Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, how much did it cost Canadian taxpayers for the military to train Canadian pilots in the U.S. on a plane that we were not buying?

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, the government has changed its construction order at Seaspan and is now going with a joint supply ship first, ahead of the offshore science vessels. Could the minister explain why there is a change in the construction order?

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, who ordered the change?

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, what is the added charge going to be to taxpayers from this change in priority?

Indigenous Affairs  Madam Speaker, with permission of the House, I would like to table the recent Parliamentary Budget Officer's economic and fiscal update. We heard the parliamentary secretary from Global Affairs say that the $2 billion from steel and aluminum tariffs were being used to help out co

An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families  Mr. Speaker, a lot of great points are being brought up today. I believe there is a strong sincerity among members in the House to improve the lives of our first nations people. I am looking at the departmental plan for indigenous services, which was tabled in the House very rec

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, the out-of-touch Liberals are at it again. First it was their $12-million gift to the billionaire owners of Loblaws. Now they are giving half a billion dollars to subsidize electric vehicles made in Trump's America. Now whether it is Alberta's oil sands or General

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate my colleague's comments and his humour. It is always funny watching Liberals stand up and try to explain all the great things they have done for western Canada, such as Bill C-69, the no new pipelines bill, and Bill C-48. It is amazing that we had four,

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I think my colleague meant to say “when” we form government, but this is the issue. If we are spending $33 billion in interest four years from now, that is money that cannot be spent on health care. That is money that cannot be spent supporting families and children.

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I am going to be sharing my time today with my colleague from Louis-Saint-Laurent. For those who are watching at home and who may be quickly bored by my speech, if they hang in there for 10 minutes, they will hear a much better speech after by my colleague. I am ver

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, as the former president of the Greater Victoria Eldercare Foundation, Vancouver Island's largest hospital foundation supporting seniors, I am very pleased to present petitions from several hundred constituents, as well as people across the country, calling on the gov

Government Priorities  Mr. Speaker, my riding of Edmonton West is blessed to be home to many charities and not-for-profits serving Edmonton. One of them is the Our House Addiction Recovery Centre. Our House runs a vital year-long residential program for addicts. The people there discovered massive moul

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to government advertisements (ads) launched on Facebook since January 1, 2016: (a) how many ads have been launched by month and what were the corresponding campaigns for each (ie. employment insurance, citizenship services, tax credits, grants, etc.); (b) how long was

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to water advisories, both boil-water or other water advisories, in Indigenous communities: (a) in addition to the online government website list, how many have been added since January 1, 2016; (b) of those added, how many are still under an advisory; (c) what is the

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the subsidies credited for electric vehicles and charging stations since January 1, 2016: (a) how much has been credited to Canadians; and (b) what is the breakdown of these credits by province and city?