Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, as always, it is an honour to rise in this House on behalf of my constituents of Edmonton Mill Woods. In the lead-up to this budget, the longest lead-up ever, as we went over two years without a budget, there were dozens of news stories and trial balloons talking ab

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the Prime Minister's comments in the Chamber on March 23, 2021, that "We will continue to ground our decisions based in science and evidence": what specific science or evidence does the government have that proves that quarantining at a hotel is safer than quaranti

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to allegations of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces and the actions of the Minister of National Defence, since November 4, 2015: (a) how many reports of alleged sexual misconduct were brought to the attention, either formally or informally, of the (i) Min

COVID-19 in Alberta  Mr. Speaker, my colleague is quite right. The Prime Minister continues to make these very big announcements, take credit for things and have no regrets regarding his failed leadership on this pandemic. What he does not see is the reality on the ground. People in my riding of Edmo

COVID-19 in Alberta  Mr. Speaker, what I am saying is that what everyone agrees with and all experts are saying is that vaccines will help us get past this pandemic. It is what other countries have used. It is what other countries had back in January and February. We can see that in the United States

COVID-19 in Alberta  Mr. Speaker, the member is comparing Alberta's numbers with other jurisdictions right across North America, and Alberta is in this position today because it did not have the vaccines it needed. It did not have the vaccines available to give to Albertans. As soon as Alberta receiv

COVID-19 in Alberta  Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Edmonton—Wetaskiwin. It is a privilege to speak on behalf of the constituents of Edmonton Mill Woods. My constituents, like those right across Canada, are having a very difficult time coping with the current spike in C

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, the member says the Liberals have made many announcements but the results just are not there. That is most pronounced in the vaccine procurement problem, where they made many announcements, and Canadians feel that they have heard we are getting millions of vaccine

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, the member is absolutely right. Just talking about spending and giving out numbers does not actually help. What would be better is telling Canadians about results, and to have results-based spending. A part of getting to that solution would be to have the Auditor

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, the member is asking me and other MPs to trust him that the Liberals are going to increase the spending but they are not actually use it. Maybe the member could commit to us, on behalf of the government, that if the Liberals are going to increase it, they will not

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Lethbridge. Since today is Vaisakhi, I want to start by wishing all Sikhs across Canada and around the world a very happy Vaisakhi. This is an opportunity to recognize the generations of Sikhs who have contributed to

COVID-19 Emergency Response  Mr. Speaker, Canadians are frustrated with the failure of the Liberals to manage this pandemic. The Prime Minister’s failures on rapid tests and vaccines have had an immeasurable impact on our small businesses, health care system and Canadian families. Over the last year, we have

Farmers' Protests in India  Mr. Speaker, [Member spoke in Punjabi] [English] Today is Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Gurpurab, meaning it is the birthday of the founder of the Sikh faith. This year, Sikhs across Canada and around the world are thinking of and praying for India's farmers, who are peacefully protest

Health  Madam Speaker, the Liberals spent hundreds of millions of dollars on Canadian production of the COVID-19 vaccine. In August, they announced that Canada would be able to make 250,000 doses by November. It is now the end of November, and the Prime Minister is saying that we do not

Health  Madam Speaker, just having a contract for a vaccine is very different than actually knowing when most Canadians will receive that vaccine. What we do know is the Americans will be vaccinating 20 million of their population in December, and 30 million in January. By the middle o