Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, maybe it is agenda, third party, and magic eight ball. The minister of environment rose yesterday and confirmed that LNG decisions will be made when and only when she feels like making them. She has just created another level of uncertainty. The justice minister is

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for sharing her heartfelt feelings on this matter. I am a new member of Parliament, and this is obviously a topic that is important to Canadians from coast to coast to coast. I wish we had more time to debate and discuss the topic.

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for sharing his views on this. I know I will be reprimanded for this, but I am disappointed by the disrespect that one of his own colleagues made while he was speaking, by walking not once but twice directly in front and ma

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I really appreciate the debate. Again, I will go on record as saying that I fear we do not have enough time to have a lengthy debate, but I do appreciate the comments from both sides. My comments are neither for nor against at this point. However, it says informed

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for Spadina—Fort York for his comments and for sharing his experiences with the House. The hon. member mentioned trust a number of times, about getting it right. With a decision and legislation that bears the gravity that this does,

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the comments from the hon. member for Parry Sound—Muskoka. Perhaps the motion which was just moved is not to limit the debate and the comments coming from this side. Over the course of the debate and the discussion we have had over the last day and a bi

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, we have heard talk on the government side about how important this debate and discussion is, and that it has done what it has done on other issues. It pointed fingers at the government of the past saying that it did not get anything done and that this is really imp

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague. Having lost a brother early on to drinking and driving, this is obviously something that hits home for me. I have tabled a few private member's bills, going through the process and crafting the legislation, and also dealing with s

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate my hon. colleague on his first private member's bill. Perhaps the member mentioned this in his speech and I missed it. Could he tell us of other jurisdictions that are using this device? Have there been any constitutional or charter challenge

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I would say that my hon. colleague from Sherbrooke absolutely got it right. Over a year ago the Supreme Court rendered a decision and our Conservative government felt it was necessary that we took the time to get it right for Canadians. The gravity of the bill is s

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, this is more of a comment than anything else. I want to thank our hon. colleague from Calgary Confederation for stepping forward today and sharing with us in this discussion. The emotions are obviously very raw, and I want to thank our hon. colleague for his commen

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I sat through all of the debate into the wee hours of the morning waiting for my chance to speak. We are talking about life and death. This could be the single most important decision we make as a Parliament perhaps in decades preceding us and decades moving forward.

Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act  Mr. Speaker, obviously this is an issue that our hon. colleague from Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam feels strongly about and I stand with him. I rise in the House today to speak on behalf of private member's Bill C-224, the good Samaritan drug overdose act. The hard truth is this. I

Cancer  Mr. Speaker, cancer has touched all of us at some point in our lives. Over the past few months of 2016, our family has lost a cousin and an uncle. This weekend in Prince George, I will take part in our annual Canadian Cancer Society 24-hour relay for life, raising funds for canc

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1.  Mr. Speaker, there is a reason why my hon. colleague across the floor does not want to answer that and wants to focus on the seniors. Again, he did not answer my hon. colleague about the agriculture. Another string of broken promises is what we are seeing with the Liberal govern