Agiculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, Canada's dairy industry is second to none. It has more than $6 billion in farm gate sales and $15 billion in sales in the processing sector and supports more than 100,000 jobs across the country. Furthermore, the industry is a leader when it comes to environmental co

Shefford  Mr. Speaker, my riding is home to the Grand Prix Ski-doo de Valcourt, the biggest snowmobile race event in the world. Valcourt, the birthplace of the snowmobile, first hosted this event in 1983. With 1,000 athletes from around the world, 250 volunteers and plenty of family acti

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I listened very carefully to my colleague's speech. I want to congratulate him and thank him for raising such a timely issue. My riding, Shefford, is 80% agricultural, so a huge part of our economy depends on the agriculture and agri-food sector. We have many dair

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank and congratulate my colleague for her first speech in the House and wish her all the best in 2016. In the throne speech, our government announced investments and tax cuts for the middle class. I would like to ask my colleague how these measures

Shefford  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour for me to speak in the House for the first time. I want to thank the people of Shefford for giving me their trust. I will devotedly represent them here in the House. The city of Granby is one of 13 municipalities in Quebec that will soon be welcomi