Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals have been saying for the past six years that the environment and the economy go hand in hand, yet, time and again, I have seen quite the opposite. The economy always comes first with them, and the environment has always taken a back seat. People have to

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I would really like to thank the member for Windsor West for sharing his time with me. He is such a strong voice for the people of southwestern Ontario and he knows the effects that shutting down Line 5 will have on the thousands of workers in that part of Canada.

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I would like to reiterate that we are having a different pipeline debate than the Trans Mountain Keystone XL debates, which were about expansion projects. This is about a business-as-usual project, not expanding the oil sands in Alberta. In the NDP, we do care abou

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, listening to the member for Calgary Centre and his speech when opening this debate, I think pretty much everybody in this House wants this dispute settled and settled quickly. It is undoubtedly going before the courts, and part of that is based on the transit pipel

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Elgin—Middlesex—London for bringing up all the programs that have helped Canadians and businesses get through these difficult times. I thank her for hinting that the government brought in largely NDP programs. While the Conserv

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I thank the member for mentioning the situation about continuing shortfalls and health funding transfers. That is something that the Bloc and the NDP agree on. While Canadians are struggling with the health and economic impacts of the pandemic, big companies can

COVID-19 in Alberta  Madam Speaker, the member repeated time and time again “how we got to this place”. We are here tonight, because we are speaking about the tragic situation in Alberta, the very painful place that Alberta is in. I live in British Columbia, and we have the same access to vaccines th

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the Deschamps report came out in 2015 under the Conservative government, which did not implement it. The Liberals have been sitting on those recommendations for six years. Now they are up against the wall and they say they will take action. However, they are not goin

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Elgin—Middlesex—London for her speech. I have a lot of time for the member. However, I have to ask why the Conservatives believe that this is the right course of action. The member mentioned how complicit the Minister of Nationa

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Madam Speaker, we have heard the term “walk the walk” many times today. It reminds me of when I was at a G20 energy meeting in Argentina three years ago where the U.K. minister got up and said, “We have to walk the walk.” He was referring to climate accountability legislation the

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, I would simply ask the member why this bill is so timid and so late. Jack Layton tabled a similar bill 15 years ago and it was killed by the Conservatives. The Liberals have been in power for six years and this is what we get. Why have we not seen more urgency and m

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Sarnia—Lambton for her speech. I will pick up where she and the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands left off talking about the forests and their contributions. The member said it was gaming the system to not count the contributions

Port of Montreal Operations Act, 2021  Mr. Speaker, earlier I heard a Liberal comment that he felt that businesses were being held hostage by the unions. Could this perhaps be better characterized as businesses being held hostage by an intransigent port employer? It seems that is what is really happening here and the

Port of Montreal Operations Act, 2021  Madam Speaker, I have heard a couple of Liberals say this evening that they would like the parties to reach an agreement before the bill is passed. Workers have only one tool they can use when they have to stand up for fair pay or a safe workplace, and that tool is to withdraw th

Standing Orders of the House  Madam Speaker, I am happy to speak to Motion No. 38 today, which has been brought forward by the member for Etobicoke North. It calls for the creation of a new standing committee in the House of Commons, the science and research committee. I know the strong interest and deep conc