Canadian Human Rights Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his question. In Canada, a nation built around the rule of law, there is no higher deliberative or legislative body than this august chamber that decides on the laws of the land, that talks about and speaks to freedom and liberty, and

Canadian Human Rights Act  Madam Speaker, Tuesday May 17 was an important day. It was the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. It was a day to recognize the efforts of everyone who has fought for equality, freedom, and respect for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, non-binary,

Jim Prentice  Mr. Speaker, today, I rise in this House with a heavy heart. Last week, Albertans and Canadians lost one of our most devoted public servants. The hon. Jim Prentice served with honour and conviction as a member of this House, as a member of the federal cabinet, and as premier of

City of Edmonton  Mr. Speaker, despite tough economic times, my home city of Edmonton continues to enjoy modest growth. Edmontonians are resilient people. We know how to cut loose with everything from the International Street Performers Festival, the Jazz Festival, The Works Art and Design Festiva

Muslim Canadians  Mr. Speaker, as-salaam alaykum. I rise today in solidarity with Muslim Canadians and Muslim newcomers across the country. When Muslim newcomers decide to leave their country and come to Canada, they often leave behind prejudice and profiling for a better life in this country. M

Dairy Industry  Mr. Speaker, as I said, the Government of Canada does not see any agreements or working relationships with indigenous people as impediments to resource development in Canada. These elements are complementary and part of a properly functioning, balanced, fair, and progressive soci

Dairy Industry  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased this evening to rise to respond to the question by the hon. member for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, here on traditional Algonquin territory. As stated in the mandate letter to each and every minister of this government, no relationship is more important

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. My colleagues are working hard on matters pertaining to official bilingualism in this country. We are drafting an action plan for Canada's official languages for 2018-2023. As far as Parks Canada, the RCMP, and our whole-of-go

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to a state-of-the-art hospital in Ottawa, and we understand the need, from the community, to make a decision quickly. It is because we believe in transparent, rigorous, evidence-based decision-making that the minister has asked the Natio

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for his second question. Our government believes in the importance of promoting and encouraging the use of the official languages in Canadian society. Canadian Heritage works closely with the President of the Treasury Board on

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to once again be here in the House for this session. I thank the member for Drummond for his question. We are aware of the complaints about the service offered by RCMP officers on Parliament Hill. Those complaints have been brought to our attentio

Shootings in Orlando  Mr. Speaker, the pride flag flies in good times and in bad, so I proudly wear these colours today in memory of 50 of our Orlando brothers and sisters whose lives were taken because, like us, they were different, special, unique. From coast to coast to coast, we saw members of t

National Anthem Act  Mr. Speaker, as a Canadian and as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, I am very pleased to speak to Bill C-210, an act to amend the National Anthem Act. I listened to the debate and I am very pleased to add my thoughts to those of my honourable coll

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for her question. I want to make it clear that our government has official languages well in hand with its whole-of-government approach. Not only is there someone guiding the ship, but there are many capable hands on deck because our whole-

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, our government understands emphatically the need for a state-of-the-art hospital in downtown Ottawa and we support that project. For this reason, the Minister of Canadian Heritage has asked the National Capital Commission to review possible sites for the Ottawa Hospi