Air Canada Public Participation Act  Madam Speaker, the member has lost some focus on the importance of the aerospace industry in Canada, in all regions. I found it interesting when he referenced the province of Manitoba. He needs to recognize, or at least put an asterisk on it, that there was a change in government

Motions for Papers  Mr. Speaker, I ask that all notices of motions for the production of papers be allowed to stand.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have a petition signed by many residents of Winnipeg. The petitioners ask the government to specifically identify hospice palliative care as a defined medical service covered under the Canada Health Act so provincial and territorial governments would be entitled

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

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, could the member elaborate on the importance of establishing the legal framework by June 6? We believe this is very important. At the beginning of his comments, the member talked about the Supreme Court of Canada decision. That decision means we need to have legislat

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, just to pick up on the member's last point, there are many things I could talk about but we recognize within the Government of Canada, the Liberal Party, how important palliative care is. I used to be a health care critic in the Province of Manitoba. I am very much f

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. If you were to canvas the House, I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion. There are three in total, but I will put forward the first one. I move: That, in relation to the annual conference of the Canadian Coun

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, again, I will ask for unanimous consent for the following motion. I move: That, in relation to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) public consultation, seven members of the Standing Committee on International Trade be authorized to travel to Saint John, N

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, finally, I would ask for unanimous consent for the following. I move: Motion That, in relation to its study of service delivery to veterans, seven members of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs be authorized to travel to London and Toronto, Ontario and to M

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, there have been some discussions among the parties and members of the House in regard to what I am about to propose, three separate motions. I will propose one at a time, asking for unanimous consent. The first one reads: That, in relation to the annual conference o

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his very heartfelt speech and for sharing his very personal and profound story with the House. I agree that if a bill like this were in place it would have alleviated, in particular, his father's suffering. Based on personal experience, what i

Aerospace Industry  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. There have been discussions among the parties of the House, and I seek unanimous consent to allow that, in relation to the annual conference of the Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees and the Canadian Council of Legislative Audi

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, my question for the member is related to the whole need that we have before us today. This legislation will provide the legal framework to ensure that vulnerable people across Canada are at least being considered and taken care of. At the committee stage, we saw m

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, when we hear arguments from the other side saying that there is this legal opinion here or there is this thought over there, it is somewhat concerning. I am sure the opposition is very aware that there is extensive legal opinion from many different lawyers who have

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I must say that I am disappointed that the member has chosen to move yet another amendment. It has become very clear that there are many members of the House who would rather not have legislation in place, the legal framework. I would suggest that, if we were to foll