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Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, the hon. member brought up the case of Roger Foley and as he concluded his speech, he talked about the need to ensure that there are adequate safeguards in place. I was wondering, having regard for the case of Roger Foley, if the member could provide his thoughts o

December 8th, 2020House debate

Michael CooperConservative

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would submit that the government being 99% off its 2030 targets demonstrates the carbon tax does not work. The carbon tax is just another tax. It is quite interesting that, while the government is 99% off its 2030 targets, it is ready to propose even more ambitio

December 7th, 2020House debate

Michael CooperConservative

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, let me concur with the hon. member for Edmonton Strathcona. I agree with her that women entrepreneurs are vital, and we need to support them and all entrepreneurs. That is what this motion speaks to by holding the line on taxes and ensuring the government provides

December 7th, 2020House debate

Michael CooperConservative

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, very simply, the motion calls on the government to put a pause on the carbon tax hike in the face of businesses facing an unprecedented challenge at this particular time. The member sounded the alarm about climate change. Let me remind the hon. member that the go

December 7th, 2020House debate

Michael CooperConservative

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I plan to split my time with the member for Northumberland—Peterborough South. I am very pleased to rise to speak in strong support of the motion put forward by my friend, the shadow minister for finance and the hon. member for Carleton. I am very proud to be seco

December 7th, 2020House debate

Michael CooperConservative

Persons with Disabilities  Madam Speaker, this week at the justice committee, Liberal MPs, incredibly, rejected all amendments to Bill C-7 to protect the vulnerable. In its reckless rush to ram through this shoddy bill, why is the government ignoring the pleas of virtually every national disabilities righ

November 27th, 2020House debate

Michael CooperConservative

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I would note that Madam Justice Baudouin, in rendering her decision and finding that the reasonably foreseeable criteria contravened section 7 and section 15 of the charter, based her analysis on only one objective of Bill C-14, namely to protect vulnerable persons

November 27th, 2020House debate

Michael CooperConservative

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, let me just say that I believe, at the very least, it would have provided time for Parliament to respond legislatively, something that we have not had sufficient time to do, and it would have better provided clarity of the law.

November 27th, 2020House debate

Michael CooperConservative

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, with respect to the consultation period, the consultation that was undertaken by the government provided for an online survey that left out people who do not have access to the Internet, left out people with cognitive, mobility or other impairments, and left out pe

November 27th, 2020House debate

Michael CooperConservative

Criminal Code  moved: Motion No. 2 That Bill C-7, in Clause 1, be amended by deleting lines 25 to 31 on page 3. Motion No. 3 That Bill C-7, in Clause 1, be amended by replacing line 8 on page 5 with the following: “(i) ensure that there are at least 120 clear days between”. Mada

November 27th, 2020House debate

Michael CooperConservative

Justice  Mr. Speaker, the Canadian Bar Association has said that the use of the Liberal database to vet judicial applicants raises doubts about the independence of the judicial appointment process. We have now learned that the Minister of Justice appointed someone to the Quebec Superior C

November 19th, 2020House debate

Michael CooperConservative

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have three petitions to present. The first is an e-petition signed by 1,050 Canadians who are calling on the federal government to establish a committee to update the federal child support guidelines. The petitioners note that the guidelines have not been updated

November 18th, 2020House debate

Michael CooperConservative

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the second petition relates to international human organ trafficking. The petitioners call upon the government to amend the Criminal Code, as well as the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to prohibit Canadians from travelling abroad to acquire human organs remo

November 18th, 2020House debate

Michael CooperConservative

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the final petition is signed by 46 Canadians. The petitioners wish to bring to this House's attention egregious human rights abuses being perpetrated by the Chinese communist regime against Uighur Muslims, including invasive surveillance, arbitrary detention, destru

November 18th, 2020House debate

Michael CooperConservative

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to management consulting contracts signed by any department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity during the pandemic, since March 1, 2020: (a) what is the total value of all such contracts; and (b) what are the details of each contract, including the

November 16th, 2020House debate

Michael CooperConservative