National Defence Act  Mr. Speaker, there is much to like about Bill C-77, which will modernize Canada's military justice system through changes to the National Defence Act. Let me point out that much of Bill C-77 is actually a carbon copy of the former Conservative government's Bill C-71, which was in

Firearms Act  Mr. Speaker, I mentioned this in my speech previously, and my constituents in Simcoe—Grey raise this continually. They feel safe. We have current gun control laws. The RCMP know who has been issued a licence for strict possession, and people have gone through the process of recei

Firearms Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his outstanding work in this House, especially on these issues that involve public safety. Like him, I find it shocking and surprising that within the same week we are talking about two bills that deal with public safety concerns, and

Firearms Act  Mr. Speaker, I have a question for the member opposite. There are a number of law-abiding gun owners in Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, Yukon. Why are the members who represent those ridings not speaking out on behalf of their constituents, as I am for mine? There are law-abi

Firearms Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak this afternoon on behalf of law-abiding gun owners in Simcoe—Grey, like me and those across the country who feel that Bill C-71 is an intrusive piece of legislation designed as a backdoor entry for the revival of the Liberal long-gun registry.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present a petition to the House and to the Prime Minister of Canada from a number of individuals across the country. They believe that the current Liberal government's proposed attestation requiring the Canada summer jobs program applicants to ho

Summer Activities  Mr. Speaker, this summer Simcoe—Grey promises to be full of activities. Graduation ceremonies start this week at the high schools in my riding. I am proud to provide one student at each school a scholarship in my name for civic involvement. On June 23, I will be hosting round

Oil Tanker Moratorium Act  Mr. Speaker, I would just encourage the member opposite to have a reality check. He might want to go out and visit a few Albertans to know what is really going on. The fact of the matter is that Albertans have experienced some very tough times. I would encourage the member oppos

Oil Tanker Moratorium Act  Albertans are doing great things because Albertans are great. It has nothing to do with the government opposite, which is trying to kill jobs and continues to do so. I encourage the member opposite to maybe go and visit some of these Alberta communities where people are losing t

Oil Tanker Moratorium Act  Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to rise in the House today to speak to Bill C-48. While it is a proposed act that deals with the prohibition of oil tankers on the British Columbian coast, let us be honest and just call it what it is: part 3 of the Liberal government's p

Hilda Noble  Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I rise today to pay tribute to a wonderful woman from Simcoe—Grey. Hilda Noble was an amazing person. She was the kind of person who brought a smile to everyone's face every time they met her. She and Wayne, her husband of 30 years, we

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, childhood obesity continues to be a major health concern for Canadian kids. Report after report uses language like “epidemic” when describing the problem. Healthy eating is important, but physical activity is as well. Health Canada's own website even says so. Kids ne

Recognition of Charlottetown as the Birthplace of Confederation Act  Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure this morning to rise to speak to Bill S-236, an act to recognize Charlottetown as the birthplace of Confederation. Confederation is an important event for Canadians, but especially for Conservatives, since two Conservatives, Sir John A. Ma

Salaries Act  Madam Speaker, the member mentioned that this was really about optics, not substance. Professor Margot Young from the University of British Columbia, a gender equity specialist, made some comments with regard to Bill C-24. She said: ...I think to frame it as a piece of legis

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the question and I think that Canada has been built by immigrants. However, we are not talking about immigrants today. I do not believe that every immigrant to Canada is a terrorist. I think that the Canadian terrorists who are coming home, who have work