Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I rise on a very short point of order, but an important one. The member made a comment on heckling, which is a comment on a point of order. I would like to ask, it is a very important thing these days, if the Speaker could get back at a later time, not to shorten

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the member mentioned that he thought the media was not present, but I do not think it is going to be lost on the media, with the many weeks they spent hearing Conservatives and NDPs saying that a change like this around the Standing Orders should not be made withou

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I always enjoy the member's speeches. I do not think it will be lost on the media that sat in on the many weeks of discussion on the changing of the Standing Orders, where the Conservatives and NDP passionately voted and spoke against doing it without the consens

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the member's always thoughtful speech. He is welcome to criticize the government, though hopefully he will do it the proper way. I mentioned earlier how the NDP, in a debate in 2017, passionately opposed getting around the Standing Orders like this. I

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, in the last Parliament there was a debate at committee on getting around the Standing Orders, but the Bloc was not involved in it. I would like to provide a couple of quotes. On March 21, a Conservative member said, with respect to an amendment that was put for

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I listened to the member's passionate speech. On March 21, he was very passionate about making such a change to the Standing Orders. He said: The learned amendment that's been put forward would require that all parties agree to any changes...made to the Standing

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for her very heartfelt speech. It is one of the best ones I have heard, because she provided us with her personal opinion. She mentioned that what is important to her is that people do not have to end their life earlier than they ne

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I enjoy working the member on the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region. He gave a very positive speech. I wanted to reply to a couple of items. Why now, before that major review of the act in June? We had no choice; the Supreme Court ordered i

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I have two quick questions. First, the Liberal tax cut, which we have talked about a lot today, proposes increasing the exemption ceiling and it would reduce taxes for 20 million Canadians. The Conservatives, of course, have said they are against it, and the New D

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I will defer to the member's request to not debate dental care here, and I will talk about something else that was brought up during the speech. The last Conservative speaker said he was, shockingly, against the tax cut. Conservatives are normally for tax cuts, bu

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I want to reiterate that I am delighted that the health committee, which includes Conservatives, is going to study this idea and that the government made the choice to put it in the mandate letter to the Minister of Health, and now the NDP is onside. Could the mem

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the thoughtful members on health committee have already decided to study dental care, with the wisdom of members of all parties going into that discussion. In the minister's mandate letter, she was asked to look at this. My understanding from the answer to my prev

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to get clarification on the figures to make sure I am reading them right. On our tax bill, people who earn up to $210,000 get some relief, and everyone who makes less than $90,000 gets relief, as would be his case. I am assuming that people who earn le

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I have great respect for that member. I am delighted he talked about the rule of law. The Supreme Court said that police independence underpins the rule of law. That was also outlined in several other cases in speeches during the emergency debate, where the Supre

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, it is always very helpful to have quotes from the people involved in these situations, so I appreciate that. I want to ask a non-partisan question related to the numbers. During the emergency debate the other night, a member who had been on the ground and talked t