultural practices act. This bill proposes to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code. The amendments p

Daniel Woodall  Mr. Speaker, it is with sadness that I speak today. Yesterday, tragedy struck Edmonton, as Constable Daniel Woodall, a veteran police officer, died of the injuries he suffered in the line of duty. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Constable Woodall and his fellow Ed

Ukraine  Mr. Speaker, this morning I had the honour to speak to the Ottawa-Gatineau branch of the Ukrainian National Federation on behalf of our government. The member for Ottawa Centre was also a guest speaker. It was emotional to see Canadians from all across this country working towar

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, in my riding of Yellowhead, my constituents are very pleased with our government's low-tax plan for Canadians and their families. These are families whose incomes come from agriculture, forestry, mining, energy, and tourism. We cut the GST, introduced pension incom

Professional Cycling  Mr. Speaker, Canada's biggest professional cycling event will be held in Alberta this year, from September 2 to 7, with riders from across the globe participating, and an anticipated 45 million TV viewers. The cycling event will start in Grande Prairie on September 2, through to

Yellowhead  Mr. Speaker, I had the pleasure over the weekend to meet up with four separate groups of volunteers from my great riding of Yellowhead. These groups were from the Carrot Creek and the Peers 4-H Clubs and Edson's Holy Redeemer High School travel club and its local football club.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member is entitled to his opinion as to where the money should be spent with the ads we are placing. Those ads are looked at with strategic planning and action by our government and are placed in areas that we believe need to be addressed.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, it is very important. Just last week I received a call from one of our constituents who said “I do not understand the family tax credit. What is in there for me? What is in there for my kids who are in sports?” I sat down and I explained to him where he could get tho