The Budget  Mr. Speaker, many members have spoken already, and on that side of the House they have focused on the spending side of things, how much they are spending and what they are spending on. It is easy because they are spending so much they can pick and choose what they would like to t

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, according to the debt clock that has been running on my desk, since the member started speaking the Liberals have managed to add at least $500,000 on to the debt. She mentioned the children's benefit. In annex 1 on page 240 of the budget under “Outlook For Program

Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the member's speech. It was interesting to hear him speak on this legislation and give us a historical perspective of where we have been with the North-West Mounted Police, and how we have come to this point where we are now debating this bill to extend

Citizenship Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for his question, but I am not sure it has anything to do with the bill we are debating today. My children are currently learning French in Calgary. The French language is very much alive in western Canada, and many people from Quebe

Citizenship Act  Mr. Speaker, I do have Yiddish proverbs, but I do not want to start a battle of Yiddish proverbs back and forth with other members. I do love them, though. On people who renounce their citizenship nowadays, there is a line that is used on that side, which is 2016. I think we can

Citizenship Act  Mr. Speaker, as I have done before in many previous speeches in this House, I will start with a Yiddish proverb: if you walk straight, you will not stumble. This bill stumbles. It zigs and it zags. It takes too many leaps where a few minor tweaks would do. I want to quote the

Citizenship Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech. I immigrated to Canada with my family in 1985. My wife is also an immigrant. She arrived from Singapore in 1990. As the member knows, reducing the number of days that a person must be physically present in Canada b

Citizenship Act  Mr. Speaker, I am glad that the member spoke about hyphenated Canadians. I am an immigrant myself, so I will ask a question on behalf of the immigrant communities that I have been speaking to. The member talked about the language requirement and how his government is reversing

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Madam Speaker, I was listening attentively to the member's speech. He talked about allies, so let us talk about our allies, the courageous Kurdish peshmerga from the Kurdish regional government fighting ISIS, fighting these terrorist organizations. Let us talk about Falah Mustaf

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, it is about leadership. That is what we are asking the House to express, and for the government to express as well. In this case we are not condemning specific individuals, but are condemning ideas. We are condemning specific movements, not the individuals who tak

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, that is an excellent question. It is because we Canadians stand on principle. We believe in things; we believe in them, and we speak up for them. I would like to point out that Omar Barghouti, the founder of the BDS movement, has come out against the two-state solut

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the member spoke very eloquently earlier in his comments. I just call a spade a spade. I believe in calling it what it is, and if it is racist, it is racist. Not all campaigners for BDS are. There are situations of people through sheer ignorance, like the member

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I want to thank my learned colleague from Thornhill, my colleagues, the members from Calgary Nose Hill and Parry Sound—Muskoka, for the contributions so far to this debate. This matter is personal to me. My wife Evangeline has Jewish heritage and my father-in-law,

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Madam Speaker, I thank the minister for his service to our country as the first Sikh regimental commander, a lieutenant-colonel when he left the forces. I appreciate his service, I appreciate his speech, but I do disagree with him and I disagree with the motion of the House. I th

Rare Disease Day  Mr. Speaker, later this month, on February 29, we will mark Rare Disease Day. The day raises awareness of the estimated 2.7 million Canadians directly affected by over 6,000 rare diseases and disorders. That is roughly one in 12 persons. Of these diseases, 75% affect children, an