Public Safety  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. Stronger gun controls, especially for assault weapons, are particularly important to the Liberal Party of Canada. That is why we brought in a ban on military-style assault weapons, which have no place in our society. That is

Public Safety  Madam Speaker, first, I want to offer my sympathies to the family and friends of the victim. While I cannot comment on this specific case, I can tell the House that we trust law enforcement and prosecutors to apply the law to its full extent. We have invested significant resour

Privacy  Madam Speaker, I want to thank the member for her question. I agree that this is a worrisome issue. We must always strive to balance privacy against, in the case of the RCMP, which was also involved with Clearview, the duty to protect Canadians. That is why the RCMP will be wor

The Economy  Madam Speaker, our government is working on a peaceful resolution to the conflict. There has been progress in the past week. There is now one blockade remaining on a Canadian railway near Montreal. We are working very hard. The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations is currently

The Economy  Madam Speaker, I share the public's concern and impatience for finding a peaceful resolution to this conflict. That has been our goal from the start. Our priority is dialogue, which is what the provincial premiers also asked for when they met the Prime Minister last week. There

Government Priorities  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. Obviously, this is a very worrisome situation from the standpoint of the Canadian economy, and our government is working on it. It is worth noting that there have been positive and encouraging new developments. Take, for exampl

Rail Transportation  Mr. Speaker, we recognize the hardships these blockades have placed on many Canadians across the country and on the economy. However, there is no simple solution to such a complex problem. The premiers of the provinces and the Prime Minister had discussions yesterday. They agre

Rail Transportation  Mr. Speaker, to answer directly the question from the member opposite, it is because we respect the independence of law enforcement in this country, a principle that has been recognized not only by the Supreme Court, but also by former prime minister Stephen Harper and by the for

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, I share my colleague from Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier's concern. The situation for the Canadian economy is deeply concerning. With goods not getting to market and passengers not getting to where they need to be, the impact on the Canadian economy, on Canadian society,

Rail Transportation  Mr. Speaker, we recognize the hardships that these blockades have caused for millions of Canadians and the Canadian economy. It is our undertaking to see an end to this situation and to see the blockades go down. We are working with the RCMP and with our provincial counterparts

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, I share the concerns of the hon. opposition member. I think the situation is worrisome from the point of view of the economy and the transportation of goods and people. This is having very serious repercussions on the lives of thousands of Canadians and on the Canadi

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, the RCMP has it own procedures for dealing with this type of situation, as does the Sûreté du Québec and the Ontario Provincial Police. On May 13, 2015, our hon. colleague, the member for Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, said that he had full confidence in the judgm

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, over time, we have become accustomed to the Conservative Party offering simple solutions to extremely complex problems, but I think this is taking things to a whole new level. In this case, we are working with our provincial counterparts. Everyone agrees that dialog

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. I can assure her that all members of Parliament from Quebec on this side of the House are very concerned about the rail blockades in Quebec and Ontario. However, this is a complex problem and there is no easy solution. Dialogu

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, we understand that the current blockades are having a significant impact, particularly on propane supplies in the Atlantic provinces and Quebec. The conclusion reached at yesterday's meeting between the provincial premiers and the Prime Minister is that dialogue mus