Finance committee   it if you could hold to as tight to five minutes as you could for presentations so we get time for questions. We will introduce the MPs who are here as well. We'll start with you, Raj. Please introduce yourself and say where you're from so panellists know.

Finance committee  I couldn't agree with you more. I think the Minister of Immigration now understands this. A lot of it has been because of the feedback that MPs have been getting on the ground. Immigration is a big issue in my riding, and the labour market impact assessment is something that all

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  . We owe it to our constituents to make sure that government works in the best interests of all Canadians. Ensuring that our intelligence and security agencies do just that is a crucial part of that work. As MPs elected to represent the views, beliefs, and aspirations of our

Finance committee  The formal question is, where's the independence there? The study should be on the impact of the government's Canada child benefit on families across the board. If an MP, for example like myself, says that he or she wants you to study a specific thing, I think that blurs

Youth in Office Day   guests today, and urge that next year, every single MP take advantage of this great initiative.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much for being here. Minister Bibeau, this question is for you. All members on this committee, I think, were greatly saddened by the earthquake in Equador. It was very good to see the government respond in their time of need. Being a new MP, I'm a little bit

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Minister, for giving us some very incisive remarks today. I'm an MP from a riding that is a global leader in innovation and research. With the people in our riding, it is very essential that we're able to engage meaningfully with stakeholders

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you all for coming today. Especially being a new MP, I really appreciated the briefing on understanding the guidelines of each of your responsibilities. Madam Legault, after reviewing your report on modernizing access to information, I was struck by one thing that I

Budget Implementation Act, 2005   of the legislative assembly for New Westminster, Mr. Chuck Puchmayr and the new member of the legislative assembly for Burnaby-Edmonds, Mr. Raj Chouhan, for their clear victories in that election yesterday. I mention my communities because the context of this budget discussion is extremely