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Bill C-5 Madam Speaker, every day, four Canadians are killed at the hands of an impaired driver, yet the Liberal government wants to go soft on impaired drivers with its soft-on-crime Bill C-5. The bill would allow criminals convicted of impaired driving causing death to serve their sente
May 6th, 2022House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Ethics Mr. Speaker, page 56 of the RCMP's criminal brief into the Prime Minister said that the Prime Minister's actions were “more damaging to the Government of Canada’s appearance of integrity than would similar actions carried out by a lower-ranking government official”. Canadians ex
April 27th, 2022House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Ethics Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Prime Minister incriminated himself by admitting to the only element that the RCMP could not establish to charge the Prime Minister with fraud. Will the Prime Minister share that information with the RCMP? If not, is it because he is afraid he will be
April 27th, 2022House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Constitution Act, 1867 Madam Speaker, my colleague from Edmonton is quite right when she speaks of the Edmonton—Wetaskiwin riding, which takes in the deep south of suburban Edmonton and has a farming and small-town component. That is something the boundaries commission of each province takes into accou
April 7th, 2022House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Constitution Act, 1867 Madam Speaker, that is a good question from my friend, the member for Sarnia—Lambton. There are different challenges that members of Parliament face in representing urban and rural areas. They are taken into account, having regard for additional resources for the members who repr
April 7th, 2022House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Constitution Act, 1867 Madam Speaker, let me say, in short, that I believe in principle that the voting age of 18 is the most appropriate age. However, I do look forward to debate on the bill.
April 7th, 2022House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Constitution Act, 1867 Madam Speaker, in short, I absolutely concur with my colleague from Kings—Hants that we need to take into allowance issues of population and geography, as my friend, the member for Peace River—Westlock, outlined. He represents 100,000 square kilometres, an area that comprises 500
April 7th, 2022House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Constitution Act, 1867 Madam Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon. I rise to speak on Bill C-14, an act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867. More specifically, what this bill would do is amend what is known as the grandfather clause. By way of backgrou
April 7th, 2022House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Criminal Code Mr. Speaker, every single day 20 Canadians lose their life to an opioid overdose. That is 7,000 Canadians a year, yet in the face of an opioid crisis, Bill C-5, shockingly, eliminates mandatory jail time for producers and manufacturers of schedule 1 drugs like fentanyl and crysta
March 30th, 2022House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Taxation Mr. Speaker, the PBO has put to rest the NDP-Liberal government's bogus claim that the carbon tax is revenue-neutral. The St. Albert Legion wrote to me and said that the carbon tax will cost it $6,000 this year. That is $6,000 that could have been spent to support veterans in my
March 30th, 2022House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Protection of Freedom of Conscience Act Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of Bill C-230, the protection of freedom of conscience act, introduced by my friend, the member for Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek. The bill before us is much-needed legislation to protect the charter rights of medical professionals who conscie
March 28th, 2022House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Economic and Fiscal Update Implementation Act, 2021 Mr. Speaker, with respect to inflation, when the Parliamentary Budget Officer appeared before the finance committee, he said that all of the stimulus spending provided in Bill C-8 was unhelpful and was no longer necessary. He also acknowledged that the government's deficits and d
March 25th, 2022House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Economic and Fiscal Update Implementation Act, 2021 Mr. Speaker, the Parliamentary Budget Officer provides objective analysis. The analysis that he has provided is that the current government gets an F when it comes to inflation.
March 25th, 2022House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Economic and Fiscal Update Implementation Act, 2021 Mr. Speaker, the government has made life less affordable for everyday Canadians, from the Liberal inflation tax to payroll tax increases that came into effect on January 1 to a 25% hike in the carbon tax, which is only going to increase the cost of essentials even more, and then
March 25th, 2022House debate
Michael CooperConservative
Economic and Fiscal Update Implementation Act, 2021 Mr. Speaker, I would remind the far-left member for Winnipeg North that much of the government's spending has been poorly targeted. My friend the parliamentary secretary spoke about supports for small businesses. Well, went it came to the wage subsidy, Statistics Canada analysis
March 25th, 2022House debate
Michael CooperConservative