House debate  Madam Chair, any conversations that we would have had while my predecessor was still in cabinet would be matters of cabinet privilege.

House debate  Madam Chair, I would remind the member that this particular matter is under the carriage of the Minister of Public Safety.

House debate  Madam Chair, I have said on a number of occasions that I will not enter into the to and fro of courtroom proceedings. A lot of things get said. What I will say, and what I have said a number of times this evening to the hon. member and the hon. member's colleagues, is that the di

House debate  Madam Chair, I have said a number of times this evening that I was willing to read into the record the process that we put in place to respond to the third party demand for documentation. It was a rigorous process, and we were complimented at the end of it by the judge.

House debate  Madam Chair, the hon. member is the epitome of thoughtfulness. I think that has come out in his time in the House. The best interests of the child is a fundamental principle in family law that must be reinforced to ensure that the support and protection of our children are alway

House debate  Madam Chair, not only is the hon. member wise, but he is also bilingual. I congratulate him for that. One of the many ways that this bill improves access to family justice is by making it easier for administrative services to carry out certain tasks that currently fall on the co

Justice  Mr. Speaker, our government defended the fundamental rights of every Canadian and will continue to do so. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects rights. We are the party of the charter. Our position is clear: we will defend rights. At this time, the debate will be

Justice  Mr. Speaker, as I just said, we are the party of the charter, and we respect the fundamental rights of every Canadian. The bill is making its way through the parliamentary process of the National Assembly of Quebec. We will respect that process.

Justice  Mr. Speaker, as the hon. member well knows, the RCMP is an independent body and chooses to investigate and gather evidence on its own, independently of government sources. With respect to documents, our government fulfilled all requests to the court for third party records appli

Justice  Mr. Speaker, we are delighted to have signed a historic memorandum of understanding with the Government of Quebec to create an advisory board for Quebec. This board will reflect the province's unique legal tradition and ensure greater participation by its government in the selec

Justice  Mr. Speaker, as the member knows, the RCMP conducts its own investigations. The decision to collect evidence and to go see the Public Prosecution Service was made completely independently from the government. The PPSC is another institution that is completely independent from g

Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the 2016-17 annual report of the Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime.

Finance  Mr. Speaker, after 10 years of weak growth, the Canadian economy has bounced back. We now have one of the fastest-growing economies in the G7. The economy has created over a million jobs since 2015, and unemployment is now at its lowest in 40 years. Our economic record is excell

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, my colleague's basic assumptions are incorrect. A typical middle-class family of four is receiving an average of $2,000 more a year thanks to the Canada child benefit. The debt-to-GDP ratio is clearly on a downward track. We have control over our finances, something

Intergovernmental Relations  Mr. Speaker, our position has always been clear. It is not up to politicians to tell people what to wear or what not to wear. Canada is already a secular country and that is reflected in our institutions. No one should have to choose between their religion and their job. This ne