Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for her question and for the bill she introduced. I know that introducing a bill is not easy and that it takes a lot of energy and time. I look forward to hearing more about what she wants to do with her bill. In response to her second ques

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, as my hon. colleague may already know, my community has been devastated over the last three years with two historical floods. We know full well the need to take action on climate change. That is why I am very proud to be part of a government that has put forward the

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I will share my time with the member for Mississauga—Erin Mills. It is an honour for me to address the House in reply to the throne speech for this second session of the 43rd Parliament. Over the past few months, people in my community, Vaudreuil—Soulanges, and tho

Forestry Industry  Madam Speaker, national forest week is an opportunity to highlight all of the incredible contributions the forest sector makes to our economy. Throughout this crisis, our government and the forest industry has stepped up to help fight COVID-19 on many fronts. Companies like Wes

Natural Resources  Madam Speaker, at one point almost one in three workers in mining, oil and gas were able to stay in their job thanks to the Canada emergency wage subsidy. The Speech from the Throne announced this subsidy would continue through until next summer. This represents hundreds of milli

Natural Resources  Madam Speaker, I will reiterate our support for workers in the oil and gas sector. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been put in place to support them with the wage subsidy. I will also reiterate for my hon. colleague the support that has been given over the last couple of mon

The Environment  Madam Speaker, in regard to the movement of waste internationally, Canada is party to three international agreements that outline the requirements for exports, imports and transit of hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable materials. We take our obligations under these agreement

The Environment  Madam Speaker, it has been a pleasure discussing this with my hon. colleague on numerous occasions. He is working hard on this matter, and I appreciate that greatly. Canadians want us to address plastic pollution. We agree, and are doing our due diligence to advance the best sol

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to working with the resource sector to ensure that the best projects come to fruition. We know that investors and global consumers in Canada and around the world are increasingly looking for cleaner products and sustainable resource develo

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, that project is currently undergoing a federal assessment by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada in accordance with the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012, which is the system set up by my colleague's party when it was in power. I am sure that the outcom

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to working with the resource sector to ensure jobs are created for Canadians from coast to coast to coast, while at the same time protecting our environment. It is what Canadians expect from our government. We know that investors all arou

Vaudreuil—Soulanges  Mr. Speaker, thanks to the hard work of Jay de la Durantaye, Brenda O'Farrell, Rob Dumas, Craig and Brent Nolan, Ken Bell and the entire team at the Soulanges Irish Society, our community of Vaudreuil—Soulanges becomes Irish for a day at the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Hud

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague and his incredible staff, who are, I am sure, doing wonderful work for the citizens of Winnipeg North this Friday afternoon. The hon. member is a veteran of the House and the provincial legislature in Manitoba. Given the exp

The Environment  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for her work on this issue. We took a leadership role in 2015 when we signed the Paris Agreement and encouraged other countries to do the same. Through the record investments, plans and programs we have put in place, project

Pure Art Foundation  Madam Speaker, it is an honour to rise in this House to recognize the good work of the Hudson-based Pure Art Foundation. Founded by Robert and Brigitte McKinnon and their incredible boys, the foundation is committed to empowering people and building stronger communities. With ini