Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, Confucius was known to say “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.” I would like to hear some real knowledge, because the real knowledge we know is that the conflict of interest rules for federal legislators state that the methods of available cont

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, again, I am questioning the relevance of this debate.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the parliamentary research branch has conflict of interest rules for federal legislatures. In them, it talks about techniques of control. They include, first, disclosure, which we know the minister did not do; second, avoidance, which we are still trying to figure

Department of Employment and Social Development Act  Madam Speaker, I am grateful to have this opportunity to speak to Bill C-348, an act to amend the Department of Employment and Social Development Act, persons with disabilities. The bill, put forward by my NDP colleague, the member for Windsor—Tecumseh, would help to simplify the

Cannabis Act  Madam Speaker, my colleague talked about unintended consequences. I am interested to hear his comments on Canadians who go to the U.S. I bring that up because one of my constituents, a good friend of mine, went to Las Vegas. I know he does not have anything to do with drugs or ma

Cannabis Act  Madam Speaker, the hon. member brought up a number of points. He talked about the money being put forward for education. That money, as I stated in my speech, is not there today. It is not there for the education of young people. This legislation would allow 12-year-old children

Cannabis Act  Madam Speaker, it is true. As the member said, we have spent many years trying to hurt the owners of small convenience stores for selling tobacco and have buried their product behind their counters. That hurts them in two ways. First, they are being attacked by the current govern

Cannabis Act  Madam Speaker, I am glad to have a chance to speak to Bill C-45 regarding the legalization of cannabis across Canada. I would like to recognize the work of my colleague, the member for Sarnia—Lambton, and thank her for her tireless efforts in ensuring all aspects of this matter a

Battle of Passchendaele  Mr. Speaker, tomorrow we will recognize the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele, a defining battle in Canadian war history. The Battle of Passchendaele is remembered as one of the worst horrors of the First World War. The conditions for our soldiers were deplorable

Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, I have had a number of conversations with my hon. colleague over the last two years, which I appreciate. I have always found her very open in her conversation. To answer her question, the Liberals cannot on the one hand take credit for the economy and jobs and on th

Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, I did have a quick chance to think about the member's question. First, I am not in government. The member is in government. Second, when we talk about what we can do, it gives me the opportunity to talk about what is happening in my riding. In my home town of Este

Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have a chance today to discuss the latest iteration of the Liberals' budget implementation legislation, Bill C-63. When the Liberals were running their election campaign back in 2015, they made a number of promises to Canadians. One of those promises

Special Olympics Saskatchewan  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to highlight an outstanding constituent who has done some great work in my riding, Hayley Wall. Hayley is running a new program for children and youth in Weyburn through Special Olympics Saskatchewan. The active start program i

Salaries Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my esteemed colleague from Louis-Saint-Laurent for his great conversation and his participation in this. As my colleague knows, I come from a rural riding in the southeast corner of Saskatchewan. Unfortunately, some in the Liberal government believe

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, the hon. member for Mount Royal mentioned $161 million being given out to train these police officers. If we do the simple math, $20,000 per officer basically amounts to 8,050 officers. The police force of Toronto alone has 5,400 officers. How does the member see