Party Membership  Mr. Speaker, I will take no lessons from the Conservatives on the matter of strong leadership. We have 18 strong women members of cabinet who lead every day on the big issues that matter to Canadians, from our place in the world to investing in resources for women's organizations

Party Membership  Mr. Speaker, what has been obvious for a number of weeks now is that the Conservatives will go to any ends to avoid talking about the budget, to avoid talking about climate change, to avoid talking about the things that matter deeply to Canadians. We are proud that in our last

Party Membership  Mr. Speaker, I would be careful about throwing stones about falsehoods when I am sitting in the official opposition's chair. The fact of the matter is that we are going to continue to focus on the things that matter to Canadians. Yes, the integrity of our institutions and the ru

Party Membership  Mr. Speaker, everyone in this place knows that being a member of a caucus comes with both rights and responsibilities and part of that responsibility is around trust. I had extensive conversations with members of our caucus, who informed me that they felt trust was broken. I ref

Bills of Exchange Act  Mr. Speaker, I apologize. It was a chocolate bar, but I apologize.

Government Accountability  Mr. Speaker, we, on this side of the House, respect the work that committees do. The Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights spent five weeks hearing from many witnesses on the matter. We also support the work of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, an office

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Hull-Aylmer for the work he does. Since 2015, our plan has been working. Canadians have created more than 900,000 new jobs across the country. However, not everyone has access to the opportunities they need. Budget 2019 introduces the new Cana

Government Accountability  Mr. Speaker, the member opposite mentioned jobs, and we are very proud that Canadians have created 900,000 good jobs across the country over the past three years. That is something the Conservatives were unable to achieve in their 10 years in power, because they just do not get i

Government Priorities  Mr. Speaker, since the blue line goes through my riding, I am pleased to inform the hon. member that we made an announcement last year and that the money is already being invested. As far as Quebec's requests are concerned, we know that dairy producers were concerned about the n

Justice  Mr. Speaker, what the member opposite said is absolutely false.

Justice  Mr. Speaker, from the beginning of this affair, we have been acting to protect workers all across the country. Whether in Newfoundland and Labrador, in Regina, in Port Elgin, Ontario, in Quebec or in Grand Prairie, Alberta, we will always stand up for jobs while respecting our in

Justice  Mr. Speaker, the member opposite just betrayed his partisan motivations. He is worried about the senior executives and wealthy individuals working for these companies. We in the Liberal Party are concerned about the workers in these companies. We are concerned about people acros

Seniors  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour for his support for seniors. Budget 2019 enhances the guaranteed income supplement earnings exemption, which will help over 300,000 seniors across the country keep more of their hard-earned money. We are increasing fundi

Government Accountability  Mr. Speaker, I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to hear the member mention the word “budget” in her question. It gives me an opportunity to point out that, unlike the Conservatives' approach, ours invests in Canadians and the middle class. That approach is working. Canadians cr

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, we will always co-operate with parliamentary committees, which make independent decisions about what they want to study. That said, I would like to share another quote. Perry Bellegarde, the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations said, “This federal budget