Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I will be taking my time today to ask questions of the minister after a very brief statement. I want to thank the men and women in uniform who serve our country every day, the civilians who support their work, and the families that sacrifice so much to support their l

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, could the minister tell the House how many critical failures have the Buffalo aircraft experienced in the past year?

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, that is surprising, considering the assistant deputy minister, Patrick Finn, said ,“...we don't fly aircraft that are unsafe”. The contract for the new fixed-wing search and rescue aircraft is ongoing since 2002. Are you on target for signing the contract by the end o

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, what key capabilities does the RCAF require from its new fixed-wing search and rescue aircraft?

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, what were the performance-based recommendations after the National Research Council review?

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Madam Speaker, absolutely, I feel we need to have a strategy around child care across this country. I believe the federal government should be taking leadership and working with its counterparts in the provinces and territories to make a strategy that makes sense. The reality i

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Madam Speaker, just saying something is progressive does not make it so. The reality is that we are the progressive opposition, and we are here to remind the government that middle class does not start at $45,000 a year. There are people in my riding who are surviving every sing

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I share the concern that there is not adequate palliative care. We know we have an aging population. We know we need to plan for a future when people are going to be facing multiple challenges. We need to see an investment in home care, so we can keep people in t

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I would first like to take this opportunity to send my thoughts to the people of Fort McMurray. A close friend of my husband lives there, and we all watched in terror as this happened, worrying about the well-being of all the people who were fleeing. It is moments

Search and Rescue  Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government is closing the Comox marine communications and traffic services centre today. This was a bad plan when the Conservatives hatched it, and after hearing damning evidence during the fisheries committee study, the minister should have seen reason a

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government campaigned on a promise to help the middle class, and now speaks about helping the group that is hoping to be part of the middle class. In my riding of North Island—Powell River, there are a lot of challenges in this new economy, which is with

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I know when I was walking among many communities in my riding and knocking on doors, one of the things that my constituents spoke to me about again and again was their serious concerns about omnibus bills filled with lots of information that was not adequately debate

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to table a petition to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard. This petition amassed 1,310 signatures and calls upon the minister to stop the closure of the Comox Coast Guard. I have spoken at length in the House of Commons on this

Search and Rescue  Mr. Speaker, the government will shut down the Comox marine communications and traffic services centre on May 10. However, the fisheries committee heard alarming testimony demonstrating real concerns for safety, and the B.C. Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness seems to a

Transportation of Propane  Mr. Speaker, we are at the beginning of the tourist season, but not all are rejoicing. Many members of North Island—Powell River depend on propane, which is critical for the marinas, lodges, guides, and many residents. Transport Canada has decided to suspend the delivery of propa