Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, it is an honour, as always, to rise and contribute to the debate on Private Members' Business. Tonight we are debating Bill C-295, moved by the member for Vancouver Centre, whose bill proposes an amendment to the Criminal Code to create a new offence for long-term

Housing  Mr. Speaker, after eight years of the Liberal-NDP government, access to housing is worse than ever. In 2015, when Conservatives were in government and the Conservative leader was the minister of housing, rent for a one-bedroom apartment was $970 a month. Today, the same apartmen

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I noted in his speech that toward the end the member did acknowledge that there were shortcomings in Bill C-75, and it was refreshing, because that is about as close as we have come today to hearing that the necessity of Bill C-48 is in large part due to the disast

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, the member did a great job in her speech of going through the litany of what has unravelled in our criminal justice system under the current government. During the debate, the Liberals are stepping back, as if they have had nothing to do with the problem that need

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, the member left out of his remarks that, under the government over the past eight years, we have seen the reversal of a decades-long trend of lower rates of crime and lower rates of incarceration. We have also seen the emergence of chronic, repeat violent offenders

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I listened to the member's speech, and he devoted quite a bit of it to referring to the requests from the various chiefs of police for this legislation and took credit for the government's doing what it has been asked by these chiefs. The reason the chiefs of polic

Finance  Mr. Speaker, massive Liberal deficits cause inflation, which cause interest rate hikes, which lead to mortgage defaults. The IMF warns that Canada is at the greatest risk for mortgage defaults of any country that it tracks. The solution is to stop the deficits, which stops inflat

Finance  Mr. Speaker, that is cold comfort to families who do not know what they are going to do when their mortgage comes up for renewal. Inflation caused by Liberal deficits means that Canadians cannot afford groceries. Canadians are increasingly buying food on credit and struggling to

Government Business No. 26—Amendments to the Standing Orders  Madam Speaker, I thank the member for giving me the opportunity to put this nonsense to bed. During the time that article came out, I could not even have, in a city like Calgary, in my home, enough reliable upload speed to be able to engage with the hybrid Parliament at that tim

Government Business No. 26—Amendments to the Standing Orders  Madam Speaker, I am so happy that the member is here in this debate tonight and that she is able to be here. The member for Steveston—Richmond East and his remarks on his health challenges are important, but there have been long-standing tools. This is not new. Previous Parliamen

Government Business No. 26—Amendments to the Standing Orders  Madam Speaker, the member is right, and it is disgraceful. The members of that government and its caucus should be ashamed of themselves for what they are doing, and so should the NDP members.

Government Business No. 26—Amendments to the Standing Orders  Madam Speaker, Parliament exists so that common people, the commons, would have protection from what would otherwise be the unlimited power of government. Every now and then, we have to get back to the basics. King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta, 808 years ago this week

Government Business No. 26—Amendments to the Standing Orders  Madam Speaker, I listened to the member's speech, and he did identify the nature of proximity and the ability to establish rapport and trust between members when they are in close proximity to each other. There is nothing in the Standing Orders that gives any requirement of this

Housing  Mr. Speaker, the government has been running massive deficits ever since it took office. All this debt has predictably triggered an inflation crisis, which has led to massive mortgage rate hikes. Half of all homeowners say their mortgage was already barely affordable, and now the

Copyright Act  Mr. Speaker, I request a recorded division.