Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, before I begin presenting these reports, I would like to thank the committee assistants, translation staff and, of course, our clerk, Erica Pereira, and our analysts, Brian Hermon and Scott McTaggart, for all their hard work over the last four years. I have the hono

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the hon. member of Parliament for Don Valley East. I appreciate the opportunity to speak to the motion. Given that it is my first time speaking in the House in this 43rd Parliament, I want to take a moment to thank my constituents

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, as I mentioned in my speech, I point out the good work we have done in a range of human rights issues. We know how delicate the issues related to the consular cases and to the relationship in general can be. Those consular cases have priority right now for Canadian

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the member for Timmins—James Bay raises a very serious issue. He is absolutely right that this is affecting all areas across the country and constituents in all of our ridings. As it relates to the debate we are having today regarding this special committee that w

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I want to highlight the work of the Subcommittee on International Human Rights during the last Parliament. I had the honour and privilege of chairing that subcommittee for a number of years and also working with members in a consensus way on issues including the pl

International Holocaust Remembrance Day  Mr. Speaker, this past Monday was International Holocaust Remembrance Day, when we remembered the murder of over six million Jews during World War II. This year also marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. On Monday, at Auschwitz-Birkenau, I joined the Gov

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for opening up the debate for us this morning. On his last note, he mentioned co-operation across party lines. That is not just with respect to political co-operation, but also co-operation across labour, business and indigenous gr

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my constituents in York Centre regularly share with me their deep concerns about the BDS movement and the alarming rise of anti-Semitism in Canada and around the world. Last month, as part of the Governor General's delegation to the World Holocaust Forum in Israel

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, we know that anti-personnel mines are senseless weapons that continue to claim too many innocent lives and seriously injure people who will forever bear their scars. In fact, it was a Canadian initiative that led to the establishment of the anti-personnel mine ban c