The Environment  Mr. Speaker, there are more and more verbal gymnastics from the other side. The president of the Vancouver Port Authority said that they regularly engage with the community, but “it's kind of hard to know what a social licence is”. He is referring to the same social licence tha

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House to speak to Bill C-10, an act to amend the Air Canada Public Participation Act and to provide for certain other measures. Speaking in technical terms, this legislation will remove the articles of the act that stipulate that Air Cana

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Mr. Speaker, I am not quite sure if there was a question in the member's remarks. The Air Canada Public Participation Act was done in 1988 and as we have talked about, times change and things change. We have to be able to compete in an ever-changing global environment. Fundamen

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Madam Speaker, on a point of clarification, Canadian Air Transport Security Authority is in charge of Canada's security system at our airports from coast to coast to coast. However, the costs always come down to the user pays. The end user has to pay for that. We live in an ever-

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Madam Speaker, as I mentioned in my speech, I would have to say that the timing of this legislation is awfully suspect. Only after Air Canada has announced that it will indeed purchase the C Series aircraft from Bombardier, a commitment of maybe up to 75, we have seen some lawsui

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Madam Speaker, I think it speaks volumes about the government's ability to have blinders on when it comes to friends and things it needs to get passed and wants to rush through. The government's role is create the environment so that companies, whether private or other corporati

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I am a father of four, and this conversation that we are having with members opposite reminds me of my kids. It is like, “Well, they started it first,” and “Don't look over here; take a look over there”. It is kind of a diversionary tactic: let us remind people of

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, it is an honour to stand in the House. I would like to thank my hon. colleague for Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan for splitting his time with me today. The Prime Minister's mandate letter or code of conduct to his ministers regarding ministerial conduct reads as fo

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, we should all be discussing the issues that are most important to Canadians from coast to coast to coast. We sit without a softwood lumber agreement. We are 40 days into a 100 day timeline. The Prime Minister and President Obama have said that they would have a s

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, oftentimes we in the House start placing blame when we talk about what was done in the past, what should be done now and what those guys did. I will not even bring up the $3.5 million that the NDP took from Canadian taxpayers and failed to repay. We will go on from

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the Minister of Status of Women for her speech today. This is about trust. That is all it is. I will not go as far as saying the Minister of Justice misled Canadians. Again, we will go back to saying maybe there was a mistake made, but it also should

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, it was the justice minister who, in 2014, said about LNG, that there are “discussions that are happening where voices are being heard and concerns are being addressed”, and that LNG remains a “positive prospect for many first nations”. Yet, the justice minister sit

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, the facts are that billions of dollars in investment and thousands of jobs hang in the balance. The president of the Vancouver port authority had this to say in response to the calls from the member for Steveston—Richmond East about shutting down the port operations

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am actually alarmed, and I am offended. I could go on with a lot more adjectives about how I am feeling right now by the comments of the colleague across the floor. She brought race into this, and I am absolutely 100% offended. Whether the minister is indigenous or

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the hon. colleague from across the floor did not apologize but inflamed the situation by making further comments about racism.