Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague has brought up some very strong points that we both, oddly enough, agree on. I think this underlines the problem with the Liberal budget. When Conservatives and NDP both agree on very basic things, there is something wrong with the Liberal budget.

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, my colleague brings up a very valid point that I spoke about as well, which is the general unfairness of how items, such as the transit infrastructure, are rolled out. There is a tiny portion for Edmonton, a tiny portion of Calgary, almost nothing for Regina, if any

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, the Minister of National Defence testified that he could not even provide a ballpark timeline for the jet fighter replacement process. Now we learn that they are sole-sourcing the Super Hornet. Here is great news. The International Business Times reports that Canada'

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to border my colleague's riding. I am also proud to have constituents in my riding who elected the member to the provincial legislature. I have to agree with my colleague about the disappointing performance of our Liberal colleagues from Alberta. We heard

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I want to change the topic a bit. We heard previously some Liberals talking about broadband Internet across the country. I wonder if my colleague could comment on the fact that the Liberals seem to be pushing broadband as a universal right in their most recent budget

Gord McIlroy  Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to my friend Gord McIlroy, who passed away recently just short of his 91st birthday. Gord enlisted in the RCAF at age 17, at the height of World War II, and was in active service between 1943 and 1945. Gord and I spent many hours ove

Public Services and Procurement  Madam Speaker, the Minister of Public Services and Procurement, both in the House and in committee, stated that only 77 employees are affected by the new Phoenix payroll system. We all know that this is false. Everyone of us in the House have been barraged with calls from governm

Life Means Life Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak to Bill C-229, also known as the “life means life act”. I would like to thank my hon. colleague, the member for Calgary Signal Hill, for putting this important bill forward. I think that most of us would agree that Canada is a peaceful and sa

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the new interview and selection process for Senate appointments: (a) how many applicants were interviewed (i) by phone, (ii) in person; (b) of the applications in (a), who performed the interviews; (c) of the applications in (a), what process was put in place in or

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the 2016-2017 Main Estimates and the increase of $600 000 in funding to modernize the Prime Minister's digital presence: (a) what will the additional funding be used for, broken down by item and expense; (b) how many current full-time equivalents (FTE) are being us

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the $1.4 million requested by the Privy Council for the new Senate appointment process: (a) how many positions does the Privy Council plan to create in order to assist the secretariat with the Senate Appointment Advisory Board; (b) of the positions in (a), how many

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the new application process for Senate appointments: (a) how many applications were received for the first Senate appointments; (b) of the applications in (a), how many of those were unsolicited applications and how many were nominated by (i) government employees,

Canada Labour Code  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the Minister of Employment and Unifor for her wonderful speech. We have seen in the House this week the despicable, shameful actions of the Liberal Party paying off its political friends, Gerald Butts and Katie Telford, wasting millions of dol

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, the Liberal implementation of the Phoenix pay system has been a complete and utter disaster. Senior officials and the Minister of Public Services and Procurement knew of the countless risks with the Phoenix launch, but they went ahead with it anyway. This has cost th

Income Tax Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-301, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act and to make a related amendment to another Act (registered retirement income fund). Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Elgin—Middlesex—London for seconding this important piece of legislat