Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, it is an honour to rise in the House today. I would like to commend my colleague from across the way for his thoughtful remarks and comments in regard to this. I share his passion and his concern that we always value and appreciate the role that faith has played in

Online Streaming Act  Madam Speaker, the hon. member had some thoughtful reflections on this bill. I am wondering if my hon. colleague would agree with me that the government is moving on a slippery slope in this bill towards determining what is truth and what is not, and who gets to ultimately determ

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, Canada is blessed with an abundance of natural resources that should be responsibly and sustainably utilized. Now is the time to invest in strengthening our energy resource, agricultural, technology and manufacturing sectors, which would assist in returning Canada to

Constitution Act, 1867  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague. Much like me, he appears to appreciate the extremely important role of our country’s rural populations. I apologize for my French. I really need to practise. I hope I will get better with time. It is so important to recognize i

Constitution Act, 1867  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Quebec for his speech. Once again, I would like to take the opportunity to ask a question of the hon. member regarding the importance of ensuring that our rural communities and small towns also maintain proper representation

Constitution Act, 1867  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from New Brunswick, the minister, for his efforts and work. This is a big task and I appreciate those efforts. I know the minister has a great appreciation for a province like New Brunswick, where we have a lot of rural communities and small t

Petitions  Madam Speaker, it is an honour to rise in the House today to present a petition and to raise the concerns of many Canadians, and many throughout the world, related to the atrocious practice of human organ harvesting. This petition is in support of Bill S-223. This is a Senate b

4-H in New Brunswick  Mr. Speaker, Canadian farmers and producers grow our food and literally keep our land. My riding of Tobique—Mactaquac is home to a wide variety of producers. A strong agricultural sector is so vital to our country and her future. Organizations like 4-H play an important role in

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, recently at committee, the Commissioner of the Environment revealed that there is no metric in place to measure how much Canada’s carbon footprint has been reduced as a result of the carbon tax. This is the core policy of the NDP–Liberal government’s environmental

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, the carbon tax is a punitive, ineffective and unnecessary tax that disproportionally hurts rural and small town Canadians, including seniors. Whether it is the rising costs of living, soaring inflation, interest rate hikes, two dollars for a litre of gasoline or the

Emergencies Act  Madam Speaker, the science is very clear, and the science is recommending that mandates begin to be lifted and that restrictions begin to be lifted. There was a recent study by John Hopkins University that has been peer reviewed. It said very clearly that the lockdowns have done

Emergencies Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her very important question. Yes, there are extreme elements on all sides, and I believe Canadians want us to make sure they are dealt with appropriately, and dealt with through utilizing the existing laws already in place. We saw this hap

Emergencies Act  Madam Speaker, I think right now we obviously have the tools and mechanisms to make sure safeguards are in place for foreign donors and others who are involving themselves in Canadian affairs, such as mechanisms like FINTRAC. Let us utilize the tools that are already in place,

Emergencies Act  Madam Speaker, I rise today in this, the people's House, with both heaviness of heart and hope for the future. My heart is heavy with all that I am hearing from people from my riding and Canadians from coast to coast. I, along with so many of them, am greatly concerned with the

COVID-19 Protests  Mr. Speaker, one of the foundational principles of leadership is that a leader should be slow to speak and quick to listen. We hear a lot of talk from the Prime Minister, but not a lot of listening. Canadians are speaking clearly and they want their lives back. When will the Pri