The Environment  Mr. Speaker, the environment minister says that if someone repeats a talking point and says it louder, people will totally believe it. She has been misleading Canadians by telling them that they will get back all of the money they pay for the carbon tax, all the money totally bac

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, while the Conservatives agree with many of the recommendations in the report on methamphetamines, there are three with which we do not agree. The first has to do with using taxpayer money to buy free methamphetamine to keep drug addicts safely addicted. We believe th

Foreign Affairs  Madam Speaker, those actions have had zero results. It has been six months since our relations with China have soured, six months since Canada has not had an ambassador to China, six months that two Canadians have been detained, and now the Chinese government is doubling down on

Health Care Delivery in Rural Canada  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak to Motion No. 226. which seeks to give instructions to the Standing Committee on Health regarding health care delivery in rural Canada. There is an extremely concerning shortage of family doctors and nurses in Canada, particularl

First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo for her hard work on the file. She mentioned that this is not a perfect step. If there was one item the member would recommend to the government in addition to this legislation, what would it be?

First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for North Island—Powell River for, as always, an excellent and thoughtful speech. When I listen to the debate, it appears to me that there are different first nations and indigenous places that are ready to take over the governance o

First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his passion on this file. As 55% of those in foster care are indigenous, it is the bill's intent to return the governance of family services to indigenous people. However, I noted that there was no funding associated with this in the

Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act  Madam Speaker, when it comes to aligning it with other countries, again there is a polarity of views. Within our own caucus, there were people who were strongly in favour and people who were strongly opposed. There seems to be a fear that this would creep and end up infringing on

Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act  Madam Speaker, the bill confines everything to the testing on animals for cosmetic products. It does not do anything to the definition of what is cruelty or what is not cruelty. It is just talking about the use of animals specifically in testing. Therefore, I do not believe it wo

Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act  Madam Speaker, when I first received the bill, it was the end of the summer parliamentary session. I left the session early with pneumonia, and when I returned in the fall, I was surprised to find so much disagreement on the bill. There were amendments one group wanted that anoth

Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act  moved that Bill S-214, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (cruelty-free cosmetics), be read the second time and referred to a committee. Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise today to speak to Bill S-214, a bill that was introduced in the Senate by Senator Stewart Olsen.

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government is opposed to Canadian energy. The Prime Minister said that he wanted to shut the oil sands down. The Liberals' no more pipelines bill, Bill C-69, will be devastating to any future development. They promised to build the Trans Mountain expans

Petitions  Madam Speaker, this petition highlights the issue of religious freedom in Afghanistan. The petitioners call on the government to do more to support religious minorities in Afghanistan, in particular the Hindu and Sikh minorities. Canada has a special relationship with Afghanist

Diabetes Awareness Month  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak to Motion No. 173 designating diabetes awareness month. The motion reads as follows: That, in the opinion of the House, the government should recognize that one in four Canadians is living with diabetes or pre-diabetes, and, wi

Diabetes Awareness Month  Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Brampton South for this motion and for her tireless advocacy on behalf of those suffering with diabetes. I was on the health committee that brought forward that unanimous report with recommendations. One of those recommendations was that the