Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I must confess that is an aspect of this bill that I do not know enough about. I am going to have to go back and discuss that with the Minister of Health and the Minister of Justice because it does raise an interesting question. Canadians do have access to different

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I will continue to speak to the report of the Council of Canadian Academies on the provision of medical assistance in dying to those struggling with mental illness. The complexity of the issue is reflected in the fact that the members of the Council of Canadian Acad

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise on the topic of Bill C-7, as we embark on what I expect will be quite a lively and passionate discussion about issues that Canadians care deeply about and certainly my Pontiac constituents. I heard from them for several years on this topic, reg

Citizenship Act  Madam Speaker, my colleague from North Island—Powell River and I sat on the indigenous and northern affairs committee in the last mandate. Her commitment to indigenous peoples across Canada is to be commended. I appreciate that the question is coming from a place of urgency. Tha

Citizenship Act  Madam Speaker, the riding of the member for Red Deer—Mountain View is one that is near and dear to my heart. My great-uncle, Roland Michener, was from Red Deer. This is a special part of the country. I appreciate the member's question, because it goes to the issue of self-deter

Citizenship Act  Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Hochelaga. I would like to acknowledge that we are on unceded Algonquin territory. I just got off the phone with a band councillor for the community of Kitigan Zibi, which is a very special Algonquin community in the

Finance  Madam Speaker, it is obvious that this is an investment in the data protection of Canadians and Canadian jobs. Our government is investing in a new world-class cybersecurity centre in Vancouver, leveraging $100-plus million in private sector investment and literally hundreds of m

Finance  Madam Speaker, the Conservative members' outrage knows no bounds. Our job as a government is to attract investment into Canada, create great Canadian jobs and protect Canadians from cybersecurity threats. We have leveraged hundreds of millions of dollars from the private sector

Finance  Madam Speaker, I thank the member for the question because, as I said before, it is manufactured outrage. I would like to quote the Leader of the Opposition from a September 6 press release, where he stated: It is vital, that the government adopt new policies and keep up with

Finance  Madam Speaker, Canadians are using connected devices more and they want to know that when they are using financial services and doing their banking their data and privacy are protected. That is why we are investing in a cybersecurity centre. That is why our government is leveragi

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. We know we will hear a lot of sovereignist and nationalist rhetoric from the Bloc Québécois. We expect this type of criticism, but it is untrue that the new agreement is not good for Quebec. Quebec's SMEs, business councils, c

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Beauce and congratulate him on winning his seat. I am always happy to see new faces here in the House of Commons. Pontiac is indeed full of SMEs. In Pontiac, Vallée-de-la-Gatineau and Collines-de-l'Outaouais, SMEs are the backb

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have this opportunity to discuss the benefits of the Canada-United States-Mexico agreement for all Canadians, and particularly the benefits for the province of Quebec. I am happy to be sharing my time with the member for Saint-Laurent. For over a yea

Firefighting in Australia  Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by thanking the people of Pontiac for putting their trust in me and allowing me to serve as their voice in this House of Commons for a second mandate. Five years ago, I promised my constituents I would fight for their needs and interests, and

Fisheries Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the member opposite's passion. I also appreciate the economic struggles that a number of industries in his region are going through. However, I can say without a doubt that one of the reasons I got into politics was the atrocious law reform the Harper go