Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, British Columbia has participated in the global carbon market for a number of years now and has had the economic benefit of that as well as some climate change benefits, as the member has mentioned, with new industries coming to British Columbia. I have seen a lot

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the hon. colleague across the way sits with me on the environment committee, and we have great discussions there. I am glad to have a discussion with her today through you, Madam Speaker. I really appreciated her pointing out the Parliamentary Budget Officer's num

Canada Disability Benefit Act  Madam Speaker, I was listening carefully to the hon. member across the way to see her support, which I believe I saw in some of her commentary. I spoke with a constituent in my riding in January; she told me she was on the Ontario disability support program. She was on “rent ge

Petitions  Madam Speaker, it is my pleasure to table a petition from members of the Dublin Street United Church in Guelph. The petitioners call on the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to intervene immediately to ensure that the backlog of refugee applications is greatly red

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022  Madam Speaker, I had a chance to have a round table with seniors in Guelph last week, and I wonder whether seniors in my colleague's riding are seeing some of the same things around grocery prices. The cost of living is really hitting hard. One of the seniors said to me that one

Judges Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the minister for standing up in defence of law and order in the House. We can think of what the minister has done in terms of jury reform and in terms of diversity on jury panels, as well as supporting judges so that they can do their work effectively. The co

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, the situation in Afghanistan remains heartbreaking to this day. Afghan women and interpreters helped our country for years and they have been targeted by the Taliban since it took over in Afghanistan over a year ago. It goes without saying that it is our duty to help

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member across the way gave us some food for thought. However, as the representative of the riding that is also known as the “Royal City”, Guelph has very strong ties to the royal family and has for many generations. The House also has those same ties. I am

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Winnipeg North for highlighting the functioning of the House of Commons and the importance of the debates we have here. When I was coming to the Hill today, I was prepared to talk about Bill S-5. I told my community that we were going to be

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member across the way. I am looking forward to working together with him on the environment committee. I also congratulate him on his new posting with respect to the environment. As the hon. member was speaking, I was thinking about some of the pr

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act  Madam Speaker, I was trying to square some of the comments in the hon. member's speech, particularly the one around us not doing anything for climate change but ramming things down people's throats. I was thinking of what we have done on climate change with the pan-Canadian frame

Mental Health  Madam Chair, part of the minister's last answer was where I wanted to go with my question. It is on data and the importance of the provinces and territories sharing data, not only for the federal government and for our use to understand what is going on in Canada, but for local c

Guelph Chamber of Commerce  Mr. Speaker, to celebrate the start of Small Business Week, I would like to recognize the important work done by the Guelph Chamber of Commerce. Throughout their history, chambers of commerce have been focused on working collaboratively with local businesses on the main streets

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for bringing forward such a wide range of impacts on our food supply, and also highlighting Food Day Canada, which is hopefully coming through Parliament, and the work of innovation. The hon. member could maybe highlight the need to protect

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I am looking forward to seeing how the agriculture committee goes about its study. It was good to sub in on the committee when it was talking about grain dryers this week and the complexities around that. Most of the retail profit growth from Loblaws came from its