Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am sure you will make sure that I stay within the bounds of the decorum of this place and the rules of this place. May I say that it is always good to be in the House at the same time as a fellow northern Ontarian like you? I know that we try to represent the com

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, we are awaiting the imminent report of the task force on legalizing pot. It is now clear that the Liberal Party has taken money from the marijuana lobby, from big weed, at another cash for access event. In The Globe and Mail today, a Ms. Roach from the Cannabis Fri

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, we learned today that the cash for access scandal extends to pot lobbyists. The parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Justice, the very man the Prime Minister put in charge of coming up with new pot laws, attended a Liberal party fundraiser in Toronto this sprin

Pancreatic Cancer  Mr. Speaker, Canadians' awareness of pancreatic cancer is unfortunately exceptionally low compared to other cancers, despite it being the most deadly form. November is national awareness month for this disease, and Pancreatic Cancer Canada has initiated a purple lights program to

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, recently we learned that the Minister of Public Safety has asked for a review of the pay that inmates receive while in prison, and their own investigator wants inmates to get more money. More pay for convicted criminals? Is this some sort of joke? Is this the new pri

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I wish to correct the record and draw the distinction between what our ministers did when we were in government, and what the Liberals do. When we were in government, as the hon. member for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe must know, we were specifically prevented by our ru

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will wait for my opportunity.

Business of Supply  My department, though—

Business of Supply  Don't start talking about my fundraising when you're—

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member hit all the points that needed to be hit with respect of the pay for play. I want to turn back to his recitation of Mr. Sherman, whose net worth is over $4 billion, by the way, and his participation in Liberal fundraisers, both before the election an

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the visit of the Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yi, to Ottawa on June 1, 2016, to meet the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister: (a) on what date was the request made to the government of Canada by the government of the Peopl

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to statements made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding the Sergei Magnitsky case: (a) have persons identified as having a role in the detention and murder of Sergei Magnitsky been denied entry into Canada under existing laws; (b) does the Canada Border Servic

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the ongoing dialogue between Canada and the Russian Federation since November 4, 2015: (a) has the Prime Minister of Canada spoken directly to the President of the Russian Federation; (b) has the Prime Minister of Canada spoken directly with the Foreign Minister of

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the Minister of Foreign Affairs’ stated intention to reengage with Iran following the cutting of diplomatic ties in 2012: (a) can the government confirm that officials from Global Affairs Canada have been in contact with officials from the Islamic Republic of Iran

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, last week, the Liberals said we should not be guided by emotion and, instead, must arrive at a legal determination before declaring that ISIS had committed genocide. However, here are the facts on the ground. Women are being burned alive for refusing to renounce thei