Energy Efficiency  Madam Speaker, pursuant to subsection 36(1) of the Energy Efficiency Act, I am honoured to table, in both official languages, the “Smarter Energy Use in Canada Report to Parliament Under the Efficiency Act for 2018-2019”.

Natural Resources  Madam Speaker, Canada is a tier 1 nuclear nation with a sector that contributes $17 billion each year to our economy and employs over 76,000 Canadians. Small modular reactors are an innovation that could deliver safe, non-emitting energy and play a part in getting us to net-zero

Natural Resources  Madam Speaker, we know workers in Alberta and across the country are worried about the future of Keystone XL. I want them to know we are making the case for this project. The Prime Minister raised it on his first call with the president-elect. We will continue making the case on

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, the Government of Canada is fully committed to delivering on its commitment to plant two billion trees over the next 10 years. At this time, Natural Resources Canada is working closely with other government departments, including Environment and Climate Change Canad

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister raised this issue with the president-elect on the very, very first call. We have been clear. There is a very strong argument for the project, and that continues regardless of who the President of the United States is. We will continue to make that

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, let me quote: “One of the real problems that I think lingers over [Keystone XL] is, before the pipeline question arose, the [Harper government] deliberately went out of its way to be seen as an adversary of environmentalists”. Who said that? It was the former Progres

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, let me be very clear to energy sector workers, especially those in Alberta who are worried about the future of this project. Our government has been and will be unwavering in its support for Keystone XL. We have been advocating for, and will continue to advocate for,

Alex Trebek  Madam Speaker, Sudbury-born Alex Trebek never forgot his roots. Born to a French-Canadian mother with first nations ancestry and a Ukrainian immigrant father, and raised with a keen interest in geography, Trebek embodied both Sudbury and Canada. We know him as the most successf

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, we have been there since day one. We approved the Line 3 pipeline with 7,000 jobs created. We approved, as well, support to Keystone XL unwaveringly, with 1,500 jobs created right now. We are building LNG Canada and creating thousands of jobs. TMX was approved. We ar

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, we are thinking about the Come By Chance workers who are facing uncertainty and worried about their jobs and their future. The Competition Bureau is looking at the situation and monitoring it closely. Certainly, the acquisition will go through the process it has to

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, as the member very well knows, this is an independent transaction by independent parties. We are certainly there to support, and whatever actions we can take to support that transaction, we will be there. Our focus is to support the workers of Come By Chance and to

Climate Change Accountability Act  Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill C-215, an act respecting Canada's fulfillment of its greenhouse gas emissions reduction obligations. The purpose of Bill C-215 is to ensure that Canada fulfills its obligations under the Paris Agreement, including by establishing targ

Local Legion Halls  Mr. Speaker, for 95 years the Royal Canadian Legion has faithfully served virtually every community in our country and the families of men and women who proudly wear the uniforms of service. Our community legion halls are a source of camaraderie. They hold events, bingos, game

Réginald Bélair  Madam Speaker, a former MP from the area of my hometown, Kapuskasing, passed away on March 3. From 1988 to 2004, Réginald Bélair represented the riding of Cochrane—Superior and later Timmins—James Bay. In his first speech to the House on December 3, 1988, this nature lover said

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his excellent speech. He was talking about context. Could he tell us a little more about the context of the time? In his answer to a previous question, he mentioned that Premier Bourassa had asked Ottawa for assistance and th