Canada Pension Plan  Madam Speaker, I commend my colleague for his impassioned speech. He spoke about our side of the House not trusting our youth to save. It is not a case of trusting them or not; it is a case of whether they have the ability to save, given the climate that exists today. If you com

Canada Pension Plan  Thank you, Madam Speaker. I apologize to my colleague. When I travel around my riding, I meet so many seniors who under the present system are living in poverty because that system does not support them. Today, given the precarious nature of employment, given the high level of s

Christmas Parades  Mr. Speaker, I am happy to rise in the House today to spread a little holiday cheer. Over the past weeks, I have had the pleasure of marching in not one, not two, but 11 Santa Claus parades, and that is not even all of them. From Maynooth, near the edge of Algonquin Park, to Am

An Act respecting the development of a national strategy for the safe and environmentally sound disposal of lamps containing mercury  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak today on the bill brought forward by the member for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, an act respecting the development of a national strategy for the safe and environmentally sound disposal of lamps containing mercury. Bill C-238

Marmora SnoFest  Mr. Speaker, there is “snow” place like Marmora, Ontario this weekend for the 39th annual SnoFest. This festival has the record as the oldest sled dog race in Canada. As Richard Lowery, one of the organizers, has said, SnoFest was started to help pull Marmora out of economic depr

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Mr. Speaker, I respect the member's concerns over safe injection sites. This is not just going to pop up tomorrow, that all of a sudden the bill will pass and we will have 100 safe injection sites across the country. It is not to infer that the minister will not consult with the

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the member across the way likes to talk about the fear of what this will do to free speech. I would say to the member that what he is talking about is fear-mongering against what free speech is all about. There is nothing in this motion that has any impact whatsoever

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, hate crimes are declining in Canada, but they have actually doubled against the Muslim community. What does the member have against shining a light on the hate crimes and the rise of hate crimes toward Muslims? Why—

Business of Supply  No, it is not. It is not at all. All you are trying to do is take away from a motion that is actually—

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the question was, what do you have against shining a light—

Business of Supply  What do you have against shining a light on Islamophobia? What do you have against—

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I apologize. What does the member have against shining a light on Islamophobia? What does the member have against the Muslim community that he would want to take away from a perfectly good motion that was already presented to the House?

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I will withdraw the comment.

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Brossard—Saint-Lambert. Our government believes in helping those who need it most. We believe that Canada is strong because of our differences, not in spite of them. We are proudly moving forward on a progressive platfor

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, our government is very much focused on the rural sector, as well as the tourism sector. We are making investments in tourism through the tourism marketing board of Canada. The minister continues to consult with a multitude of different groups on firearms legislation