Canadian Dairy Commission Act  Mr. Speaker, the minister has made these comments about supporting the dairy industry, and we certainly do support this bill. I just want to acknowledge the great, hard work and long hours that the people in the dairy industry put in to be able to provide this great product for u

Canadian Dairy Commission Act  Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to speak to Bill C-16 in the House today as well. This bill is an act to amend the Canadian Dairy Commission Act. It is a bill to increase the amount that the commission can borrow to $500 million. Before I start, I want to thank my colleagues fr

Canadian Dairy Commission Act  Mr. Speaker, to follow up on that, my colleague from the Bloc mentioned that we should provide farmers with what they are asking for. I agree with moving this bill forward, and I urge the minister and my colleagues to do that today. The CFA asked for $2.6 billion and it got 10%

Art Enns  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mr. Art Enns, who recently passed away after a brief battle with cancer. Art was an icon in the agriculture industry, a passionate advocate for farmers and a true philanthropist. He was a strong supporter of marketing freedom. Art nev

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, my colleague from Yukon and I have worked together on the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region for a while. Someday I will have to go up to Whitehorse to see how he operates. The people in my riding have given me differing directions on this p

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, the only thing I can say on that is that the two signatures acted as a safeguard. That was in place before, and now it would be one. There is also a shortening of the time frame for the reflection period. I think we need to hear from witnesses as to whether that shou

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I want to assure my New Democrat colleague that this is an area of concern. There is no doubt that the situation he outlined is of great importance in determining the situation before us. It will be coming back to our committee. I look forward to working with him on

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time today with my colleague, the member for Saskatoon West. As a new member of the justice committee, I look forward to the issues that we will be dealing with in this new Parliament. While I am not a lawyer, nor do I have any desire to become

Defacing of RCMP Monument  Mr. Speaker, one of the worst acts of vandalism in Canadian history occurred two nights ago in Winnipeg when someone defaced a monument honouring RCMP officers who died in the line of duty. These brave men and women of the RCMP died in the line of duty in service to our nation. T

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, therein lies the problem. I thank my colleague across the way for his reply, but he is just saying that he recognizes the problem, the same as the Prime Minister said today in the House. However, there is no action. All the government has to do is remove the carbon

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, just imagine going through a harvest from hell and then not being able to combine the crops. That was the reality for farmers across the Prairies, and our farmers are already dealing with a tirade of trade disruptions and the decline of commodity prices. Let us nev

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, removing the blockades would help the Wet'suwet'en people recognize that the jobs are for them as well. Their chiefs already recognize that.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, having stood on the border with those farmers, I certainly know the issue very well. There is a very big contradiction between what my colleague from Prince Albert is talking about and the lack of action from the government over the last few weeks. The member has m

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, my colleague across the way asked if Conservatives think there are simple solutions. His government has made a very complex move by saying that we need dialogue. Of course we need dialogue; of course we need to have open conversations. I said that in my speech. We

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, never have we seen so much economic damage done by so few people in such a short period of time. In the absence of leadership, our nation is paying a heavy price. The worker, the farmer, the small-business owner, the traveller, the voter and Canada's reputation on