Ethics  Mr. Speaker, we think the Coast Guard minister should be able to deal with Coast Guard files. The Ethics Commissioner has said that the new Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard must not have direct dealings with the Irving family, their associates, or busin

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, talking about adding people to the voting process, many Conservative governments had a key role to play in adding indigenous Canadians and women. That is a proud legacy that Conservatives have. I have a question for the parliamentary secretary about something the pr

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I too want to address the issue of a wasted vote. I do not think we want to give the impression that any vote is wasted. Any time someone takes the time to exercise their franchise, their vote is counted. They may not win, but I do not think we should leave the impr

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I listened with interest to the member's speech. Canadians and all members of the House will note that he is sincere in the system that he prefers to see come forward out of this process, but I would argue that the process matters less than the fact that with this pr

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to present a petition. It is very appropriate given that we are voting on Bill C-14 today. The petitioners say that it is impossible for a person to give informed consent to assisted suicide or euthanasia if appropriate palliative care is unavailabl

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, those were very nice words, but I think it is time for action from that side of the House. We are where we are today. We can all play the blame game on why more members have not been able to speak, whether we should have sat until 3 o'clock in the morning, as the mem

Government Appointments  Madam Speaker, the advisory panel of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard to study northern shrimp allocation is woefully unbalanced and biased. Three of the four panel members are from Newfoundland and Labrador, including Trevor Taylor, a former member

Government Appointments  Madam Speaker, this panel appears to have been rigged by the Liberals. Where have we seen that before? In Iqaluit, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated argued against the current northern shrimp policy. Udloriak Hanson is the chief negotiator for that organization. She is also married

Chilliwack Volunteers  Madam Speaker, I rise in the House today to pay tribute to some of the remarkable constituents I represent. In response to the devastating fires in Fort McMurray, Gord VanLaerhoven and others started the “Chilliwack for Fort Mac” initiative. Within 48 hours, our community had ba

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, earlier this week when the Speaker was ruling on whether to allow us to consider amendments at report stage, he declared this to be a once-in-a-generation piece of legislation and opportunity for members of Parliament. Rather than embrace that, the government is shut

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise to present two petitions from the people of British Columbia and people from my riding of Chilliwack—Hope. The first petition deals with the issue of persecution of Falun Gong in China.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the second petition is from people in my riding of Chilliwack—Hope, calling on Parliament to support Molly's law.

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I will tell you what we would not do. We would not promise Canadians $10 billion in deficit spending and blow through that by billions of dollars before six months had even passed. Yes, I do have a good corporate memory. I remember when Paul Martin balanced the budg

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his leadership, not only in his community but in British Columbia. He is the chair of the B.C. Conservative caucus and he does a great job. I spoke about the loss of the child fitness tax credit and the arts tax credit. Those were good benefit

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, it is indeed a pleasure to rise again in this House on behalf of the people of Chilliwack—Hope to speak to this budget. Before I begin, I would like to add my voice, my thoughts and prayers, and those of my wife Lisa, to the people of Fort McMurray, and now northern