Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member, not only for his question but for bringing this forward today for discussion. We are talking about two different approaches. We could continue to go down the rabbit hole of Supreme Court challenges, constitutional adjustments, and connection

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Eglinton—Lawrence. I appreciate the motion that has been put forward by the member for Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola and the ensuing discussion that we are having today on internal trade. It reflects the concern th

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his speech in support of freer trade across provinces. I enjoy working with him on the industry committee. He brings great passion for start-ups and introduces some things around new technologies to our discussions at that committee and he

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his presentation on trade and commerce within Canada. As past president of the Guelph Chamber of Commerce I am always interested in trade, especially trade among ourselves. I wonder about the timing of the motion, with the Province of New

Guelph Multicultural Festival  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in celebration of the Guelph multicultural festival. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the festival, and I am proud to say that our diversity has only increased since the festival began. Guelphites from a variety of backgrounds from around the wo

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Winnipeg North. It is wonderful to get a question from my hometown. I am a graduate of Red River College. In fact, the person who is working on the aerospace sector is a former classmate of mine. It is very important to have all three pa

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for South Surrey—White Rock. It is great to hear that she also has a passion for innovation. We are looking at the clusters across Canada through the innovation and post-secondary education caucus. We are looking at a way forward where the federal

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Kootenay—Columbia for his very astute question. Nelson, B.C. is kind of a twin city to Guelph, where we have a lot of environmental efforts and a lot of people focusing on the world ahead of us. The funding we are looking at in our budget is in

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise on behalf of my constituents in Guelph to extend my wholehearted support for budget 2016, growing the middle class, Bill C-15. The budget has many bona fides, from the emphasis on the environment, to infrastructure investments, to building the e

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for her presentation. The investments in infrastructure could have some effects on small business, the businesses that are actually performing the infrastructure changes. I wonder if the member would comment on the impact upon small business

Ontario Special Olympics  Mr. Speaker, Guelph has the great honour and privilege to host the Ontario Special Olympics. Next weekend, athletes and spectators from across the province will gather in Guelph in the spirit of sportsmanship, inclusion, and friendship. I wish to personally extend my congratulat

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, it is wonderful to have a discussion like the one we are having today, where we can see the disagreements and then work on behalf of our constituents to try to get information forward that will help with decision-making. I have heard some numbers from the Conserv

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to expand on that. I thank the hon. member for his commitment to this, as well as the file on innovation. The Conservatives want us to sign it right away and not discuss it, and New Democrats want us not to sign it because we do not need to discuss it

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell for his speech today and also for the work he does on the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food on which we both serve together. In the previous question, the member for Berthier—Maskinongé indicated

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank the member across the way for his work in the House and on behalf of the Canada-India Parliamentary Friendship Group, which started up again last night. This motion would not recognize the work of the committees, which he was defending as an important part