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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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