Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I have full confidence in our justice system to protect Canadians and to protect Canadian jobs. That is why our government and the previous government have worked on a historic deal, one that is equal to NAFTA, or second to NAFTA, and we are looking to protect Cana

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, there are many industries that would benefit. As I mentioned, advanced manufacturing in my riding would benefit. On the west coast, it would benefit many forestry industries and many rural areas would benefit in the agricultural sector. This is a great deal that w

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Joliette. Madam Speaker, thank you for the opportunity to speak here today on this important piece of legislation. It is a privilege to speak in support of the passage of Bill C-30, An Act to implement the Comprehensi

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I want to touch on a little of what the minister said earlier, that exports are 30% of our GDP. Exports consist of $16 billion in services to Europe alone. The hon. member mentioned that it came down to cities and how cities could benefit. He mentioned eastern Eur

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate the minister on his new appointment. Would you also agree with the B.C. minister—

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Sorry, Madam Speaker. Would the minister also agree with B.C. trade minister Teresa Wat, who said that compared to NAFTA, CETA is Canada's most historic trade agreement?

Post-Secondary Education  Mr. Speaker, this week, university and college students across the country are working on final exams, a particularly stressful period for many students. I would like to take this opportunity to wish them excellent exam results, in particular the students of Conestoga College, Wi

Waterloo Region  Mr. Speaker, Waterloo region is Canada's tenth largest population centre and one of Canada's fastest growing areas. It is renowned as a centre of innovation, entrepreneurship, post-secondary education, high tech, and both advanced and traditional manufacturing. Today on Parliame

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I wish to present a petition from the Waterloo-Wellington, Ontario, branch of the Ethiopian-Canadian Community Coalition for Social Justice and Human Rights in Ethiopia. The petition contains hundreds of signatures from Waterloo and Wellington and draws the attentio

German Heritage Month  Absolutely, Mr. Speaker. I grew up in a very multicultural riding and I grew up with a lot of German and Portuguese friends. I learned a lot about their culture. They have brought some of their social fabric, their culture, here to Canada. We have worked together and built togeth

German Heritage Month  Mr. Speaker, if we can vote on the motion so that it can go to committee, we could discuss it there. It could be, if not the whole month, maybe a couple of weeks in October. I am willing to have a debate in committee to talk about how we can structure that.

German Heritage Month  Mr. Speaker, this can be celebrated all across Canada. I looked at my riding, to speak for constituents in my riding, and to boost the great tourism that comes to our riding. It is beneficial to boost tourism, and to speak for all the organizers, communities, and businesses there

German Heritage Month  moved: That, in the opinion of the House, the government should recognize the contributions that German-Canadians have made to Canadian society, the richness of the German language and culture, and the importance of educating and reflecting upon German heritage for future gene

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, in my region of Waterloo we had a consultation on the environment. A lot of people in my riding were concerned about the environment, and they wanted to make sure that the government was taking positive steps. I received many emails after the consultation and after w

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, in my riding of Kitchener South—Hespeler and the greater Waterloo region, we are getting light rail transit. This is an infrastructure project that is going to help our region move goods and services to market quickly, and we will be able to move people quickly aroun