Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, it is interesting that the member raises this as he is fighting for French researchers to be recognized in this country, which is bilingual. It was also mentioned that anglophones in the House should take interest in the subject matter, and I am stating that I am ver

Diversity and Inclusion  Mr. Speaker, racism has no place in Canada and never will. This week, our government launched the renewed multiculturalism and anti-racism program and called for proposals to help organizations build capacity. This funding aims to help organizations have capacity to support thei

National Security Review of Investments Modernization Act  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise today to speak to the modernization of the Investment Canada Act. As many who are following this debate know, this act was last revised in 2008, so this legislation represents the most significant update to the act since that time. It would

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I welcome the member's speech. She is passionate about the environment. I know that the government is also committed to the environment. In response to the report, of course, it is laying road maps ahead as to how government departments can all reach the targets

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, we have seen day after day, actually it has been a few weeks now, the Conservatives continue their filibuster through concurrence reports in the House when these studies have taken place in committee. Today we were supposed to be debating Bill S-9, an act to amend

Hindu Heritage Month  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mark the second annual Hindu Heritage Month and in celebration of Diwali. During this month, I would like to recognize and honour the countless contributions of the Hindu community to our nation. Over the past 120 years, it has been an integral part

Buckam Singh  Madam Speaker, Canadians from coast to coast to coast could tell us about the many contributions that Sikh Canadians have made in all sectors of our country, but during this Veterans' Week, I would like to especially recognize the tremendous sacrifices made by the over 365,000 Si

Privilege  Mr. Speaker, moving on from this topic, I just wanted to bring up a point of order on a technical issue regarding the votes.

Privilege  Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to bring it to your attention, and to the House's, the dispute over the vote by the member for Fredericton today. I wanted to clarify, and I have already clarified with the table clerks, that the member did not vote physically in this chamber today, n

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, we see in this piece of legislation that there would be amendments made to the act that would stop big business mergers with anti-competitive effects. I want to know what kinds of benefits the member thinks this could have in her community when it comes to small bu

Allegations Against Government of India  Mr. Chair, the member for Waterloo is definitely an excellent Chair of the procedure and House affairs committee. She has led that committee through many challenges we as members face and that Canadians look to us to overcome. Within that committee, we talked quite a lot about t

Allegations Against Government of India  Mr. Chair, this is an interesting question. I think I am maybe at liberty to speak to it. As far as I was aware, all members originally were participating in the House. Perhaps there has been a sudden change of heart. I do not know why that is. There were a few other things I wa

Allegations Against Government of India  Mr. Chair, it is something that, being born and raised here in Canada myself, I have struggled with. I know many around me have, and there are many in our caucus who have shared these types of sentiments. It is unfortunate, and it saddens me greatly to hear that even today there

Allegations Against Government of India  Mr. Chair, I am thankful for the opportunity to address the issue that was brought to light in this very House yesterday. It is the issue of credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the Government of India and the killing of Mr. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian

Allegations Against Government of India  Mr. Chair, you are right, but it does sadden me to hear the silence in this chamber from Conservative voices tonight and the walking back of their leader's statement this morning. This past year, we have been talking a lot about foreign interference, the safety of Canadians and