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Agriculture and Agri-Food Mr. Speaker, food is at the heart of our culture, our communities, and our economy. I am very proud of the many initiatives under way in my riding of Kootenay—Columbia in support of local food and for the leadership my party has demonstrated in the past on this important priority
May 25th, 2018House debate
Public Services and Procurement Mr. Speaker, the Phoenix pay system has been a disaster right from the beginning. At Parks Canada, the problems have been rampant, and many people have not been paid properly for months or even years. My riding is the proud home to four national parks—Kootenay, Yoho, Revelstoke
May 8th, 2018House debate
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, my riding is Kootenay—Columbia, which is located in British Columbia. We have had a carbon tax in place there for many years. What we have been hearing today from our friends in the Conservative Party is that somehow this carbon tax is going to drive people into
May 8th, 2018House debate
Historic Sites and Monuments Act Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to rise for the third time to speak in favour of Bill C-374. Once again, I would like to extend my compliments and gratitude to the member for Cloverdale—Langley City for his work bringing this important piece of legislation to the floor of the Ho
May 3rd, 2018House debate
National Local Food Day Act Mr. Speaker, to me, local food is just that. It is whatever happens in a particular riding. I will use turkeys as an example. When I was regional manager with the Ministry of the Environment, we introduced a wild turkey season for hunting in my riding. That contributed about a
May 1st, 2018House debate
National Local Food Day Act Mr. Speaker, my colleague across the floor had me at perogies, based on my Ukrainian heritage. Agriculture, and local agriculture in particular, is essential for health across the country, but it is also essential for the economy. As I mentioned earlier, in 2016 agriculture cont
May 1st, 2018House debate
National Local Food Day Act moved that Bill C-281, an act to establish a national local food day, be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise in the House this evening for the first hour of debate on my private member's bill, Bill C-281, an act to establish a natio
May 1st, 2018House debate
Oil Tanker Moratorium Act Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her historical perspective as well as a very timely perspective today. There has been some talk of governments, whether it be the Alberta government or the federal government, bailing out this Texas-owned pipeline to the poin
April 30th, 2018House debate
An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers’ Health Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts Madam Speaker, the hon. member's speeches are always well researched, well organized, and very well delivered. Back in 1974, I lived in Winnipeg, and I wrote a letter to the Winnipeg Free Press requesting that cigarette smoking be banned in all bars and restaurants in Manitoba,
April 27th, 2018House debate
The Environment Madam Speaker, even after UNESCO has threatened to add the Wood Buffalo National Park to the list of world heritage sites in danger, the government has failed to require environmental assessments for all proposed developments within our national parks. This week, Melody Lepine of
April 27th, 2018House debate
Cranbrook Farmer's Market Madam Speaker, I am happy to rise today to recognize the Cranbrook Farmer's Market in my riding of Kootenay—Columbia, which earlier this month was named Non-Profit of the Year at the local chamber of commerce's annual Business Excellence Awards. Now in its 10th season, the Cranb
April 27th, 2018House debate
The Environment Madam Speaker, I was the manager of provincial parks for southeastern British Columbia for many years, so I have a lot of respect for the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and her parliamentary secretary. They deal with a lot of very difficult issues, and those are growi
April 26th, 2018House debate
The Environment Madam Speaker, last December I rose in this House to ask the government to take immediate action to reject any proposal from the Calgary Olympic bid committee to host ski events at Lake Louise in Banff National Park during the 2026 Olympic Games. As recently as last week, a retir
April 26th, 2018House debate
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I was born in Churchill, Manitoba, and I lived in Chesterfield Inlet. I started kindergarten—grade 1, actually—in Chesterfield Inlet, about 500 kilometres north of Churchill, and I attended a residential school. The residential school was on one side of the bay in C
April 26th, 2018House debate
Oceans Act Madam Speaker, if there is time, I will be sharing it with my colleague, the member for South Okanagan—West Kootenay. Last year, I had the fortune to work with the Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development during its study of protected areas across Canad
April 25th, 2018House debate