Taxation  Mr. Speaker, the high-tax Liberal government continues to make life more difficult for Canadians. Now it is attacking people with disabilities. Constituents with type 1 diabetes are being denied the disability tax credit. Treatment can cost up to $15,000 a year, requiring multipl

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, I would conclude that the current government is not committed to the natural resource sector, and, in fact, TransCanada's decision to not go forward with the energy east pipeline was the result of several political decisions that resulted in this final action. This r

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, on October 5, TransCanada announced the cancellation of the energy east pipeline. Its general counsel confirmed that this was as a direct result of the existing and likely future delays resulting from the regulatory process, the associated cost implications, and the

Ethics  And we follow it.

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I would say that I, as the member of Parliament for Calgary Midnapore, in addition to my constituents, find it very insulting and disturbing on two levels. First, we have an excellent supply of rich energy sources. We are an energy-rich province. We are an energy-r

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the comments from the hon. member, but no incidents means no incidents. We could look to history and to regulation for a number of situations where there have been bans or moratoriums, and there were no incidents. That does not necessarily mean no A, th

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I think it is out of order. I would like to talk about all sorts of different things right now that are really important to my riding of Calgary Midnapore. I would like to talk about where the government has caused a lot of trouble for us, which includes the small bu

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I did make mention specifically the WorleyParsons study that took place. That is a very important consideration. It is a 2014 study that compared Alberta's environmental and regulatory systems with similarly sized oil and gas producing jurisdictions around the world.

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to participate in this debate today on behalf of the official opposition. I think it is extremely important that further study be conducted on Bill C-48, the oil tanker moratorium act. Further study would also be consistent with the government's claims

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, yesterday TransCanada announced that it had had enough of Canada's “unwelcoming policy environment and an uncertain approval process” and cancelled the energy east pipeline project. This will cost Canada thousands of jobs and billions of dollars. One expert said that

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, the news of the devastating cancellation of energy east means the loss of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars for Canada. After careful consideration, TransCanada came to the same conclusion that this side of the House has known for months, which is that the

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I certainly would agree that provinces should also be involved in the consultation on the consideration of the national pharmacare plan. They are indeed stakeholders that should be considered as we move forward. However, as I indicated, it is very difficult at this

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, that is exactly what I am suggesting. We need complete and comprehensive information before we go ahead with such an expensive and costly plan. I would like to see all Canadians have access to drugs, which are so important for well-being and for life. However, it is

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, today I will be splitting my time with my colleague from Chatham-Kent—Leamington. As deputy health critic for the official opposition, I am happy to speak today to the motion by the member for Vancouver Kingsway. In summary, his motion relies heavily on the results

Federally Funded Health Research  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to further discuss Motion No. 132, put forward by the member for Kitchener Centre. If passed, Motion No. 132 would result in the Standing Committee on Health undertaking a study on ways of increasing benefits from federally funded healt