Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, I am rising to respond to your statement of March 30, 2023, respecting the 15 new items of Private Members' Business added to the order of precedence on March 10, 2023. In particular, I am rising to raise two arguments respecting the financial prerogative of the Cro

Parliament of Canada Act  Madam Speaker, before I begin my speech, I want to assure the member for Joliette that we are not planning to call an election this year. I am rising today to express my support for Bill S‑202, an act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act with regard to a parliamentary visual ar

National Security Review of Investments Modernization Act  Mr. Speaker, I am sure that if you canvass the House, you will find unanimous consent to see the clock at the start of Private Members' Business hour.

Points of Order  Madam Speaker, I just wanted to clarify something on the original point of order. I was literally sitting in front of the member and heard the exchange. I can attest that what the member for Pickering—Uxbridge said was not what was said by the member opposite. I can attest that t

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties and if you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: That, notwithstanding any Standing Order, special order or usual practice of the House, later today, (a) the ordinary hour of da

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties, and I believe that you would find unanimous consent for the following motion: That, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House, the remainder of the debate pursuant to Standing Order 66 on motio

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I request a recorded division.

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I request a recorded division.

Business of the House  Madam Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties and if you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent to adopt the following motion: That, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House, on Wednesday, March 22, 2023: (a) the House shal

Address by President of the United States of America  Madam Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties, and if you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent to adopt the following motion. I move: That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order, or usual practice of the House: (a) on Thursday, March

Local Suicide Prevention Initiative  Madam Speaker, throughout the month of March, the people in my riding and on the South Shore can indulge their sweet tooth while supporting an important cause that affects far too many families: suicide. In 2015, Martine Loiselle lived every parent's worst nightmare when her 25-

National Framework on Cancers Linked to Firefighting Act  Madam Speaker, I request a recorded division.

National Framework on Cancers Linked to Firefighting Act  Madam Speaker, I thank all parties for coming together to get this done. It really has been an experience to bring forward a piece of legislation and have every member of the House support it. I bet, before I brought forward this bill, Bill C-224, that most of us did not know th

National Framework on Cancers Linked to Firefighting Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague and seatmate for seconding the bill at report stage and third reading. Firefighters have been saying for years that the exposure they are subjected to in the day-to-day work they do is causing cancer, and people did not want to l

National Framework on Cancers Linked to Firefighting Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Drummond. We have proven that we can work together, and that is what the firefighters wanted. They wanted to see all political parties rise above partisanship and work together for the same goal.