Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to payments made by the government to news media organizations in the 2017-18 fiscal year, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity, and excluding expenditures on advertising services: (a) what are the details of each expenditure

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to communications between Google, Netflix or Facebook and the government, since November 4, 2015: what are the details of all emails, letters or other communication, including (i) date, (ii) sender, (iii) recipient, (iv) title or subject matter, (v) summary of content

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, listen to this recommendation: “Procure a second Resolve-class auxiliary oiler replenishment ship by 2018 to address an urgent capability gap on each coast.” Who recommended that? The Liberal-dominated Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence. Howe

Sikh Heritage Month Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order to ask you to call quorum.

Sikh Heritage Month Act  Mr. Speaker, I am especially pleased to know that several of my colleagues will be able to enjoy my comments in support of the legislation designating April as Sikh heritage month. I have already had the opportunity to express my support for this bill, which was introduced by my

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, the Minister of National Defence forgets that Canada borders three oceans: the Pacific, the Arctic, and the Atlantic. He also forgets that the Royal Canadian Navy's two resupply vessels are out of commission. The Preserver was lost to a fire and the Protecteur is to

Finance  Madam Speaker, I am rising on a point of order. I think there was a problem with the translation during question period, because the Minister of Veterans Affairs did not really answer my question. To clarify, I have the defence policy of the Canadian government, from his colleag

Public Services and Procurement  Madam Speaker, the Minister of National Defence is contradicting himself. Canada needs two supply ships. It says so in its own defence policy, which was unveiled with great fanfare in 2017. Why is the Minister of National Defence not awarding the Obelix contract to the Davie shi

Filipino Heritage Month  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise to speak this afternoon on behalf of the Conservative Party in support of this motion, designating June as Filipino heritage month. My colleagues and I in the Conservative Party of Canada are pleased to support this motion to designate June as

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, we are allowed to know when CBC journalist James Cudmore was hired. We can say it here: he was hired on January 12. However, when we ask when he was offered the job, that remains a secret. What do the Liberals have to hide? Shipyard workers want to know why the oth

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, do you know what Peter Van Loan would say today? He would say that it is scandalous that the Liberals are secretly preventing a shipyard from getting contracts. He would ask what the President of the Treasury Board was doing with Irving, which has plenty of money, wh

Corrections and Conditional Release Act  Madam Speaker, as I mentioned, I did not see much in the bill regarding rehabilitation. I am sure the member wants safe communities and safe correctional facilities. Joseph Godin, the national president of the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers, said, “The national priso

Corrections and Conditional Release Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my honourable colleague for his question. However, I have to say that his government is doing the exact opposite by getting rid of a tool. According to Jason Godin, president of the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers, it is a mistake to eliminate admi

Corrections and Conditional Release Act  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity today to speak to Bill C-83, an act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another act, which was introduced by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, a position I used to hold. To start wi

Corrections and Conditional Release Act  Madam Speaker, I have a question for my colleague opposite. Does she agree with me that the government is going in the wrong direction by doing away with administrative segregation without providing for adequate resources? As the president of the Canadian correctional officers s