Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Madam Speaker, I am proud to resume this morning's debate. As I was saying, Bill C-3 completes the circle. It will allow for the independent review of government activities other than those affecting national security. It is therefore important to point out that the new public co

International Development  Madam Speaker, this year we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of International Development Week, which gives organizations across the country the opportunity to showcase their work. Can the Minister of International Development provide some more details about this week? How

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Madam Speaker, I am very grateful for the opportunity to participate in the second reading debate on Bill C-3. If passed, this bill will establish the public complaints and review commission for the Canada Border Services Agency, the CBSA. This bill will give individuals a forum

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I do not have the report in front of me. However, I know that, since we began using the new process, we have had highly qualified individuals assessing offenders hoping to go back and live in the community. I would like to ask the member why he is bringing this up

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I have the utmost respect for parole officers who do extraordinary work in our communities and sometimes under very difficult circumstances. I know the member has raised the question with the parliamentary secretary. According to my understanding of the response fro

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. I think everyone in the House can agree that this situation should never have happened. Certain people chose to ignore the Parole Board's decision. Our government has decided to conduct an internal investigation into what happe

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the chance to speak to this motion put forward by the hon. member for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles. Before I go any further, I want to take this opportunity to recognize and thank the thousands of men and women who work in corrections every day and f

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, the Centre for Greening Government was established in 2016 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for the whole of government by 40% by 2030. Could the President of the Treasury Board update the House on the progress made by the Centre for Greening Government in reducin

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Lac-Saint-Jean. I visited his riding years ago. I am always very grateful to the people of Lac-Saint-Jean. I am proud to see that you are representing them here. Yes, without a doubt, aluminum—

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  I apologize, Madam Speaker. I would like to point out to my hon. colleague that in the negotiations of these past few years, the government took a strong stand in that we wanted to include something that we did not have before in the new NAFTA. With respect to aluminum, there wa

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. I am very proud that we put a price on carbon. It was an important measure for the net zero emissions target we committed to reach by 2050. Our action plan is designed to achieve that target. What is more—I hope my colleague w

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Dear colleague, I thank you very much for that question. It gives me the opportunity to talk—

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to speak on this subject, which is very important. When we talk about what Canadians need, every community mentions the infrastructure deficit. Looking at our platform and what has been done in recent years, I was proud to see $182 billion invest

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I like to look at the evidence. I know the member for Barrie—Innisfil mentioned this, but I always say the one thing that cannot lie is numbers. In the past four years, the Liberal government has created more than a million jobs. Let us now focus on our economy.

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I want to acknowledge that we are meeting today on the traditional territory of the Algonquin nation. I will use my time in maiden speech to speak, on behalf of our government, to the Speech from the Throne. It is an honour to stand in the House today as the membe