Public Service Labour Relations Act  Mr. Speaker, when I sat in opposition, the Harper government brought in time allocation on well over 100 occasions. On a number of those occasions, I was sympathetic to the government saying that it only takes 12 members of the House to indefinitely delay any piece of legislation

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, I would ask that all questions be allowed to stand at this time.

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Madam Speaker, I commend the member for his efforts on this particular issue. I know he has been a long-time advocate for it. To what degree does the hon. member believe it is important that Ottawa demonstrate national leadership but that in doing that, we should also be working

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Madam Speaker, that is the type of debate we would have had when we were in opposition and Stephen Harper was the prime minister. At the end of the day, what we are saying is it is silly to believe that we are just going to have a safe injection site appear out of nowhere. Ther

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Madam Speaker, I know the Minister of Health and her department have been going through the amendments proposed by the Senate. There is a sense of urgency in passing the legislation. The House had the opportunity of sending it to one of the standing committees. The ministry of he

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Madam Speaker, I will do as much research I can in terms of looking at legislation to try to provide comments and thoughts on it, but we need to recognize that there are individuals who have a better sense of the best way to move forward on issues. I have full confidence in the a

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Madam Speaker, the member for Surrey—Newton has been a very strong advocate on this issue, whether it has been on the floor here in the House or within the caucus in terms of the Minister of Health, as I know first-hand, as he has tried to ensure that we all understand what is ta

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Madam Speaker, I disagree with my colleague. If we look at the safe injection site in Vancouver, with which I know my colleague is very familiar, he would be aware of the fact that there have been thousands of referrals, and those referrals cover a wide spectrum of agencies, gove

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Madam Speaker, the member across the way clapped, and I would like to challenge the Conservative Party as to why they are adamantly opposed to something that has been so successful for Canadians as whole. If members did the research and checked with medical practitioners and so

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Madam Speaker, this is indeed a very serious issue that we are debating today. I would like to maybe look at it from a few different perspectives. First, I would like to compliment our first responders. There are many individuals involved in combatting this issue, and I want to

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Madam Speaker, the legislation is great, and we are trying to push this through as quickly as possible. We understand the national crisis. I want to highlight the importance of also delivering on the ground. For example, we have committed around $10 million in emergency funding f

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.

Certificates of Nomination  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 111.1, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, a certificate of nomination with biographical notes for the proposed appointment of Madeleine Meilleur as Commissioner of Official Languages. I request that the nomination and b

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Mr. Speaker, it is important to recognize that the Minister of Health is looking at this as just one tool that is being used to combat that national public health crisis. We have invested literally $10 million in emergency funding in B.C. and millions of additional dollars in Alb

Privilege  Mr. Speaker, I am rising to respond to the question of privilege raised by the member for Victoria on Wednesday, May 10, respecting the selection process for the prospective positions at the proposed Canada infrastructure bank. The member alleges that the government's posting of