Food Day in Canada Act  Madam Speaker, it is indeed with great satisfaction that we finally reach the end of debate before passing Bill S-227, an act to establish Food Day in Canada. I would like to begin by thanking the member for Northumberland—Peterborough South for his assistance in helping me to a

Court Challenges Program Act  Madam Speaker, I heard a riveting comment from a colleague behind me, but I will not go that far. It is indeed an honour and a privilege to rise in the House this evening to contribute to the debate on Bill C-316, an act to amend the Department of Canadian Heritage Act, court ch

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, first of all, we would cut the carbon tax. What is more, we will incentivize municipalities. We will incentivize municipalities to remove the gatekeepers to get permits approved quickly. We will densify the population, building around major transit hubs in larger u

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, perhaps that hon. member would like to tell her constituents why her government's actions are driving up the cost of living by astronomical proportion. Why will she not tell her constituents why the cost of groceries for an average family of four is increasing by n

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Shefford for her question. This is an opportunity for me to talk about the farmers and families in Perth—Wellington, where we have the largest number of dairy farmers and chicken farmers in the country. Supply management is ver

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, as always, it is a pleasure and a privilege to rise in the House today to contribute to the debate at second reading on Bill C-47, the budget implementation act, 2023, No. 1. I said it is a pleasure and a privilege to rise because it is always a pleasure and a pri

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the Prime Minister's comments on February 23, 2023, that "there are so many inaccuracies in those leaks" in reference to recent media stories about election interference: (a) what specific information reported in the stories is inaccurate; and (b) what proof, if an

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I believe quorum has been lost.

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to information services (IS) employees (Treasury Board code 305) within the civil service, broken down by department, agency, or other government entity: (a) how many IS workers are currently employed by the government, in total; and (b) how many executives or workers

Food Day in Canada Act  Madam Speaker, I am very worried about the state of agriculture in Canada. I often hear farmers and their families in my riding talk about their concerns. There are many concerns I hear regularly from folks in my riding and across the country about the growing costs associated w

Food Day in Canada Act  Madam Speaker, food insecurity is a real concern I hear about in my riding. In a country as economically rich as Canada, where we have, quite literally, some of the most productive land in the world and where we produce high-quality Canadian food, the fact that there are still Ca

Food Day in Canada Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for Mississauga—Streetsville for supporting this bill at committee. She hits an important note. There are many great agricultural ridings across Canada where primary production takes place, but in larger urban centres, there is

Food Day in Canada Act  moved that Bill S-227, An Act to establish Food Day in Canada, be concurred in.

Food Day in Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, I would ask that this carry on division.

Food Day in Canada Act  moved that the bill be read the third time and passed. Mr. Speaker, it is indeed a pleasure and a privilege to rise in the House this morning, on a wonderful Monday morning, to start the week on a positive note and begin debate at third reading of Bill S-227, the food day in Can