Privilege  Mr. Speaker, I would ask the member for Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner to elaborate on the seriousness of what we have heard today is a prima facie case of contempt in this episode. He spoke of arrogance and whether it was deliberate or a lack of oversight on the part of the minist

Government Performance  Mr. Speaker, as we prepare to rise for the summer, I thought I would take a moment to review the government's 2018 performance to date. The year began with the government's odious summer jobs attestation, and quickly proceeded to its refusal to recognize the coming Trans Mountai

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) practice of withholding transfer or benefit payments from the Government of Canada or provincial or territorial governments to taxpayers who owe taxes payable (tax debts), and instead applying the balances of such payments to such

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the testimony at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance on March 1, 2018, by the Assistant Commissioner, International, Large Business and Investigations Branch of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), regarding monetary incentives and debt collection at the

Canada Revenue Agency  Mr. Speaker, earlier this year the courts awarded Mr. and Mrs. Samaroo of Nanaimo $1.7 million in damages for malicious prosecution by the Canada Revenue Agency. This malicious prosecution ruined this family's life and cost taxpayers nearly $3 million in damages and legal costs.

Supporting New Parents Act  Madam Speaker, I had prepared a number of remarks on this bill. I believe very strongly in the bill and think it is excellent. It should be supported by the House. Family is dear to the heart of the leader of the opposition, the member for Regina—Qu'Appelle. From his own experie

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, the budget and its implementation act work in concert with the estimates process that actually gives legal authority for expenditures by the crown. I know that the hon. member is a very diligent and concerned member when it comes to government structures around the s

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Edmonton—Wetaskiwin for raising the issue of the mandate tracker. I was listening quite carefully to that. We heard some recent testimony at government operations committee about that. I recall from that meeting reading and hearing that under t

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, in the last election campaign, the parliamentary secretary's party promised a balanced budget by the next fiscal year. I wonder if he could tell us today whether the Liberals will keep the promise they made during the election campaign and, if not, in what year they

Natural Resources  Madam Speaker, when the Liberals took office, there were four viable private sector pipelines, and now there are none. Crushing regulations, a tanker ban, anti-energy rhetoric, a carbon tax, and an unwillingness to assert the rule of law have chased the private sector out of Cana

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Madam Speaker, that member is tonight hitting it out of the park. We can clip his comments and put them into our householders and our next election material. My province has been through a devastating economic collapse. When we drop anything from high enough, it will bounce a li

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I would caution the member on his assertion that many of the things he said are facts. I will point out to the member that we have heard this, usually not on the record and usually in heckles that occasionally come across from the other side, about the massive defi

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Madam Speaker, the member brought up the issue of the budget's theme and title. What a cynical and disingenuous title and theme it is for a budget. It is insulting and condescending. It mentions the word gender some 400 times throughout, yet it imposes new taxes on women that man

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Madam Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise in this place. It is a tremendous honour and privilege to represent the constituents of Calgary Rocky Ridge. Many of the constituents of Calgary Rocky Ridge have very strong feelings on the budget. It is no mystery that our party i

Export and Import Permits Act  Mr. Speaker, the member raised the matter of committees in general and the experience of committees. This committee worked on a consensus basis. Other committees sometimes do not. The previous intervention talked about other votes that have taken place. I wonder if this member c