Citizenship Act  Mr. Speaker, the issue of language is something I have heard about from many of my constituents. By reducing the age requirements, we would be able to allow older family members to come and join their families. We know that they can contribute to the functioning of our society, o

Citizenship Act  Mr. Speaker, to reiterate, I will be sharing my time with the member for Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel. Bill C-6 also contains provisions to repeal the current intent to reside requirement for citizenship. The previous government's legislation required adult applicants to formally

Citizenship Act  Madam Speaker, I will begin by noting that I will be sharing my time with the member for Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of Bill C-6, an act to amend the Citizenship Act. During the time leading up to the election on October 19, 2015, I heard

Medical Residents  Mr. Speaker, in the coming weeks, Canadian medical students will hear news of their residency placements. This week is national residents week that recognizes the contributions of more than 9,000 medical residents who are a valued and critical part of Canadian health care delive

Parks Canada  Mr. Speaker, I worked in Parks Canada for over three decades where I managed the national historic sites program in my region. I worked with communities to recognize persons, places and events that had profound importance to Canadians. Under the previous government, this program

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, last Monday the second Canadian infrastructure report card was released by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and partners. What that report card tells us is sobering—that fully one-third of all municipal infrastructure in Canada is in fair, poor, or very poor

Cloverdale—Langley City  Mr. Speaker, as I rise in the House for the first time as the first member for Cloverdale—Langley City, I want to thank the residents of my riding and my family for their support. I also want to acknowledge that my riding falls in the traditional territory of the Coast Salish peo