Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to spending by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council: (a) what is the total spent since November 1, 2015; and (b) what is the breakdown of its spending by sector, and specifically for (i) agriculture, (ii) forestry, (iii) mining, (iv) fossil fuels?

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to federal spending on the prevention of violence against Aboriginal women and girls: (a) how much money has been spent so far on the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls; (b) how much has been invested into Indigenous communities to p

Food and Drugs Act  Mr. Speaker, it is lovely to be back in the House of Commons. I would like to thank my colleague for her speech. Certainly, I am always happy to hear about trade and new trade happening. If I think back to our Conservative government, when we were in government, and the 44 count

Food and Drugs Act  Mr. Speaker, the riding of Sarnia—Lambton is a border community, so we have seen benefits from the North American Free Trade Agreement. About 40% of the trade in Canada is there. I guess we are also a port city. We are really looking forward to seeing the TPP and the agreement wi

Food and Drugs Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for a great speech and for highlighting the importance of trade agreements and the impact they can have on job creation. I was just in Atlantic Canada and heard from my friends there the importance of these kinds of trade agreements. They t

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, late last week, CF Industries cancelled a $105-million expansion project planned for my riding: 500 construction jobs are now gone, due to the carbon scheme the Ontario Liberals brought in. That expansion and all those well-paying jobs will be going to Donaldson, L

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am very concerned because, when I went to Halifax last week, I heard that people are worried. Members from Atlantic Canada are asking very few questions. I am concerned because if the people in the Atlantic provinces do not feel represented here, that will be even

Palliative Care  Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to update the House on Bill C-277, my private member's bill designed to create a framework for consistent access to palliative care for all Canadians. Over the summer many groups stated their support for the bill, including the Canadian Medical Associ

Infrastructure  Madam Speaker, my colleague talked about all kinds of generalities from the budget, but he did not speak specifically about Motion No. 45, which is what I am going to speak on. Canada is a country that needs jobs. We've lost hundreds of thousands of jobs on the Liberal governmen

An Act to establish the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. The member mentioned several times that we needed to have an independent committee. I am curious. I hear that David McGuinty has already been appointed as the chair and he is a clear Liberal supporter—

An Act to establish the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians  Madam Speaker, the member for Ottawa South has already been appointed as chair and is a Liberal supporter. How can Canadians have any confidence that there is going to be independence on this committee?

An Act to establish the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his excellent speech. One of the concerns I have is the loopholes in this bill preventing the committee from having the oversight powers it needs. For example, I am thinking about paragraph 8(b), wherein if a minister's depar

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to put aside partisanship, but it seems to me that with this committee that is recommended, the Prime Minister has already picked the chair. The Prime Minister will be selecting the senators, and the Prime Minister has the right to edit the committee r

Western Research Parks  Madam Speaker, scientific research is alive and well, not just across Canada but it is thriving in my riding as well. Yesterday, it was announced that the Western Research Parks, which includes the Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park, received the 2016 Outstanding Research Par

Women's History Month  Mr. Speaker, since 1992, the Government of Canada has recognized the month of October as Women's History Month. During the month of October, we stand to recognize and honour the contributions of girls and women who have helped, and who still help, to build and shape our nation.