Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the Atlantic Raven and the Atlantic Eagle: (a) how many Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) personnel are stationed on each ship by full-time equivalents; (b) how many hours per day while at sea are CCG personnel stationed on each ship; and (c) what are the costs for CCG pe

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to personal protective equipment purchases since March 13, 2020: (a) what amount of supplies were ordered and prepaid for; (b) of the supplies in (a), how many units have yet to be received; (c) what amount of N95 or KN95 masks were ordered but deemed unacceptable by

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the COVID-19 Supply Council: what are the costs associated with the council, broken down by (i) salary top-ups and or additional pay for an individual sitting on the council, (ii) hospitality expenses, (iii) travel expenses broken down by type, (iv) in-person meeti

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to public service employees between March 15, 2020, and September 21, 2020, broken down by department and by week: (a) how many public servants worked from home; (b) how much has been paid out in overtime to employees; (c) how many vacation days have been used; and (d

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I used to run a hotel in Victoria. My wife used to run a hotel in Victoria as well, so we know the area very well. The hon. member has a great point about Western Diversification Canada. We saw earlier one of my Liberal colleagues get up and brag about how much th

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, my colleague from Windsor West has brought up a lot of great points, and I appreciate his support for the hospitality industry. Pre-pandemic, credit card fees at restaurants would often take a larger chunk of profits than the actual owner, so it is something that h

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I will go back to my colleague from Winnipeg North's comment about Mastercard. It is funny; last week we were having a debate, and he was justifying his government's corruption because there is a pandemic, and now he is justifying corporate welfare. I would say th

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time today with the hon. member for Niagara Falls. I am very pleased to be joining the debate. Actually, I am happy to be talking about anything right now, as we just never know when an opposition party will ask for a document from the governm

Westend Seniors Activity Centre  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to recognize the incredible work of the Westend Seniors Activity Centre located in my riding. Led by Dr. Haidong Liang, the centre's dedicated staff and volunteers serve over 3,200 seniors across the city. Always a centre of excellence for serving senior

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I am submitting a petition signed by several hundred people across the country, including people in Edmonton West, that calls on Parliament to enact legislation to prohibit Canadians from travelling abroad to purchase forcefully harvested organs.

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, while I appreciate my colleague's wild tales and inaccuracies about the cuts, I suggest he actually read the public accounts and see that it was the Liberals who had massive cuts. I would perhaps suggest the member stick to the matter at hand, which is—

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I appreciate where my colleague was going with this and I understand his concerns, but it is important that we have an opportunity to bring some of these issues to light. We have seen the Liberals shut down the ethics committee, the health committee and the finance

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to tell my colleague that, just because there is a pandemic, it does not give rights to the government to be corrupt. This is a basic part of one's soul: whether one is honest or corrupt. A pandemic does not give the Liberal government the right to rea

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, we have seen this repeatedly with the current government. Whenever it is challenged or caught, it likes to change the rules, and it is trying to do that now. If it does not like the Standing Orders of the House, it tries to ram through changes unilaterally without

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to be splitting my time today with the member for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles. I am happy to speak in this debate today. I am happy to speak period, because we do not know when the Liberal government is going to prorogue Parliament, suspend Parliam