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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, last week, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food said that the diafiltered milk file was being negotiated along with the new softwood lumber agreement. During an interview, he said that the government would have to choose a less ha

Softwood Lumber  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, I asked a question about the U.S. surcharge on the export of supercalendered paper. I was told that the government has called for the creation of a binational committee. For months I have been asking the government to take action and form a special commit

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, we are letting others walk all over us. The Kénogami mill will be closed for 11 days because of the 18% export tax on supercalendered paper. As if that were not enough, we seem to be headed straight for a fifth trade war with the United States over softwood lumber.

Dairy Industry  Mr. Speaker, I am sick and tired of the same old lines, and if you do not mind, I am going to throw a little tantrum. The Liberals are so frustrating. This problem should have been dealt with immediately. They promised that the diafiltered milk issue would be resolved by now. Th

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech. The government often says that it supports families, the middle class, and workers. Expediting the bill and retroactively changing the law will result in the loss of 2,600 jobs. Could my colleague comment on tha