Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Skeena—Bulkley Valley. I think it is okay that expectations are high. After 10 deplorable years, certainly in my region of the country, people made a decision on October 19 that they had had enough. I think the member would ag

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, the words just delivered by my friend on this side of the floor speak volumes. I will say that providing the space of $5,500 is adequate to ensure that average Canadians can save, while also ensuring that we provide support where it is needed most. Many of the peopl

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, Canadians know that our nation's audiovisual and arts and culture promotion sectors are important to our economy. Yesterday the Minister of Canadian Heritage signed an audiovisual coproduction treaty with the Ambassador of Ireland to Canada. Can the minister explai

Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, the government is repealing two laws that have changed the way unions operate. Bill C-377 has created unnecessary red tape and has put organized labour at a disadvantage in the collective bargaining process. Bill C-525 makes it more difficult for employees to u

Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, I agree with the member opposite that accountability is paramount in all our actions. That is why we are undertaking to repeal the bills. We are holding ourselves accountable to the commitment we made to Canadians in the election to reintroduce fairness into Canada

Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, not only is it the financial contribution that organized labour adds to communities, but physical support, support for charities, for community building endeavours, for those less fortunate in our communities. It is, by and large, the labour movement that is always

Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, this is about restoring and resetting the relationship with the labour movement across the country, as we are set to do with many other stakeholder groups in communities who have been left hung out to dry by the previous government. At the end of the day, we need

Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, it is great to be back in the House. I spent a week in my riding, where I had the opportunity to speak with individuals and families who have been negatively affected by the previous government's bills. I had the great pleasure of spending some time in the riding

Operation Provision  Mr. Speaker, last month constituents throughout Fredericton, New Maryland, Oromocto, and the Grand Lake region were proud to welcome home troops serving in Operation Provision. On January 12, in the wee hours of the morning, 58 soldiers arrived at 5th Canadian Division Support B

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Don Valley East. I am proud to rise in the House today to endorse a motion that supports the government's decision to broaden, improve, and redefine Canada's contribution to the effort to combat ISIL. This decision wil

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, it has been one of the greatest privileges I have ever had, to witness the coming together of the community of Fredericton in the welcoming of some 400 individuals and a number of families who have come to us as Syrian refugees. These people have arrived and told us

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, as a government and as parliamentarians, we have a duty to ensure that we look out for our men and women in uniform and that we make informed decisions when we send them into conflict zones. The men and women who pass through Base Gagetown, which is on the outskirts

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I think it is blatantly irresponsible for the Conservative opposition to suggest that this is one slim element that Canada has to play in the international fight against ISIL. As I mentioned, in having walked through Oromocto, time and time again over the spring, su

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I appreciate his sports metaphors since I was a defender in soccer, although I was never a good goal scorer. I wonder if the member could expand a little bit further on how this really is a team engagement that we are undertaking

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. He talked about the multi-dimensional aspect of the mission that we presented to the House. The most important aspects are diplomacy, which we plan to use in the region at the political level, and increased humanitarian assistan