Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I will be splitting my time with my colleague, the member for Beaches—East York today. I rise today in a virtual manner to first and foremost thank you, Madam Speaker, and all the House staff for making our participation in this virtual Parliament possible. It is

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, the member opposite had two frames, so I will try to address both in the time that I have. The first is digital connectivity. We know it cannot come soon enough. I will point out that one million Canadians have been connected since we formed government in 2015 and

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, while my French is improving, I better answer in English for clarity. However, I will continue to work hard on my language skill set. The member mentioned that the Speech from the Throne is general. Well, indeed it is. A Speech from the Throne does not necessarily

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, if the member opposite will recall, we had a chance to discuss this with media outlets in the fall of last year. I explained to her that the investment in Trans Mountain makes sense economically and that the pipeline is indeed the safest way to get our products to

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, obviously, the member and I would share a different ideology as it relates to federalism in this country. I am very proud to be a Nova Scotian. I understand he is very proud to be from Quebec. My question to him is twofold. The member mentioned agriculture in his

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I enjoyed and listened to my hon. colleague's remarks quite intently. Of course, he comes from a riding and a part of the country where the natural resource sector is extremely important. He referenced some of that in his speech. Coming from Kings—Hants here in Nov

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, there are two things I want to ask. The first is a question I asked of the leader of the member's party a couple of days ago. The member mentioned the oil and gas sector, and I think she and I would both agree that the oil and gas sector is going to play a reduced

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, the member for Halifax is a champion for urban areas across the country. I would like to ask him about the impact we have seen in urban communities and what the safe restart agreement means for support for municipalities, as well as what some municipal leaders may

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Mr. Speaker, before I get to my question, I want to highlight the fact that, although we would never condone what we have seen in terms of the violence, I would join those who have already condemned that type of behaviour. I do not think it is reflective of the entire industry, a

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Madam Speaker, it is a privilege to join all my colleagues here today to discuss what is a very important topic for all Canadians but indeed for my constituents in Kings—Hants. I have said it before but I will say it again. I have the privilege of representing three indigenous co

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Mr. Speaker, I would like to address the issue of the RCMP. One of the findings that could come out of the public inquiry in Nova Scotia would be some of the challenges with respect to staffing and resource levels for the RCMP and police services in rural communities. Chief Sack

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Mr. Speaker, as I have mentioned before in the House, sometimes the words that are used are that this is an illegal fisher or that it is unauthorized. The fact is that the court has established the right exists. The Sipekne'katik in moving forward with its fishing rights is not

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Mr. Speaker, I do not want to prejudice the work of the minister in terms of her negotiations with Mi'kmaq communities. I know the conversations have been beneficial and positive from what I have heard from the indigenous leaders in my riding. Right now, all options are on the ta

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Mr. Speaker, I have said before in my remarks that it is important that commercial fishers have some role in trying to not only bring down the tension that we have seen, but also to be constructive with respect to partners collectively in the fishery on how we move forward. We do

Citizenship Act  Madam Speaker, I agree with the member on the points that the government needs to do more in the days ahead. We know reconciliation is a pathway and we need to continue that work. She highlighted the moderate livelihood in Nova Scotia. I am the member of Parliament from Nova Sco