Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I am a military family. Using cheap political rhetoric to score points on the backs of military families is way below the dignity deserving of this House. That is absolutely unacceptable. The honest thing to admit is that I got splashed yesterday. The nice gray suit

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, we want the eradication of all of the evil that has been perpetrated by ISIL. This is what needs to happen. As long as we leave them with territory they can control where they can influence the lives of the people who live there, there is definitely the potential th

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I worked in the NATO air headquarters for four years in Germany. I understand the power of the coalition. I understand their capabilities and what they have to offer. I also know what role Canada is prized for. Our F-18s, our air power, yes, it is recognized as amo

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, for me, this issue is about learning from past mistakes. Our government sent Canada to lead the air campaign against Libya in 2011. For those who listened to General Vance on the weekend, he reiterated that he thought there would need to be military action in Libya o

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, what are the next steps when it comes to dealing with the number of refugees coming from that part of the world?

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I want to ask the good members of this chamber if they believe in learning from experience. In 2011, the previous Conservative government sent the Canadian Armed Forces to wage an air war in Libya against Gaddafi. The Conservatives had no follow-on plans, zero follo

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, we need to ask a question here. If ISIL is everything the member just said it was, if it is a true evil, if it has committed unspeakable atrocities, if it has committed acts of war and trafficked in violence, hate, and fear and wants to conquer the world, why did the

Well Wishes  Mr. Speaker, recently, residents across Ottawa and the national capital region were saddened to hear that Stu Schwartz, perhaps best known as Stuntman Stu, had been diagnosed with leukemia. As a local radio host and public-address announcer at the Canadian Tire Centre, Mr. Schw

Events in Brussels  Mr. Speaker, like all Canadians, I was shocked and saddened to hear of the terrorist attacks in Brussels this morning. People at the airport and on the subway were victims of attacks carried out by terrorists who do not share our values of freedom, democracy and respect for huma

Veterans  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for the question. It is an excellent question, because this is something I really want to share with the rest of the House. The Minister of Veterans Affairs wants to find out what the issues are for veterans. He wants to give veterans the o

Veterans  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the question because it is about making sure that this government consults and gets out there, gets the right information, and gets the advice it needs in order to make the right decisions. Right now, because of the inaction of the previous government

Veterans Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity to answer the question from the hon. member. I know first hand, and I could not agree more. The men and women of the Canadian Forces quite simply did an extraordinary job in Afghanistan and their contribution deserves to be comme

Veterans Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member mentioned that this process was started back in 2011, and from 2011 to 2014 nothing happened, a good three years. We have been in government for six months. I have talked to a lot of veterans about the proposed Afghanistan memorial and I heard no supp

Kanata North Community Recognition Awards  Mr. Speaker, this week, I had the honour of attending the Kanata North Community Recognition Awards, where some of Kanata's exceptional volunteers were honoured. Citizen of the Year went to Reem Tarek, and nominees were Cathy Briggs, Jen Muckler Nicoletta, Jez Blomqvist, Beata

Veterans  Mr. Speaker, I know the hon. member cares about veterans, and I know that she wants to make it better for all veterans. This should be a non-partisan issue that we can all work on together to make things better for our veterans. I did not know there was something missing from th