Labour  Mr. Speaker, the minister's answer is not good enough. Bill C-4 is currently in parliamentary limbo. No one even knows what stage it is at. On top of that, the Liberals failed to include a number of elements. For instance, this bill does not even reinstate the provisions on wor

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the Canada Summer Jobs program: (a) what has been the program’s total budget since 2013, inclusively, broken down by (i) calendar year, (ii) electoral district; (b) what is the program’s total budget in each electoral district for the summer of 2016; (c) what crite

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to federal spending in the riding of Jonquière, and for each fiscal year since 2010-2011, inclusively: what are the details of all grants, contributions, and loans to any organization, body, or group, broken down by (i) name of the recipient, (ii) municipality of the

Food and Drugs Act  Madam Speaker, this being my first speech in the House as the session begins, I would like to start by welcoming our pages, who are new to the job, on behalf of all my colleagues, whom I encourage to be patient. I would also like to thank my colleague for his speech and ask him

Food and Drugs Act  Mr. Speaker, as we said earlier, we support Bill C-13 at second reading. It will be important to ask questions in committee, especially since this is a measure that could help small and medium sized enterprises. I would have liked the government to do more, including lowering th

Softwood Lumber  Mr. Speaker, in recent months, the Minister of International Trade and the Prime Minister have been very optimistic about softwood lumber. However, the minister announced last week that she is preparing for another legal battle with the Americans. During the last dispute, the Ca

Softwood Lumber  Mr. Speaker, we are really starting to worry that the government will not be able to reach a new softwood lumber agreement. Workers in the industry are really starting to prepare for the worst. In three weeks' time, Canadian forest companies could face huge tariffs on softwood

Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, it is an honour for me to have the last five minutes of debate to speak to my bill C-234. We talked about this bill in the House for two hours. It is a bill that seeks to modernize the Canada Labour Code. The time has come to do so. We have made progress. We have

Veterans Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals promised to improve the government's relationship with our veterans, and yet, in his report released today, the military ombudsman indicated that the current benefits system is simply not working. He said it is too complex and difficult for veterans to n

Labour  Mr. Speaker, when the Liberals took office, they said that the days of lack of respect for workers were over. However, yesterday, without even the slightest hint of embarrassment, the Liberals voted against prohibiting the use of scabs. The use of scabs violates bargaining right

Softwood Lumber  Mr. Speaker, with just nine days until the old deal expires, all indications are that the Liberals will not be able to reach a new softwood lumber deal with the Americans. In any case, that is what the forestry industry is expecting, and it is preparing for its exports to be taxe

Softwood Lumber  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, instead of telling the forestry industry about her plan B for softwood lumber, the minister blamed the previous government for her inability to reach a new agreement with the United States. With just eight days until the deadline, the industry wants to se

Softwood Lumber  Mr. Speaker, there are only seven days left before the deadline and there is still no softwood lumber agreement in sight. Yesterday, the Minister of International Trade was unable to tell us whether the government was working on a plan B to support the forestry industry. Forestr

Status of Women  Mr. Speaker, it is 2016. Yesterday, the government told Canadian women that they would have to wait a bit longer for equality. Pay equity is a fundamental right. Canadian women have already waited far too long for their rights to be respected. The pay equity task force released

Standing Orders and Procedure  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, who is a very active member of the House. I often work closely with him. His office is next to mine. His questions are very relevant. I have more of a comment I want to make after hearing his presentation. I have been following question period