National Strategy for Eye Care Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for putting forth this private member's bill. It is always an honour to get up in the House and address Canadians as an elected representative from my riding of Peterborough—Kawartha, but our voices often resonate across Canada. What we a

National Strategy for Eye Care Act  Madam Speaker, I would ask what this looks like for the member in terms of the provincial jurisdiction. We are trying to navigate this waterway when we are looking at a national eye care strategy, but we still have provincial and territorial jurisdictions. How does she see that p

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, everything I said in that debate is true, because 50% of the people eligible for the Liberals' child care that is going to save the world cannot even access it. That is what we are reading into the record. For her record, we absolutely voted in favour of it. Howev

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, it sounded as though the member was asking the Speaker that question.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, there was facetiousness in the House of Commons? I am shocked. I would like to know how many constituents have called the hon. member from the Bloc and said that they support a radical increase in tax on their fuel. How many constituents are happy that fuel is go

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I respect all my colleagues in the House, but that is laughable. The Liberals and the NDP, who signed a coalition, said to lock one's interest rates in; they were never going to go up, and everything was going to be great. People are losing their homes. To say th

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, this is the reality across the country. Because parents are not okay and are so busy worrying about paying for food, heat, hydro and groceries, their kids are less engaged. They do not get the attention they need. They feel disconnected. We know this. We can look

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I am sharing my time this afternoon with the member for Lakeland. It is always an honour to rise in the House of Commons to speak on behalf of my constituents of Peterborough—Kawartha and of all Canadians. I am the shadow minister for families, children and social

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise in the House of Commons today to present this petition on behalf of graduate and post-doctoral science students to support science. It is signed by hundreds of students. Graduate students and post-doctoral scholars are Canada's workforce in r

Finance  Mr. Speaker, just two months ago the finance minister said, “Canada's plan to bring down inflation is working.” Clearly, the Liberals are experiencing inflation differently, because it is not going down; it is up again today. After eight years of the current Prime Minister, mortg

Finance  Mr. Speaker, we have heard repeatedly from the Prime Minister that the cost of living is not a priority, and Canadians are feeling the consequences. Here are a few quotes from the Prime Minister. “You'll forgive me if I don't think about monetary policy.” Or how about this: “We t

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to government funding related to drug supply and treatment: (a) what was the total amount spent by the government on providing "safer supply" drugs in the 2022-23 fiscal year; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by province or territory; (c) what was the total amount spe

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the new passport design unveiled on May 10, 2023: (a) what is the detailed timeline of all actions (calls for proposals, designs reviewed, ministerial approval, etc.) associated with the development of the new passport from when the government first considered chan

Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada  Mr. Speaker, what do Canadians need to know about the leader of the official opposition and our next Prime Minister? Many already know him as the common-sense leader Canada needs. His school teacher parents know him as the boy they adopted and raised in their modest home in the

Employment Insurance Act  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to be back in the House of Commons to speak on behalf of my constituents of Peterborough—Kawartha. I am very honoured to be supporting my colleague and friend from Battlefords—Lloydminster and her Bill C-318, which I will be speaking to today. I am