Palliative Care  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to share with my fellow parliamentarians that since being introduced in the House of Commons on May 30, my private member's Bill C-277, An Act providing for the development of a framework on palliative care in Canada, has gained support across the nation

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time today with the member for Edmonton Riverbend. It is said that if one wants to bring constructive criticism, one should make a sandwich; say something positive, then bring the criticism, then finish off with something else positive. That is

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for his speech. When he was talking about broken promises, I started to reflect on all the broken promises: not holding the deficit to $10 billion, the cost-neutral middle-class income tax, the home delivery. I wonder if the m

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I would like to share the hon. member's tribute to Gordie Howe, who was one of the greatest hockey players of all time. I am concerned about young people who want to rise up and become the next Gordie Howe. I wonder if the member could comment on why his government

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, my riding has been waiting five months for the arrival of Syrian refugee families. Local groups have raised money and paid rent on housing. The Liberals' inaction has cost my constituents over $10,000, and they are frustrated. While many government-sponsored refuge

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, my question for the hon. member is simple. Can she provide a fact- and evidence-based argument as to why the murder of more than a million Christians in Syria and Iraq does not constitute a genocide?

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I really liked hearing the definition of genocide. I thought that was very helpful in making it clear. I wonder if my colleague could reflect on that and provide some examples to show that it has really occurred.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am happy to hear the hon. member say that this is genocide. There used to be 1.5 million Christians in Iraq in 2003 and now there are less than 200,000. More than a million people have been killed. Certainly, that is a genocide on any scale. Similar stories could b

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I just wanted to comment on what the member had to say in her speech. I would quote from our Conservative Party policy document. On page 45, paragraph 117 on supply management says, “A Conservative Government will support supply management and its goal to deliver

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I agree with what my colleague had to say about the small business tax and the disappointment of seeing that broken promise come out in this budget. I wonder if she could comment on other broken promises that we have seen in this budget that are disappointing.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the composition of the committee being proposed is definitely an issue to which I want to speak. I have a concern with the Bloc Québécois being given a vote on the committee. It is a party that is bent on the destruction of our country as opposed to improving our dem

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, one of the arguments I want to get back to is something I have heard before in the House, that 60% of Canadians voted for parties that wanted to do this. I think it is important to recognize that the NDP have 38 pages of promises in its policies, and the Liberals had

Palliative Care  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, I was pleased to introduce my private member's bill, C-277, an act providing for the development of a framework on palliative care in Canada. Currently, only 30% of Canadians have access to good palliative care. Hospital care is four times as expensive a

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to present a petition on behalf of my constituents. The petitioners note that life is sacred until death and that it is our duty to provide compassionate hospice care. They say that God is the author of life and death, that he will determine when

Framework on Palliative Care in Canada Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-277, An Act providing for the development of a framework on palliative care in Canada. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to bring forward my private member's bill on palliative care. In the previous session of Parliament, a parliamentary committe