Lobster and Snow Crab Fishing  Mr. Speaker, crews have weighed anchor and set their traps. I am very proud to announce to the House that lobster and snow crab fishing season has officially begun in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence and in my riding of Acadie—Bathurst. Do members know that Canada exports over

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, our government is 100% committed to strengthening the Royal Canadian Navy and ensuring that it has the resources it needs to serve Canadians. Davie is a major shipyard, and we recognize the expertise of its workers. The Asterix filled a temporary need for refuelling

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. When I hear the word “consultation” coming out of the Conservatives' mouths, I cannot help but chuckle. I did not think that word was in their vocabulary. In contrast, we have always consulted very closely with indigenous peopl

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Yukon, who works very hard for indigenous communities in his region and across the country. As I mentioned, this problem was created in 2014 when the Conservatives split up the boards. This bill seeks to put more power in the hands of indig

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Jonquière for her question. To come back to the bill, as I said earlier, the Government of the Northwest Territories and indigenous peoples have been calling for a bill like this. They want to develop their own natural resources and manage t

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today in support of Bill C-88. The Government of Canada, our government, is taking a new approach. We are currently conducting extensive consultations with indigenous governments and organizations as well as other key stakeholders on issues that

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, in processing parliamentary returns, the government applies the Privacy Act and the principles set out in the Access to Information Act. With respect to the details of an individual’s employment, a response could disclose personal and solicitor-client privileged info

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, with regard to part (a), since 10 July 2017, 2,020 military personnel have been released for medical reasons. Of these, 1,742 were regular force, 272 were from the primary reserve, five were reservists responsible for cadet training, and one was on the supplementary

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, respect for the rule of law is an essential aspect of all Canadian Armed Forces, CAF, operations. Throughout Canada’s military operations in Afghanistan, members of the CAF consistently demonstrated tremendous professionalism in their respective roles. Promoting huma

Raymonde Albert LeBlanc  Mr. Speaker, I was very eager for the House to reconvene so I could publicly congratulate Raymonde Albert LeBlanc, who lives in Caraquet, in my riding of Acadie—Bathurst. Last week at the Gala des Lauriers de la PME in Vancouver, Ms. Albert LeBlanc was awarded the national prize

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I am certain that the Leader of the Opposition's visit to Lacolle will be very interesting. The Leader of the Opposition will probably inform our partners that the former Conservative government slashed $390 million from the interim health program that it cut, a dec

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, our government is acutely aware that irregular migrants place new pressures on certain provinces, that need to find temporary accommodations for these asylum seekers. Since my colleague mentioned funding, I am pleased to announce that we have invested $50 million i

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, in his speech, my colleague talked about the asylum system as though it was exactly the same as our ordinary immigration system. That is completely false and he continues to repeat that falsehood. My colleagues know that they are two completely different systems and

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague. She gave an excellent summary of everything the government has done so far. We committed to improving client services at IRCC. As my colleague mentioned, much has already been done. I want to repeat this because it is important. Under our gover

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, what we can acknowledge is that the previous government cut $400 million from the Canada Border Services Agency budget. In our last budget, we reinvested $173 million to deal with the issue of irregular border crossers. Let me be clear on one thing: our government i