Excise Tax Act  That is a good thing, so today is a good day, when Bill C-323 was encapsulated in Bill C-69, the budget Implementation bill, and it is something, again, that New Democrats have led the charge on. Regarding the Excise Tax Act, I think back to my predecessors John Duncan, who was an MP in this place for 18 years, and James Lunney, who was an MP for 15 years, both Conservatives, with a total of about 33 years that they sat in this place. They did get one bill passed, and it was actually to change the Excise Tax Act to remove the excise tax on jewellery so people could get their diamonds more cheaply.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the member opposite seems to have a really bad case of political amnesia. He always wants to change the focus and forgets that it is actually nine years of the Prime Minister and his party in power. They are in power for now; I hope a Conservative government will be back in office in short order.

Public Accounts committee  All of my years were with Stephen Harper's government. My ministers were Jim Prentice, Chuck Strahl, John Duncan and Bernard Valcourt. We were busy with other things.

Privilege  Madam Speaker, if members think ethics and integrity are important, I think most Canadians would be stunned at the fact that we would have to say, “six strikes and he should be out”. We are still here, six strikes in on the Speaker of the House, over and over again, as the Liberal MPs mock and just say, “Why not ten?”

Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise here in the House and have many of my colleagues join to listen as I contribute some points to the debate we are having here tonight, particularly on our Conservative amendment. Many would argue it would be common sense. I look forward to getting into that tonight a little bit more.

Prohibition of the Export of Horses by Air for Slaughter Act  Mr. Speaker, I find it interesting to rise today on Bill C-355, an act to prohibit the export by air of horses for slaughter. I think it is important in this House, whenever we debate legislation that is going to impact the livelihoods of thousands of Canadians, that we ensure that legislation is based on sound science and data from experts, and not on a motion.

Government Operations committee  I'm afraid that is our time. Perhaps you can get back to it in your next round, Mr. Johns. Mr. Duncan, you have five minutes, please.

Bill S-14 Protecting Canada’s Natural Wonders Act

The longitudes mentioned above were scaled from the 1:250,000 map sheets 12L and 22I of the national topographic series. 15 Schedule 2 to the Act is amended by adding the following after the description of Sable Island National Park Reserve of Canada: Akami-Uapishkᵁ–KakKasuak–Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada All that lot, piece or parcel of land situated in the electoral districts of Cartwright-L’Anse au Clair, Torngat Mountains and Lake Melville, in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, described in Chapter 1 of the Land Description Report for the Proposed National Park Reserve in the Mealy Mountains Region of Labrador recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records as FB40974 CLSR on January 7, 2016, and shown on the plan prepared by the Atlantic Regional Office of the Surveyor General Branch, Natural Resources Canada, dated between December 22 and 24, 2015, entitled “Descriptive Map Plan showing the Boundary of the Proposed National Park Reserve in the Mealy Mountains Region of Labrador”. A copy of the said plan was recorded in the Registry of Crown Titles in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, as Special Plan SP 478R. A copy of the said plan was also recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys Records in Ottawa, Ontario, under number 104838 CLSR on January 7, 2016.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm just waiting for it to come into my inbox to make sure that it corresponds exactly to what I have, Madam Chair. I'd like to move that the motion be amended by adding, “(c) That the Committee seek additional resources to meet for two extra hours each week until the above witness list is exhausted” and by replacing, in paragraph (a), “October 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2023:” with “October 16, 23, 30, 2023, and November 6, 2023:”.

Finance committee  We need to get this happening here. I made the comment that it's not just a crisis in St. John's. St. John's is a holding point, as you well know, for people from all over the province, so we really have to manage that in new ways with wraparound supports, mental health services, etc.

Finance committee  Also from our standing committee, we have MP Gabriel Ste-Marie from Joliette, Quebec, and MP Eric Duncan from Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry in Ontario. All the way from the west coast, we have Richard Cannings, who is from the Okanagan in B.C., but Richard lived in St. John's in the 1970s, I understand, for a number of years.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In 2017, we got the approval in principle. We worked with a number of ministers, including Chuck Strahl, John Duncan, Carolyn Bennett and of course Minister Marc Miller. I want to thank them for their support throughout. Negotiations were complete in the summer of 2022 with a self-government agreement.

Online Streaming Act  Madam Speaker, normally, there would not be much debate in the House when we talk about making updates to the Broadcasting Act, which came into effect in 1991. At face value, most Canadians would say that a lot has changed since then. A little thing called the Internet came along, and most would agree.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I would like to apologize to my colleague Mr. Duncan. He has to wait for his turn to speak, but I am very much looking forward to hearing the points he has to make. I would also, in turn, like to congratulate my colleagues Mr. Gerretsen, Ms.

Status of Women committee  This work is supported by Sport Canada, Status of Women Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada. In 2019, at the request of then minister Duncan, we created mandated safe sport training to educate all sport participants. As so eloquently spoken about previously, we need training and education to be part of it, and yet that's not all.