Oceans Act  Madam Speaker, it is no surprise to me that the Liberal government will not accept any of the amendments from the Senate, because this is how it always goes. I am not sure why we delay bills by a year, sending them over to the other place, when we always do to not accept its amen

Persons With Disabilities  Mr. Speaker, CTV News reported that the Liberal government is cutting a program that employs dozens with developmental disabilities. These workers are finding great meaning in their work at Library and Archives Canada. Our leader has pledged to restore the funding for this progr

Indigenous Languages Act  Mr. Speaker, I was not actually aware that the people of Nunavut and their language were not protected in this bill. It was news to me when I heard the member for Nunavut speak. I think that is definitely a miss by the government. Could the member elaborate on the amendments her

Indigenous Languages Act  Mr. Speaker, it was an honour for me to rise earlier to ask a question and be responded to in the Cree language. We are obviously supporting this bill on indigenous languages. However, it is not enough to have the language; the language needs to be heard and understood. I sometim

Indigenous Languages Act  Mr. Speaker, as a mother of two non-status Métis daughters, I am proud to ask the first question in the House of Commons in the Cree language. What benefit will the bill have for the Cree and Métis nations?

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, it is with a very heavy heart that I rise today to present a number of petitions on behalf of the member for Langley—Aldergrove. As my colleagues may know, he has been struggling with some health issues, and I would ask all members and those listening to pray for him

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I am also presenting petitions that have to do with the sex selection of unborn children. The petitioners recognize that 92% of Canadians believe that sex-selective pregnancy termination should be illegal and call on the government to address that issue.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, finally, these petitions call on the government to stiffen the penalties for impaired driving. As we know, the member for Langley—Aldergrove is a passionate advocate of public safety and the tragedies that occur from impaired driving, so I present these petitions on

Government Priorities  Mr. Speaker, as we approach the election, I have been reflecting back on all the broken promises over the past four years. The Prime Minister said he would run small deficits of less than $10 million that would go toward building roads and bridges here in Canada. Instead, we ha

Criminal Records Act  Mr. Speaker, in fact there is a process today to get a pardon. We are not creating something that does not already exist. We are just talking about how fast we are going to do it and who is going to pay. I would argue that the person who committed the offence should be responsibl

Criminal Records Act  Mr. Speaker, I certainly agree with the member that this proposed legislation has come so late that it does call into question the sincerity of the government in wanting to get it passed. However, I hope he was listening when I talked about why expunging a record is not going to

Criminal Records Act  Mr. Speaker, we look forward to a full discussion at committee. I am not sure that we can see from the comments today that we have jelled on where our position is. We will have to have more discussion on it. However, I am personally very much in favour of a pardon over an expun

Criminal Records Act  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak to Bill C-93, an act to provide no-cost, expedited record suspensions for simple possession of cannabis. This bill would make changes to the pardon process and eliminate fees for Canadians previously convicted of marijuana posse

Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act  moved that Bill S-214, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (cruelty-free cosmetics), be read the first time. Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise in the House and table Bill S-214. I want to thank Senator Carolyn Stewart Olsen. This bill proposes to eliminate animal testing

Justice  Mr. Speaker, our leader has repeated exactly the words he said in the first place. It is the Prime Minister who has been misleading Canadians. He told them the SNC story was false, and that is not true. Then he said that no one raised concerns; not true. Then he said he did it fo