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Ethics Mr. Speaker, the member opposite never fails to disappoint in his responses to my comments and questions. The Conservatives brought in these accountability measures and were not found guilty of breaking any of them because we did not. Then Canadians elected the Liberal governmen
December 8th, 2020House debate
Michael BarrettConservative
Ethics Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to take part in adjournment proceedings. My question goes back to remarks I made in question period. While it was a question, I am not sure that we got a real answer. Of course, this goes back to the WE scandal. This summer, we saw the now infamous
December 8th, 2020House debate
Michael BarrettConservative
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, thanks very much to the member for Edmonton Strathcona for the question. I know the city well, having lived there when I served in the Canadian Armed Forces. This speaks to the speed at which programs have rolled out. In the beginning, the Conservative opposition w
December 7th, 2020House debate
Michael BarrettConservative
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, in my riding, farmers and people who have to travel long distances do not have the benefit of public transit. They would all benefit from freezing the carbon tax. The abolition of the carbon tax is not specifically proposed in this motion, but I must say, a strong
December 7th, 2020House debate
Michael BarrettConservative
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, what businesses want are details, as I said early on. I did not give an exhaustive list of the programs that were introduced this year. Some of them have been helpful and some of them held promise, but were introduced too late or with details that were light. Of th
December 7th, 2020House debate
Michael BarrettConservative
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to join the debate today. I am joining from Brockville, Ontario. We are discussing a very important matter. The measures that are proposed in our opposition day motion have been mentioned by the previous speakers and my colleagues, and they are in
December 7th, 2020House debate
Michael BarrettConservative
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance: (a) how much did the government pay (i) MCAP, (ii) First Canadian Title (FCT), to deliver the program; and (b) what specific deliverables did MCAP and FCT provide to the government in relation to the program?
December 4th, 2020House debate
Michael BarrettConservative
Bravery Mr. Speaker, I am rising today to bring a display of bravery of a very high order to the attention of the House. On the evening of August 7 of this year, at the Newboro lock station in the Township of Rideau Lakes, lockmaster Dylan Carbino was taking a phone call when he notice
December 4th, 2020House debate
Michael BarrettConservative
Ethics Madam Speaker, I thank the parliamentary secretary for his comments. This government has clearly been in no hurry to pass legislation. The official opposition asked the government to have regular sittings in a hybrid format throughout the summer, and that the House not rise for
December 3rd, 2020House debate
Michael BarrettConservative
Ethics Madam Speaker, it has been a bit of a custom of mine over the last couple of weeks, during Adjournment Proceedings, to bring good news to the House, and tonight is no exception. My sister and her husband, just last week, welcomed their first-born. Beatrice MacDonald was born to
December 3rd, 2020House debate
Michael BarrettConservative
Ethics Now I do want to talk about time, and I thank my colleague for mentioning that. For over 40 hours, we had Liberal members filibuster committees to prevent the truth. Opposition members wanted to continue the work that parliamentarians had agreed to undertake during the beginning
December 3rd, 2020House debate
Michael BarrettConservative
Criminal Code Madam Speaker, I appreciated the member's example about the disabled individual who had a very different experience than a Canadian without a disability might experience. I heard a similar story about an individual who, it was apparent, had a physical disability and when sufferin
December 2nd, 2020House debate
Michael BarrettConservative
Petitions Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise today on behalf of petitioners who are calling on the Government of Canada to formally recognize that Uighurs in China have been and are being subjected to an ongoing genocide, and that the government use the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Fore
December 2nd, 2020House debate
Michael BarrettConservative
Ethics Mr. Speaker, we know the Prime Minister's usual reaction when the RCMP come calling with questions about his corruption or ethical breaches of his Liberal colleagues. He rips the phone out of the wall and locks the door, blocking them at every step. Last week, we heard from the
December 2nd, 2020House debate
Michael BarrettConservative
Ethics Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister does not need to take my word for it. Conservatives are not making it up. It is the lobbying commissioner who has said that there are RCMP investigations into illegal lobbying by the government. It is clear that Liberals play fast and loose with th
December 2nd, 2020House debate
Michael BarrettConservative