Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with my colleague for Edmonton West. I would like to start by thanking the men and women of our armed forces who put their lives in danger each and every day, protecting the principles that allow Canadians to continue living in a free and d

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I will withdraw my comments and I do apologize to the House for both comments that I made. At the very least, I ask that the Liberals have our aircraft and our world-class men and women of the Royal Canadian Air Force in a forward position to provide support and saf

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, the bottom line is that the Prime Minister and the Minister of National Defence stood in the House and told Canadians that they are tripling our men and women on the ground. They have also admitted that they are putting them in riskier situations. Our CF-18s are a

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I had a great opportunity to be in Sherbrooke, Lac Magog, during the 2013 Canada Summer Games and I had a very enjoyable time. I hope to go back to visit the member's riding. The Prime Minister, the Minister of National Defence, and other colleagues across the floor

Forestry Industry  Mr. Speaker, the expired Canada-U.S. softwood lumber agreement negotiated under our previous Conservative government put an end to one of the longest and costliest trade disputes between Canada and the U.S. and ensured that 145,000 forestry jobs were protected in B.C. alone. Why

Forestry Industry  Mr. Speaker, the priority seems to be more on what the Prime Minister is wearing or who he is wearing it with than actually getting an agreement done. This week the Prime Minister is going on bended knee to Washington and once again he has failed to renegotiate one of the most i

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to stand in the House and speak to today's opposition motion regarding the Liberal government's decision to restrict the expansion of the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Having spent approximately 20 years in aviation, I am aware first-hand of the c

Workplace Safety  Mr. Speaker, I would like to draw the attention of this House to an explosion and fire at one of my region's largest employers, the Quesnel West Fraser mill in my riding of Cariboo—Prince George. Thankfully no one was injured in last night's explosion, but the unfortunate truth

Forestry Industry  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister and president announced yesterday that the softwood lumber irritant would get resolved in “some fashion”. Some fashion is not very reassuring. This irritant supports approximately 145,000 well-paying, quality jobs in B.C. alone. How am I supposed

Forestry Industry  Mr. Speaker, the hon. Christy Clark considered the news fantastic, but she also said that we need an agreement now, not in 100 days. There are 145,000 well-paying, high quality forestry jobs in B.C. alone. These jobs are all on the line. The Prime Minister is more interested in d

Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act  Madam Speaker, I listened intently to my hon. colleague across the way wax eloquently about his love and admiration for the RCMP, yet when he referred to the uniform, he called it the red uniform and that hat. It is called the red serge and it is a campaign hat. It is a true Cana

Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act  Mr. Speaker, it has been widely debated today, and I think the Conservative Party stance is widely known. I want to ask the hon. member opposite a question. In making these decisions, moving forward with this bill, and, ultimately, the potential unionization of the RCMP, these c

Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act  Madam Speaker, I have a point of clarity. Earlier the member opposite failed to answer the question from the hon. member for Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola. I asked the same question earlier. This is neither a comment for or against the unionization of the RCMP, or a comment

Public Service Labour Relations Act  Mr. Speaker, it is a great pleasure today to rise in the House to debate Bill C-7. I will start by thanking the RCMP members in my riding of Cariboo—Prince George, and I thank as well my hon. colleague from Yellowhead for his 35 years of service. I would like it to be on the re

Public Service Labour Relations Act  Mr. Speaker, we trust our men and women of the RCMP to make life and death decisions every day. We trust that through their training and their courage they will run toward danger when others run in opposite directions. Therefore, I have a hard time understanding why we would not