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Petitions Mr. Speaker, I have a petition to present today signed by residents of British Columbia in my riding of Burnaby South. The petitioners are calling on the Government of Canada to immediately prevent the Kinder Morgan pipeline from being built through their community. Dozens of pe
March 20th, 2018House debate
The Budget Mr. Speaker, I listened to the member's speech with interest. She mentioned pipelines and indigenous people and how the top priority of the Prime Minister was to re-establish and rebuild a relationship with first nations. Talk is cheap. In my province of British Columbia, the go
March 20th, 2018House debate
Natural Resources Mr. Speaker, when it comes to new pipeline projects, in 2014, the Prime Minister stated, “Governments may be able to issue permits, but only communities can grant permission.” My community of Burnaby, first nations governments, and the Province of British Columbia all oppose the
March 22nd, 2018House debate
The Environment Madam Speaker, the Liberal government needs to stop threatening British Columbians and admit that the Kinder Morgan pipeline is not proceeding due to the company's own failings. I have a news flash: the pipeline construction cannot begin because Kinder Morgan has not yet received
April 19th, 2018House debate
Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, over the last two weeks, there have been debates about pipeline construction. I am wondering if the finance minister can tell us whether he supports Alberta's legislation to throttle pipelines within that province.
April 23rd, 2018House debate
Natural Resources Mr. Speaker, 26 minutes into his April 15 news conference, the Prime Minister guaranteed Canadians that construction will finally begin on the Kinder Morgan pipeline within weeks, but he needs to explain how this is possible. The company has met fewer than half of the 157 require
April 23rd, 2018House debate
Natural Resources Mr. Speaker, it looks like we have two pipeline ministers. Today, the Government of British Columbia submitted a reference question to the B.C. Court of Appeal. It seeks to affirm its constitutional right to protect B.C. from the threat of a diluted bitumen spill. Will the fe
April 26th, 2018House debate
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to the letter addressed to the Prime Minister dated November 2, 2017, from Canadian artificial intelligence experts, calling for an international ban on the weaponization of artificial intelligence: (a) when will the Prime Minister respond to the letter; (b) since Can
June 1st, 2018House debate
Petitions Mr. Speaker, this is my last week in the House of Commons, and this will be my last petition that I present on stopping the Kinder Morgan pipeline. Citizens of Burnaby have signed this petition, immediately calling on the government to prevent this new pipeline from proceeding t
June 18th, 2018House debate
Natural Resources Mr. Speaker, while the Trans Mountain expansion project might only look like a line on a map to the natural resources minister, the impacts on those living in Metro Vancouver are real and potentially devastating to our community. That is why there is so much resistance to this pr
June 19th, 2018House debate
Resignation of Member Mr. Speaker, it is with mixed feelings that I rise today to give my final speech here in this place. I was elected on May 2, 2011, under the leadership of Jack Layton, who will forever live in my heart as one of the greatest political leaders Canada has ever seen. I was elected
June 19th, 2018House debate