Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the statement on January 22, 2021, by the Minister of International Development regarding classroom materials provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) that she has instructed Canadian officials to investigate the presence in school materials i

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, during my S. O. 31 today, when I was honouring a member of my community, somebody, and I am sure it was inadvertent, coughed, interrupted the feed and appeared on the screen. I would like to request the opportunity to redo it.

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, today I want to celebrate and thank my friend and community hero, Will Gault. Will has faced challenges and adversity in his life, but he never gave up. He now owns a successful small business in our community, Willy Dogs, and grills up the best hot dogs in Winnipe

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, in 2018, the House voted to condemn Iran for its ongoing sponsorship of terrorism and called on the government to list the IRGC as a terrorist entity. It has been three long years and the government still refuses to respect the will of the House even after this lates

Community Leader  Madam Speaker, today, I want to congratulate and thank my friend and community hero, Will Gault. Will has faced challenges and adversity in his life, but he has never gave up. He now owns a successful small business in our community, Willy Dogs, and grills up the best hot dogs in

Foreign Affairs  Madam Speaker, violence has erupted in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. Hamas has fired thousands of rockets into civilian areas, demonstrating its obvious intent to kill as many Israeli citizens as possible. This, along with deliberatively setting up bases in civilian areas using

Human Rights  Madam Speaker, today we remember the victims of the Pontian Greek genocide, who were brutally exterminated and oppressed a century ago. The Ottoman Empire carried out a campaign of ethnic cleansing against its Christian Greek population during the first World War. A period of h

Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to put some thoughts on the record today regarding Bill C-253. This bill would put pension plans in priority to secured creditors in the event of bankruptcy proceedings. Prior to my life in politics, I practised commercial law for over 20 years as a p

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, the member spoke quite a bit about the promises made and promises kept. I recall that in the 2019 campaign, a promise was made on reducing cellular phone bills by 25%. I am somewhat concerned that in the 721-page budget document that was presented recently there was

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I know the member did touch very briefly on the issue of fiscal responsibility, but it is that area I want to discuss with her. A couple weeks ago when the finance minister made her speech, she basically said, and I am paraphrasing, that it would be irresponsible

Jewish Heritage Month  Mr. Speaker, this month of May marks Jewish Heritage Month. Jews throughout Canada's history have made extraordinary contributions to the fabric of our nation and have helped make it the greatest country in the world. Whether it be the Bronfman family and their contributions in

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, Canadians are looking ahead to rounding the corner on COVID-19, and our country is at a crossroads. Our country’s future is at stake and Canadians must choose which path to recovery they can trust. Our Conservative recovery plan will secure our future to help those

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, the member talked about how the budget protects workers and jobs. In my riding, I have, for example, the Winnipeg Richardson International Airport and aviation manufacturing firms, like Boeing, Magellan and StandardAero. I have talked to many of the workers from t

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I wonder what the hon. member's view is with respect to comments made by former deputy minister of finance David Dodge, of the Chrétien era, who is also the former governor of the Bank of Canada. He has been saying the budget does not focus on growth, is not a reason

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the member's speech clearly recognizes there is a problem and proposes solutions, and I do not question her sincerity at all. I find myself again thinking that this is a speech the Minister of National Defence should be giving, but to the contrary, when he was interv