Agricultural Wall of Fame Inductees  Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate this year's inductees into the Agricultural Wall of Fame at the Stratford Perth Museum: John and Mary McIntosh of Perth South and David Carson of Listowel. These tremendous individuals were selected not only for their devotion to farmi

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I am a little surprised that all of a sudden the Liberals have figured out what agriculture is. After all, it was completely absent in their Speech from the Throne and it took up less than two pages in the budget, and even then it was just reasserting previous Cons

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would direct you under Standing Order 11(2) to remind the member to return to the relevancy of this debate. He is going off on things that are not related to government business. I would encourage you to remind him to return to relevancy

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank the Hon. Minister of Democratic Institutions for her comments. I appreciated it when she said there are no secrets on this side of the House. I would like to ask the hon. minister if she would therefore be willing to disclose the list of attendees at the Mini

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Sherbrooke. The government could be doing many things, but it has done nothing. For example, it could be tying airport improvement fees to certain set projects, with clear deadlines once these improvements have been made; changing the fi

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Sherbrooke for the question. I would like to say that I do not trust this government to make changes to help Air Canada, or other Canadian airports and companies. Our party thinks that the government should do whatever is necessary for e

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my Liberal colleague for his important question. We think that Air Canada must respect certain obligations, since Canadians gave Air Canada certain benefits when it was privatized in 1998. The Conservative Party believes that we must protect Canadian jobs

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to participate in the debate on Bill C-10, an act to amend the Air Canada Public Participation Act and to provide for certain other measures. So far, we have heard members on the government side and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Min

Medical Assistance in Dying  Mr. Speaker, if one were to review House of Commons Procedure and Practice, second edition, O'Brien and Bosc, there is an interesting discussion throughout chapter 24 on the importance of parliamentary records. Specifically, pages 1209 to 1210 speak to the importance of the corre

International Trade  The Liberal budget showed a complete neglect for Canadian agriculture, and it is a slap in the face to the 2.2 million Canadians who rely on the industry. However, there is one thing the government can do to help Canadian farmers and farm families: ratify the trans-Pacific partne

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, certainly not. I am proud to be part of the party of the late Jim Flaherty, who had some wise and sage advice when he advised government that simply because there is a surplus does not mean that we should spend it. Since the hon. member for Spadina—Fort York wants

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for the question. During the election campaign, I went to homes in every corner of Perth—Wellington. In Perth—Wellington, some homes have home mail delivery and others have Canada Post community mailboxes. In Perth—Wellington, we have both t

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, it is interesting to see the sectors that the Liberal government has chosen to leave out of the budget. Whether it is the oil and gas sector or the agricultural industry, it is simply unacceptable. These important industries form the backbone of our rural economy, th

The Budget  Madam Speaker, it is an honour to rise in the House today to participate in the debate on the first budget of the 42nd Parliament. However, I stand here disappointed with the budget that the Liberal government has decided to present. Not only is the budget out of balance, but it

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to table a petition signed by constituents in my riding of Perth—Wellington regarding potential changes to the Elections Act.