Ethics  Mr. Speaker, with Bill C-76, Liberals quietly doubled the threshold at which ridings are audited. In a news report out today, we learned that then-Liberal MP for Brampton East raised over $600,000 at one single event. That is curious, because that is six times the legal amount to

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I am a bit surprised to hear Liberals try to laud their appointments process on federal judges, because they have actually maintained a historic number of vacancies on federal courts. There were 53 just a couple of weeks ago, which breaks all record. For Canadians

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, my specific question is around the provision in this bill to allow a complainant to have support through a lawyer at trial and in the pre-trial hearings. We welcome that provision. However, we see no accompanying support for those with low income, who may not be able

Privilege  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a question of privilege arising out of Question Period. In answer to important and direct questions about the ethical behaviour of members of the Liberal caucus, rather than answering those questions, time and again both the Liberal House Leader and the Pr

Member for Brampton East  Mr. Speaker, parliamentary privilege is a powerful tool afforded to all members of Parliament so we can do our jobs. However, the Liberal member for Brampton East used his privilege to ask senior law enforcement officials troubling questions about money laundering. After the Prim

Member for Brampton East  Mr. Speaker, rather than threatening MPs with lawsuits, maybe the Liberals should try answering some questions in this place. While they are tragic, gambling problems do not launch ethics investigations nor do they have one tailed by the RCMP. In a confessional video released

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, let us put to the side this so-called barrier of saying there simply are not interpreters to fulfill the role we would require as Parliament, because that is not what the committee heard. That is not the testimony. It would be paternalistic to suggest to indigenous C

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, it is something to see. I have had the privilege of living in other countries and seeing people who attempted to express themselves to me in their version of English. Then, as they switched into their native tongue, I saw the flourishing, the stature and the opening

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for sharing his time. I am somewhat reluctant to take this space today, because this was a spot intended for my very good friend, the member for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, who is delayed. He and my friend from Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, my question is for my friend who I have known for some time. He and I share, I think, a significant amount of respect for each other. I hope that is true from his perspective as well. I represent a riding in northwestern British Columbia, Skeena—Bulkley Valley, of w

Member for Brampton East  Mr. Speaker, there are two very important ways to mislead, either by the misrepresentation of facts or by the omission of important facts. Yesterday, I asked the Prime Minister very important and very specific questions about exactly when he and his office first learned that the

Member for Brampton East  Mr. Speaker, repeating the same scripted non-answer only raises the suspicion of Canadians that the Liberal government is hiding something. The Prime Minister promised to set the bar on ethics high. He said that we “must avoid conflict of interest, the appearance of a conflict of

Parliament of Canada Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-422, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (by-election). Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my friend and colleague, the member for Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, for his support for the bill. Just getting through his ridin

Member for Brampton East  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister chose to appoint the member for Brampton East to the very powerful finance committee. While there, he used his access to senior Finance officials and money laundering experts to ask very troubling questions. I will quote: How many resources does

Member for Brampton East  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is claiming ignorance—