Privilege  Mr. Speaker, I found the arguments of my colleague from Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes to be extremely detailed, and I would like to add the NDP's voice to this question of privilege. The 17th report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estim

An Act to Provide for the Establishment of a National Council for Reconciliation  Madam Speaker, I think the Conservatives are being disingenuous on the issue. There is no doubt that this is important legislation. Their previous leader, Erin O'Toole, allowed legislation to pass unanimously, and since the member for Carleton has become leader of the Conservativ

An Act to Provide for the Establishment of a National Council for Reconciliation  Madam Speaker, I have said before that there are two bloc parties in the House of Commons: the Bloc Québécois and the “block everything” party, which is the Conservatives. Over the course of the last few years, they have tried to block the dental care the NDP brought to Canadians

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I like my colleague very much, but we lived through the Harper years, when the lineups at food banks doubled and the cost of housing doubled. We also heard the same speeches as the one the member just gave. In 2006, the Conservatives told us that they would take c

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I really enjoy working with my colleague on the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. However, there is something I am having a hard time understanding. Quebeckers have a good understanding of the impact of climate change. There is no doubt tha

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, we lived through the dismal decade of the Harper years, when Canada was the fourth-worst country in the world with respect to emissions around climate change. We saw the doubling of housing prices under the Conservatives. We saw the doubling of food bank line-ups und

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I like the member, but of course he does not remember the dismal decade, which was the Harper decade, where the Conservatives made it extremely difficult for people to even live. Seniors were forced to work for years before they got their pensions. Services were axed

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. That is pure disinformation and the member knows it. B.C. does not have a federal carbon tax, so he is going to have to withdraw his words.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, for this historic vote, we would like a recorded vote, please.

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, child care is vitally important. We have seen the Quebec model. British Columbia has also done an amazing job. The B.C. NDP government has provided and worked on building a child care network across British Columbia. What perturbs me about the discussion on this b

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I always enjoy hearing from my colleague from Nunavut; I just want to ask if she was intending to split her time.

Government Business No. 35—Extension of Sitting Hours and Conduct of Extended Proceedings  Madam Speaker, the member is asking the kind of thoughtful questions that should be asked in this place. Unfortunately, the Conservatives never seem to ask a question that has any depth at all. In the case of the member for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, he does extraordinary work i

Government Business No. 35—Extension of Sitting Hours and Conduct of Extended Proceedings  Madam Speaker, it is hard to take that question seriously. The point I was making is that the member for Carleton is simply a workplace tourist. When he shows videos of himself with a little mud on his shoes, and he has only worked in a real private sector job for one month of h

Government Business No. 35—Extension of Sitting Hours and Conduct of Extended Proceedings  Madam Speaker, there is no doubt that we need to work harder and smarter. New Democrats have always said that; this is why we believe in, and I have always supported, having evening sessions. This is not new for New Democrats. However, what I find perplexing is the Conservative

Government Business No. 35—Extension of Sitting Hours and Conduct of Extended Proceedings  Madam Speaker, first off, the Harper regime was the most corrupt in Canadian history. I do not need to mention that members of that regime went to jail. Does the member not remember Conservative members of Parliament being led away in handcuffs? Second, for that member to raise