Canada Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise in the House and debate the important pieces of legislation that come before us. Before I do so, if the House will give me a brief indulgence, I would like to thank and congratulate everyone who was involved in yesterday's launch of t

Canada Elections Act  My colleague is telling me to get a life. It is an excellent piece of work. I am thankful to all those involved. It will stand the test of time as an important document. Let us go to the subject at hand, Bill C-50. The member for Saanich—Gulf Islands briefly mentioned in her

Florence Kehl  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the life and legacy of the late Florence Kehl. Florence was a woman of faith, love, and compassion. It was these characteristics that led her to found the Stratford House of Blessing in 1983 with the support and love of her husband Nor

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to Article 1103 of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement and Article 809 of the Agreement on Internal Trade: (a) what are the details of each meeting of the Working Group on Alcoholic Beverages since July 1, 2017, including (i) date, (ii) list of attendees, (iii) agenda i

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the government expenditures on and policy towards sharing economy products, including Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb, since November 4, 2015, and broken down by department and agency: (a) what is each department and agency's policy regarding employees using such products o

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to responses provided by the government to questions on the Order Paper, since November 4, 2015, where the government cited the principles of the Access to Information or Privacy Act as a justification for not providing the requested information: for each response tha

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the statutory responsibilities of ministers: what are the statutory responsibilities of (i) the Minister of Small Business and Tourism, (ii) the Minister of La Francophonie, (iii) the Minister of Science, (iv) the Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, (v

Salaries Act  Madam Speaker, I believe if you were to seek it, you would find unanimous consent to see the clock as 5:30 p.m.

Salaries Act  Madam Speaker, the member from Davenport just said that she sees the Minister of Status of Women to be equal to the Minister of International Trade, yet if we look at the order in council appointing the Minister of Status of Women, it says the following: to assist the Minister

Salaries Act  Mr. Speaker, that is an interesting point the member for Red Deer—Mountain View brings up with respect to the challenge of Phoenix. The issues with Phoenix are so many in number that it has actually become a verb: being “phoenixed”. I have talked to different people, both in the

Salaries Act  Madam Speaker, let us look at the Auditor General's report. It laid the blame at the feet of the current government. The member for Winnipeg North said that Phoenix was not ready, yet the Liberal government went ahead with implementing it before it was ready. Now there are backlo

Salaries Act  Madam Speaker, in response to my friend and colleague from Calgary Shepard's first point, that is an absolutely great idea. Maybe all the Liberal government cabinet ministers should have their salaries lowered. Perhaps they should be paid on an outcome basis. Those who achieve wh

Salaries Act  Mr. Speaker, it is a great privilege to rise today to debate Bill C-24, an important piece of legislation. The opposition has some challenges with the bill. The government was sworn in 25 months ago and yet this legislation has come forward for debate today, December 7, 2017. Th

Salaries Act  Madam Speaker, I have a very simple question for the member for Niagara Centre. This cabinet was appointed 25 months ago. Those ministers were appointed 25 months ago. Under what authority of the House have the ministers been paid up until this point?

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I think you will find unanimous consent to see the clock as 5:30 p.m.