Canada–Madagascar Tax Convention Implementation Act, 2018  Mr. Speaker, this is a great opportunity for me to thank the member for Sydney—Victoria. We served together for 19 years, we lived together for 13 years and I have taken lessons from him out of both experiences. The greatest lesson in perseverance I have learned would be in the

Youth Employment  Mr. Speaker, my colleague from Saint John—Rothesay's preamble was absolutely spot-on. After 10 years of Conservative rule, we saw the highest youth unemployment records in the history of the country. After three and a half years of Liberal rule, we now see the lowest records in t

Employment  Madam Speaker, that is great advice. I want to thank my colleague from Nepean for asking that question, because we know that this question would never come from the Conservatives. They are embarrassed to see the success of the government, with almost twice as many jobs created b

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, the cost of a fair wages policy will depend on the scope and requirements of the policy, including the industries affected and the level of wages prescribed, as appropriate. These have not yet been determined and are subject to a ministerial decision that has not yet

Employment  Madam Speaker, certainly the record numbers of jobs grown by this government since coming to power has had an impact across the country, specifically in Quebec. We recognize that. I have an interesting read on my night table, Right Here, Right Now, a book by former prime minist

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I caught most of the member's speech but I recorded it all. To help him out, I am going to binge-watch it this summer. It is called “Game of Drones”.

Finance  Mr. Speaker, if unmitigated gall were a currency here in Canada, I know we would have a lot of Conservatives driving Cadillacs because of what they did with the finances of this country. When I look at Stephen Harper, I see he added $150 billion to the national debt. In 2009 it

Finance  Mr. Speaker, if I could first clarify for all those in the House this evening, there were a couple of misstatements by my colleague. He talked about the management of the economy. The fact is that this government has created 800,000 new jobs since coming to government in 2015. T

Canada Post Corporation  Mr. Speaker, again, my colleague across started his initial comments saying that the people on the government side would like to forget last fall and the legislation. In fact, there is one thing that I will not forget. It is the sanctimony from the NDP when they stood and fought

Canada Post Corporation  Mr. Speaker, I know that my colleague and I can certainly agree on the fact that in the best-case scenario both sides are able to sit down at the bargaining table and come out with an agreement that is of benefit to all. Unfortunately, there are instances that arise where such is

Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, I am happy to join this debate on Bill C-420. I had to check my prepared text. I actually agreed with a number of points my colleague across the way made. I wanted to make sure that we had it right in the text. I would like to use my time to speak about the curren

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, my colleague across the way made a comment about the sports tax credit, which had been referenced earlier. When there is a tax credit or incentive, there is the hope to prompt some kind of a positive response. That is why that measure would be brought forward. Howev

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, our government has helped create 800,000 jobs across the country, 190,000 jobs in Quebec alone. That has put pressure on the workforce in Quebec. We are working with the Government of Quebec. With respect to processing, we have added additional resources. After hav

Canada Post Corporation  Madam Speaker, I would have hoped that my colleague, who I have spent a fair amount of time in this House with, might have taken the opportunity to apologize to organized labour in this country for the affront the Conservatives placed on them over the 10 years they were in power,

Canada Post Corporation  Madam Speaker, the member for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke made a reference, early on in her comments, to collective bargaining. I know it is somewhat obscure for the member, having gone through 10 years of the Stephen Harper government, who showed nothing short of distain for orga