COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters  Mr. Speaker, on what precise date did the minister notify Huawei of the intention to conduct a national security review?

COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters  Mr. Speaker, the reason I am asking these questions is that the process I am referring to only has a 45-day window to complete the national security review and provide a recommendation with regard to the project. Did the Prime Minister include the Time Limits and Other Periods A

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, that is interesting, because in 2010 the now Minister of Public Safety had zero qualms about his role as Toronto police chief with his approach to protesters at the G20 Summit. However, today he cannot find it in himself to defend the rule of law in a situation whe

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, today the Prime Minister talked about force, but the force that is required today is a strength of conviction from him to be a leader and put an end to this crisis, not the weak embarrassment that we have seen on display for the last two weeks. He must understand tha

CBC/Radio-Canada  Madam Speaker, recently a Liberal-appointed panel recommended amending the government-run CBC/Radio-Canada mandate to include indigenous content. However, the report failed to acknowledge one key point: that APTN, an indigenous-owned, indigenous-run private network is exclusively

CBC/Radio-Canada  Madam Speaker, I do not think that the minister realizes how incredibly paternalistic the comment that he just made was. The fact is that this report failed to acknowledge an indigenous-owned and run network, and then said that the Canadian state could do a better job of delive

Telecommunications Industry  Madam Speaker, I do not think there is any Canadian who would say that there has been any material change to make their access more affordable and more reliable. I am flanked by colleagues right now who represent that swath of rural Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and this is somethin

Telecommunications Industry  Madam Speaker, something our Parliament should be addressing is the fact that an emerging catalyst for inequality is access to fast, affordable and reliable Internet. As we have seen 4G technology revolutionize our economy with things like streaming services and apps like Uber, w

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the residents of Beauce for electing that particular member. We will have high-fives all around, and much celebration. They made a very good choice. On the topic at hand, I am wondering if my colleague could tell the House a bit about his con

News Media Industry  Mr. Speaker, today the Liberal-appointed author of a report that recommended to regulate news media in Canada was quoted in an article as saying that the CRTC would be best positioned “to decide whether an outlet is practising journalism” and suggested it could judge which news o

News Media Industry  Mr. Speaker, that was code for “no”. Yesterday, in response to a question on how he would define who would be regulated and licensed under their upcoming legislation, the minister spectacularly fumbled and said, “Media can be confusing.” Let me make it clear for him: There is no

Media Industry  Mr. Speaker, both the minister and the Prime Minister have said that certain news media outlets will be exempt from their licences, which means that there are licences to be exempt from. There should be no restrictions on freedom of speech or freedom of the press. On this side

Coronavirus  Madam Speaker, this past Sunday a CTV reporter tweeted a photo of himself next to an Asian barber wearing a surgical mask. He has now deleted and apologized for a tweet that read, “Hopefully ALL I got today was a haircut”. Yesterday, walking down the street here in Ottawa, I hea

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, that is the exact type of fake news that the Liberals want these news sites to implement. Between the proposal yesterday, the government's “chosen one” print media bailout fund, and even the minister's mandate letter, which goes so far as to suggest that he should i

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, yesterday a government-appointed panel enthusiastically recommended that the government should control what news coverage Canadians should be allowed to see. Under the Liberal plan, the Liberals would be able to force all news sites to prominently link all of their