Oceans Act  Madam Speaker, I will provide a refresher on this important debate for our colleagues and Canadians from coast to coast to coast who are tuning in, as I had to share my time with question period. Prior to going into my debate, I shared with Canadians and those in this House that

Government Policies  Mr. Speaker, It is three and half years in and Canadians now realize. The Prime Minister is just not as advertised. With his hand on his heart, he promised reconciliation. Instead, he is pitting first nation against first nation. On softwood and the economy he said

Oceans Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague, the member for North Okanagan—Shuswap, who spoke on this topic for over an hour on Friday. It was fish Friday. Fish was even served in the lobby, and he spoke eloquently for over an hour on Bill C-55 and Bill S-203, which is on end

Oceans Act  Mr. Speaker, yes, there has been considerable amount of debate, but not enough for this side of the House with the amendment that has come forth. Time and again, the committee heard that the consultation was not thorough. As a matter of fact, there were groups, as well as the Pre

Oceans Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank our hon. colleague from Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa for the work he has done, not only in this session but in previous sessions. He is, as he said, a stalwart in the conservation world. He lives, eats and breathes this. Therefore, it is shocking when w

Oceans Act  Mr. Speaker, for Canadians listening in, and indeed those in the gallery, Bill C-55 is about interim marine protected areas. The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard as well as the Minister of Environment would have the ability, in the absence of science, to

Oceans Act  Mr. Speaker, this is coming from a minister who now has protests outside his office and has to be escorted. It is because of a lack of consultation and a lack of engagement. Closure of debate has been levied on this House 59 times. This represents the 59th time. There is a numbe

Ban on Shark Fin Importation and Exportation Act  Mr. Speaker, today I rise to address the issue of shark finning. I have listened to my colleagues on both sides of the House, and I am encouraged by the thoughtfulness with which all sides have addressed the issue. In truth, I do not think any private member's bill, except perh

Privilege  Mr. Speaker, I am rising to comment very briefly on a question of privilege raised on March 19 by the deputy leader of the Official Opposition. I first want to rebut the comments made by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons. In sp

The Budget  On a point of order, Madam Speaker—

The Budget  Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would suggest we have lost quorum.

Special Olympian  Mr. Speaker, last Sunday, St. Patrick's Day, Special Olympian Linda Renner brought pride to my riding of Cariboo—Prince George and indeed our entire country. While competing for Team Canada at the 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi, Linda struck gold, bowling over t

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, unfortunately there was confusion at the beginning, and I voted both for and against. Had I been at the committee this morning, I would have voted to allow our former attorney general to speak. On this vote, I am voting for.

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I could not have said it any better or more eloquently than my hon. colleague did. The reality is that, as I said a few times, if the Liberals do not like the message or what members are saying, they always try to change the channel and the conversation. They want C

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I tried talking about the topic the Liberals wanted us to talk about early on, but there were five points of order. They did not want Canadians to hear the message we had regarding Bill C-92, apparently. My hon. colleague across the way likes to scream and yell and