Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, unlike the Harper Conservatives, we make evidence-based decisions. The data from July 2018 show that half as many border crossers were intercepted this year as last year. The Harper Conservatives continue to politicize the issue by instilling fear so that eventually

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, as the Ethics Commissioner said, in this this case there was no preferential treatment given and there was no financial benefit derived. My colleague manufactures great indignation. He talks about people who should in fact be found to have not followed the law. He d

Intergovernmental Affairs  Mr. Speaker, our government has been very clear. We think the notwithstanding clause should only be considered in the most exceptional of circumstances. We think that the government's responsibility is to stand up for the charter rights of Canadians. That is something this govern

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, we think it is important to start with the facts. As a government, we make evidence-based decisions, and the data show that the number of border crossers intercepted is lower than it was last year. As a government, we think it is important to uphold Canadian laws a

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, the answer is yes. My colleague, the Minister of Border Security and I have had some extremely encouraging conversations with the Government of Quebec and other partners. We acknowledged the government's obligation to reimburse the expenses incurred by our partners,

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, in spite my colleague's faux outrage, it is important to show Canadians that we make decisions based on data. My colleague knows full well that the data since last summer show that, compared to last year, the number of irregular migrants being intercepted at the bord

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, our government respects the provinces, which is precisely why we committed in the pan-Canadian framework, signed by the Government of Manitoba, to work with provinces to design a real climate plan to deal with the real threat that climate change poses to all Canadian

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, as I said a few moments ago, we regret that the Government of Manitoba has decided to pull out of the plan that would have put a price on pollution. We believe that Canadians expect their governments to work together to fight climate change. Canadians know very well

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, we have a plan and it is working. The number of people crossing the border has decreased compared to the previous month of the previous year. The Conservatives continue to politicize the issue by fearmongering and spreading misinformation. As my colleague said, the

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, Canadians know very well that we must fight climate change, and that is exactly what our government is doing. We have a real plan to address climate change and to grow the economy. Our plan is to make polluters pay. We will continue to work with Canadians to ensure

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, it will come as no surprise to my hon. colleague that we do not share his pessimism about our ambitions. We have an ambitious plan. In the 2015 election, Canadians agreed that we need a coherent plan to fight climate change and to focus on economic growth. That is

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, our government shares our hon. colleague's appreciation of the importance of taking robust action to deal with the challenge of climate change. Our government has said consistently, since before the 2015 election, that we would have a plan to tackle climate change an

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I can assure our hon. colleague and all members of this House that our government is taking real action to deal with the challenge of climate change. Canadians know that the time is urgent in terms of concrete steps governments can take in partnership with industry

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, we have been clear since before the election in 2015 that our government would take serious and meaningful action to face the real challenge of climate change. We have also said that putting a price on pollution is one of the most effective measures in dealing with t

Marijuana  Mr. Speaker, we kept our promise to legalize, regulate and restrict access to cannabis to better protect young people and keep profits out of the hands of criminals. The provinces and territories asked us to wait six to eight weeks after royal assent so that they could prepare.