Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Madam Speaker, it is my privilege to rise today and add my voice to those who support the government's new strategy to combat ISIL. I want to stress that I am very proud of the work that Canadian Armed Forces members have done in this fight. They served their country with distin

Lifeline Sudbury  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an organization whose work has greatly facilitated the welcoming of refugees in our riding. That organization is Lifeline Sudbury. Lifeline Sudbury is made up of 17 community groups, including the local mosque, the local synagogue, various

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, last week, the world witnessed a horrendous terrorist attack in Jakarta, Indonesia, that took the life of one Canadian and another attack in Burkina Faso that claimed the lives of six Canadians. Our thoughts are with the victims' families. Can the government tell th

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, yesterday we were proud to hear the Prime Minister talk about the efforts being made by the government to settle Syrian refugees in Canada. This is a testament to the commitment we made to Canadians and the world in response to the urgent need that is being felt inte

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I also want to congratulate the member for Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing on her election. Members of the Liberal Party do not want to just talk the talk. We want to walk the walk. I am not the only member in the caucus from northern Ontario. I am joined by the mini

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I thank and congratulate the hon. member for Joliette on his election. As a tax specialist and former professor of international tax law at the University of Ottawa, I appreciate his question. It is clear from our platform that we want to clean up and rework Canada

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, in the last campaign our leader and our platform were quite clear. We want to invest over $200 million annually in the natural resource sector for research and innovation. I am proud to be part of a government that does not want to see things stay the same but to inv

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell. It is an honour to rise for the first time and introduce myself and the great riding of Sudbury. Before I begin, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my wife and my children, Mylène