Mental Health in Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, mental health is a growing concern for Canadians, but few would put farming on the list of the most stressful careers. According to testimony heard at the agriculture and agri-food committee, farmers are one of the groups that is most at risk of suicide due to climat

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for St. Albert—Edmonton for his work on the committee. As he pointed out, there was conflicting evidence at committee. However, where we have landed, namely, giving the stand-aside revisions for the justice to be able to put aside people in order t

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for Nanaimo—Ladysmith for her advocacy on behalf of women. What we are looking at is the principle of restraint that is being legislated here. We are looking at not imposing unnecessary conditions, but giving freedom to the judg

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to speak today to Bill C-75. Like other members of the House, I am very appreciative of the study undertaken by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights and the many witnesses who gave helpful testimony on various aspects of this bill. I w

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, I am very proud of the investments that Canada is making in our indigenous communities. We have made investments in mental health and in education. We have also made water advisory investments with indigenous peoples. We are working side by side with indigenous peopl

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, the budget implementation act that we are discussing today would close loopholes. It clarifies some items that were in gray areas that needed clarification, so that tax planners understand what is legal and what is not. We are clarifying the issues around how tax mus

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, we have heard comments from the other side that this is too big a bill to be debated and that maybe we are doing too much for Canadians in this bill. My speech was focusing on tax fairness and on the working tax benefit, which is something I am sure the NDP would be

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, it is great to have the member for Kootenay—Columbia in the House. He was in China a few days ago and has been travelling extensively on behalf of the House. I would like to thank him for the good work that he is doing. The bill in front of us addresses a lot of our

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, to have an economy that works for everyone, we need a tax system that is fair and we need all Canadians to pay their fair share. After all, the taxes we pay build the infrastructure that gets our goods to market. Taxes help create good, well-paying jobs and they fund

Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security  Madam Speaker, I did visit a correctional facility, the Grand Valley Institution for Women. I saw the professionalism of the care that Correctional Services Canada provides as well as the goals around rehabilitation and education within the facility. I saw various levels of secur

Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security  Madam Speaker, it seems that the opposition is bent on making this as political as possible when in fact Correctional Service Canada has this under consideration. My previous question about healing lodges was answered in a way that was not accurate. Of the nine healing lodges th

Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security  Madam Speaker, the term “healing lodge” is being used by the hon. member opposite when, really, we are looking at a medium-security prison facility. We are transferring from one medium-security facility to another medium-security facility. The question is whether the medium-secu

Community Health Van  Madam Speaker, last week I had the honour to celebrate with my community the first year of service of the community health van at the Guelph Community Health Centre, which is also home to the overdose prevention site championed by executive director Raechelle Devereaux. The servi

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2  Madam Speaker, it seems that New Democrats think we have too many pages in our budget and that we are doing too much for Canadians. I hear the Conservatives saying that we should not be investing in our economy and should focus on limiting our vision for Canada. This bill reflect

Budget Implementation Act, 2018 No. 2  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member across the way for sharing a different perspective on our economy. It is always good to have differing opinions in this place, but when we look at our economy, we are outpacing the growth of all G7 countries and our debt-to-GDP ratio is lowe