Proceedings of the House and Committees  Madam Speaker, I think every caucus may be a little different, but we like to have representation from across the country. We want to ensure that we have representation from all provinces and that we have a good mix of people. We want to ensure we have good representation from ac

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Madam Speaker, it is an honour to stand in the House of Commons today on behalf of my constituents in Kelowna—Lake Country, as we debate an important motion, which will set the path of Parliament for the upcoming months and potentially years. I also want to take the time to thank

Canadian Dairy Commission Act  Mr. Speaker, the member mentioned other sectors in agriculture that were not included in Bill C-16. I would like to draw his attention to my riding of Kelowna—Lake Country where we have a tree fruit industry and will read what the BC Fruit Growers' Association had said. The fi

Canadian Dairy Commission Act  Mr. Speaker, the member quoted the Dairy Farmers of Canada twice in her presentation. The quote from the organization was wonderful, but really was not related to the funding that came from the government; it was more about its industry in general. Could the member advise us as

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, I attended the BC Tree Fruits annual general meeting recently, where I heard of the poor state of our apple growers. Many said that they are near bankruptcy because of increasing costs and decreasing prices and the flood of cheap apples coming across the border from

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, the date is quickly approaching for the World Trade Organization's decision on Australia's request to review Canada's excise tax exemption for 100% Canadian wines. If $39 million per year in new taxes for our wineries was not bad enough, I am now hearing from local w

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, since we are working in a minority government, it is even more important to ensure the voices of those of us who are in opposition are brought forth. It is important to hold the government to account and to advocate for what is important to our communities. Has th

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, 34 Canadian organizations, representing multiple sectors from across the country employing millions of Canadians, wrote the Prime Minister. They expressed how the activist blockades were creating serious problems for interprovincial trade, public service,

Health  Madam Speaker, yesterday in the House, in response to a question about what the government is doing to address the addictions crisis we are experiencing on our streets, the Minister of Health failed to outline a solution that would help those battling addiction. The minister con

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Madam Speaker, the government seems to be plagued with inefficiency. Does my hon. colleague have an idea as to why it has taken the government an entire mandate to introduce a straightforward piece of legislation that was actually part of the 2015 election platform?

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Madam Speaker, will this commission be empowered to deal with illegal or improper searches of the phones of Canadians, or will it be powerless to stop U.S. agents from collecting information?

Donna Horning  Madam Speaker, I rise today to inform the House of the sombre news of the sudden passing of Donna Horning in my community of Kelowna—Lake Country. Donna was an active member of our community. She was the former president and founding member of the Kelowna-Kasugai Sister City As

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member opposite for allowing me to answer the comment. I will be brief. One of the differences we can talk about here is that, when we are looking at the United States, its opposition was involved. The Democratic Party was actually involved in dif

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, when we are talking about this agreement, it is really important that we consider what is on the table here and that we are moving forward. What we are looking at right now is the agreement that has been put in place. We have to look at what our duty is right now

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, over the last few days I have been meeting with a number of different stakeholders and different business owners. The message that we are getting is what I had said in my presentation: “Okay, let us move forward. It is good enough. It is just good enough. Let us ju