Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I am proud to be part of a government that ran on a platform to legalize and regulate marijuana. As any expert will tell us, prohibition causes more problems than it proposes to solve. The answer is a regulatory framework based on evidence. We are not moving towar

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I was very interested to hear my friend speaking about the recent Conservative convention and this issue of giving tickets to individuals who are picked up for small possession. My question for the member is this. Does he know that that answer is in fact decrimina

Blood Donor Eligibility  Mr. Speaker, today is World Blood Donor Day, marked by the World Health Organization. I want to thank the hundreds of donors in Beaches—East York. This past Friday over 200 of my neighbours signed up to give blood at the Beach United Church, including Amanda Tiernan-Carpino, who

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present three identical petitions signed by thousands of Canadians from across the country from Vancouver to Halifax. The petitioners call upon Parliament to enact legislation to ensure that dog and cat fur is banned from importation and sale in

2016 Olympians and Paralympians  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate all of our Team Canada Olympic and Paralympic athletics, and to pay special tribute to an accomplished Olympic athlete from my riding of Beaches—East York. Penny Oleksiak captured our country's imagination in Rio. She is our youngest Ol

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I would like to seek unanimous consent of the House for the following motion to address agricultural concerns. That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-246, an act to amend the Criminal Code, the Fisheries Act, the Textile Label

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  Madam Speaker, the member mentioned information access concerns. The minister can refuse to give access relating to matters that are injurious to national security. She mentioned concerns that whistleblowers would not be able to present the information to the public. Does the mem

Modernizing Animal Protections Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Canadians across the country for caring about, for speaking up for those without a voice, and for standing up for improved animal protections. My colleagues have been inundated with correspondence in support of Bill C-246. I want in particular to tha

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present e-petition 119. Hundreds of Canadians have called on our government to reverse unfair changes to adoption rules made by the previous administration and to ensure that children adopted outside of Canada are treated equally, regardless of wheth

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise to present petition e-115. Over 1,500 Canadians are calling on the government to allow for the personal production of cannabis as part of the upcoming cannabis legalization legislation. I would note that this would be an important aspect if we allow Canadians

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, I wonder if the member could speak to the different kinds of debt. It is an unfortunate thing when we talk about debt to Canadians as just debt. There is capital infrastructure debt, operating expense debt that we might incur, and there are very different—

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present two petitions, including e-petiton 297. The petitioners call upon the government to implement a carbon fee and dividend on a nation-wide basis as quickly as possible in a way that is integrated with provincial pricing. I commend the hard wor

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge. We can, and should, treat drug use and abuse as a health issue and not as a crime. Our government has committed to a sensible and evidence-based approach to drug policy; that approach is empha

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Mr. Speaker, I hope it is an acceptable answer to give in the House to say that I do not know. I have not reviewed the evidence that the health committee took seriously. I can say our Minister of Health has indicated some concerns about usurping provincial authority, but at the

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Mr. Speaker, I do not need to see a consensus in the House to move forward with parts of the legislation provided those parts of the legislation are grounded in evidence. We ought to be guided in the House by evidence. Supervised injection versus supervised consumption is simply