The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I believe that Canadians just need to look at our track record to recognize that healthy forests are a crucial part of our clean air future. Early in the pandemic, we pledged $30 million to help small and medium-sized businesses, including tree-planting companies, t

Diversity and Inclusion  Madam Speaker, every casual hockey fan knows Willie O’Ree became the first Black player in the National Hockey League when he played for the Boston Bruins in 1958, but how many can name the second Black player in the NHL? Mike Marson was just 19 years old when he graduated from t

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, we take the threat to Canadian energy security very seriously. Line 5 is vital to Canada's energy security. I would like to tell my colleague we appreciate her advocacy on this. We know that Line 5 is vital to workers, producers and consumers in Canada and in the Un

Natural Resources  Madam Speaker, let us talk about the facts. The majority of oil imported to Canada comes from the United States, at 74%. Under our government, imported oil has consistently decreased to the lowest levels in 10 years to just under 660,000 barrels per day. The member opposite refe

Natural Resources  Madam Speaker, actually, the Prime Minister raised Line 5 directly with the President and members of his cabinet during the virtual summit this week. We have approached this at the highest levels because we take threats to Canadian energy security very seriously. Line 5 is vital

Natural Resources  Madam Speaker, I appreciate this opportunity to address this very important issue. From day one, the government has made it a top priority to open domestic and international markets to our resources. Our goal has been to help create well-paid high-skills jobs in our energy secto

Natural Resources  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his passion on this issue, his comments and his knowledge that he is sharing with us here and at the natural resources committee. As the member knows, the Line 3 replacement project is one of North America's largest infrastructure program

Women and Gender Equality  Madam Speaker, as we all know, March 8 was International Women's Day. From Agnes Macphail, the first woman elected to this chamber in 1921, to the first gender-balanced cabinet in the G7, Canada has come a long way, but there is still a long way to go before women are genuine eq

Laurentian University in Sudbury  Madam Speaker, I am the member of Parliament for Sudbury, and I am currently about one kilometre from Laurentian University. Laurentian is a flagship institution in our community and a major economic and cultural driver. As we know, it is actually a tricultural institution. My

Laurentian University in Sudbury  Mr. Speaker, that is a big question. I could gladly talk about it for 20 minutes. Cuts were made at Huntington University in Sudbury and at Thorneloe University . These are historic institutions that play a major role in our community. We must not forget that. The University of

Laurentian University in Sudbury  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question. I am a fourth-generation Franco-Ontarian. My children are part of the fifth generation. I did all my schooling in French in Ontario because those who came before me fought so that I could have that right. Yes, we must continue t

Laurentian University in Sudbury  Mr. Speaker, with respect to the first comment on infrastructure and buildings, the building that we actually funded was the Cliff Fielding building, which was fully funded. On the other construction, I am not sure how Laurentian would have financed it, but I know that the Cliff

Laurentian University in Sudbury  Mr. Speaker, certainly, we have been there with historic funding for our francophone institutions across the country. It is still being challenged. At the end of the day, if a provincial government keeps cutting funding for post-secondary institutions, as we have seen in Ontario

Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-288, An Act to amend the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. Mr. Speaker, I am introducing my private member's bill, which would amend the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, CCAA, by simply adding publicly funded post-secondary institutio

Laurentian University  Mr. Speaker, we are all aware of the situation unfolding at Laurentian University in Sudbury. What I want to focus on today are the students affected by this tragedy. Like most universities, exams at Laurentian started on April 12, the same day as the job losses and program cut