Employment Insurance  Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to rise in the House today to thank the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance, and the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development. In Budget 2018, our government recognizes the importance and value of seasonal industries and seasonal wo

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  Madam Speaker, I rise this evening in support of Bill S-210, which seeks to repeal the short title of Bill S-7, the Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act. The purpose of the bill that we are proposing to amend is to prevent early and forced marriage. It also seeks t

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I want to point out that family caregivers provide very valuable services to Canadian families. Let us be clear. As the minister reiterated, the government will continue to let family caregivers apply for permanent residency. We are now studying current programs in

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, over the past two years, our government has taken a number of measures to improve the immigration system. I just mentioned the family caregiver and wait-time measures, but we have also worked on offering services to all the hard-working organizations across the cou

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I again thank my colleague. As I stated in my previous reply, we recognize that the woodland caribou population has declined in the past two years primarily because of human activity. Our government is very concerned about the state of this caribou population in Can

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Edmonton Strathcona for her interest in this matter. Our government is deeply committed to conserving Canada’s biodiversity and to maintaining and improving our species at risk protection and recovery. As everyone knows, the boreal carib

British Home Child Day  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House today to speak to Motion No. 133, which seeks to declare September 28 of every year British home child day in Canada. This motion seeks to recognize the significant contributions that the British home children made to Canada, espec

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Madam Speaker, as I said, our government is prepared to offer these people the protection they need and help them adapt to our society. I do find it odd that the hon. member for Calgary Nose Hill suddenly finds it so very important to be concerned about the Yazidi people when we

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Madam Speaker, all members of the House will agree with me on just how important the Yazidi refugees are. We want to help them have a better future in Canada. We will do everything in our power to achieve that. As we know, millions of people have been displaced from their homes.

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, a renewed nation-to-nation relationship based on recognition of rights, respect, co-operation, and partnership with the indigenous peoples of Canada is a top priority for our government. We are working with the five Nuu-chah-nulth nations to resolve fisheries disput

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Madam Speaker, as I have already said, the member was at committee. A tremendous amount of information was shared with the committee members and the general public on how we handled these irregular border crossings. As for the Immigration and Refugee Board, as everyone knows, an

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Madam Speaker, I thank the member, my colleague from Vancouver East, for her question this evening. I assure my colleague that our government has adopted a highly co-ordinated and collaboratively managed approach with our various partners on the issue she is referring to. I know

Taxation  Madam Speaker, our government was elected on a promise to strengthen the economy and to grow the middle class and those working hard to join it, and our plan is working. More than 600,000 new jobs since 2015 and the lowest unemployment rate in the country in the past 10 years; t

Taxation  Madam Speaker, as I told the member in my answer, we are committed to avoiding any unforseen consequences these measures may have on small businesses. I think that the opposition is frustrated because our plan is working. We created 600,000 new jobs, lowered the small business t

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I share the concerns of the member opposite. As members know, pursuant to Canadian privacy laws, we cannot discuss individual cases. Every case is unique and is assessed on its own merit. In accordance with Canadian law, our government is committed to submitting ea