Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, Canada’s prosperity depends on young Canadians getting the education and the experience they need to prepare for the jobs of today and tomorrow. With regard to (a), affected students will be eligible to receive additional financial assistance for the weeks added to

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, the list of organizations funded through the Canada summer jobs program for the summer of 2017, including the amount paid, will be made public on the program website. It will be available at www.canada.ca/canada-summers-jobs.

Christmas  Mr. Speaker, 'Twas the week before Christmas and not much was new; But I'll just take a moment to offer my view. The new Tory leader picked a political spat; But it's hard to take him serious with dimples like that; But even those dimples cannot hide the shock; Of wha

Ben Sylliboy  Mr. Speaker, flags have flown at half-mast this week in Mi'kmaq communities across Atlantic Canada, with the passing of Grand Chief Ben Sylliboy. The Grand Chief was first appointed to represent his community as Keptin to the Grand Council in 1968. He went on to serve as Grand

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I present a petition on behalf of a number of residents from Sydney, Sydney River, Howie Centre, Main-à-Dieu, East Bay, and Big Pond. The petitioners call upon the Government of Canada to specifically identify hospice palliative care as a defined medical service cov

Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, in the member's last response, he talked about services to Canadians. Canadians have benefited from the Canada child benefit, seniors from the guaranteed income supplement, and WITB gives the most vulnerable Canadians more money in their pockets. However, it is on t

Cannabis Act  Mr. Speaker, I have the utmost respect for my friend and colleague across the way, but I must have run in a different election in 2015, because I do not think that there was one issue that made a clearer definition of positions than the marijuana issue. The government's position

Employment  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Etobicoke—Lakeshore for his strong advocacy on this particular issue. He deserves a round of applause. As part of the targeted employment strategy for newcomers, we have launched a call for proposals for the foreign credential re

Canada Labour Code  Mr. Speaker, I am thankful for the opportunity to speak to the opposition bill, Bill C-345. I am pleased the bill was put forward by my colleague for Abitibi—Témiscamingue. The bill is very similar to one that was tabled in the House back in the last Parliament. I think all mem

Post-Secondary Education  Mr. Speaker, I think most Canadians, and certainly Canadian students, know the actions undertaken by this government to help them get that very necessary education they need to provide them jobs of today for the future. Last year, we increased the amount of support for Canadian

Allan J. MacEachen  Mr. Speaker, it is my profound honour today to rise and pay tribute to a true giant in Canadian politics. The hon. Allan J. MacEachen dedicated his life to the equality of citizenship, both under the law and with opportunity. He used his peerless parliamentary skills to turn the

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, there are three types of loan forgiveness provided through the Canada student loans program, the CSLP. They are the severe permanent disability benefit, Canada student loan forgiveness for family doctors and nurses, and forgiveness in cases of death. In the case of

Chief of Protocol  Mr. Speaker, later this summer, the parliamentary community will bid farewell to one of its own, Elizabeth Rody, chief of protocol for the Parliament of Canada. For more than 30 years, and may I note, 14 of them as only the third chief of protocol of Parliament, Ms. Rody has plac

Status of Women  Mr. Speaker, she asked a hundred times, “When will someone do something?” We are the someone and we are doing something. We are fixing this. Things have changed since 2004 in Canada. She might want to refresh those stats. She might want to refresh that data. I think Alexa McDonou

Status of Women  Mr. Speaker, I know my NDP colleague is very committed to this issue. She asked, back on March 8, when the government intended to pass a law on pay equity and whether it was in the near future. Our government is committed to a whole-of-government approach to providing opportuni