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Mr. Speaker, today I would like to recognize the career of Colonel Luc Vachon as he prepares to retire from the Canadian Armed Forces, after 33 years of loyal, dedicated service to Canada. Throughout his career in the Royal Canadian Air Force, Colonel Vachon served with professionalism, integrity and distinction in a wide range of operational staff and command appointments, contributing to Canada'…
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Mr. Speaker, my riding is proudly home to the largest lobster fishery in Canada, which creates thousands of good-paying jobs throughout Acadie—Annapolis. Our harvesters need safe and secure small craft harbours in order for their product to make it to markets. Can the Minister of Fisheries tell me how the spring economic update will affect seafood producers?
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Mr. Speaker, supporting our military with our plan to rebuild, rearm and reinvest in our Canadian Armed Forces is a priority for our new government. Our riding is home to CFB Greenwood, the largest air base in the east coast. Federal investments will support paid infrastructure, RPAS drones and building 208 new housing units. As we strengthen our armed forces, could the Minister of National Defenc…
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Mr. Speaker, I am proud to represent Acadie—Annapolis, a predominantly rural riding in Nova Scotia that I have always called home. I recognize the value of small and medium-sized businesses, whether it is engaging with business owners or supporting them in my daily life. However, we know that rural business owners often struggle with less access to financing, smaller markets, a tighter pool of wor…
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Mr. Speaker, on February 23, at the southwest African Heritage Month gala, it was an honour to present the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation to my friend Eric “Chuck” Smith. I have known Chuck for over 30 years. His service, leadership and vision have left a lasting mark on Yarmouth and far beyond. He embodies the very spirit of community. As a talented basketball coach, he gave time freel…
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Mr. Speaker, it has now been 100 days since the launch of Build Canada Homes, and we are now seeing real momentum on the ground. Projects are moving faster, partnerships are coming together and communities in my riding are seeing concrete progress on affordable housing. Can the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure tell us what has been achieved in the 100 days of Build Canada Homes and how this …
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister said he would be judged by—
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Mr. Speaker, the minister responsible for ACOA knows well that fisheries, forestry and agriculture remain at the heart of Nova Scotia's economy. When the Atlantic economic panel was announced two weeks ago, were representatives from these sectors included? Can the minister tell us how he plans to ensure that these important industries will have a way to contribute to the panel's work?
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Madam Speaker, last Thursday, the very best of Yarmouth businesses were recognized at the 18th annual Yarmouth Business Awards, hosted by the Yarmouth and Area Chamber of Commerce at the Mariners Centre in my riding of Acadie—Annapolis. It was an inspiring evening that celebrated our region's most dedicated entrepreneurs and community leaders. They are people whose hard work, creativity and determ…
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Madam Speaker, I present a petition today signed by 518 people about Kejimkujik National Park. Apparently, beginning this year, firewood will no longer be provided for backcountry campsites in Kejimkujik National Park. As we all know, campfires are an essential part of the camping experience, and many back country campers, including kayakers, hikers and canoeists, will face significant logistical …
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Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I rise today to pay tribute to my dear friend, a proud Cape Bretoner and a true servant of the people, Alfie MacLeod. Alfie was more than a colleague in public life. He was a man of deep conviction, boundless compassion and unmistakable wit. A long-serving MLA and Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, Alfie dedicated his life to the people of Cape…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley for sharing his time. It has been three years since I have had the opportunity to speak to an opposition day motion in the House, because of my previous duties as a chair occupant. First, let me say how proud I am to stand here today to represent the magnificent riding of Acadie—Annapolis. I thank my constituents for thei…
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Mr. Speaker, quite honestly, in the Annapolis Valley, we are having a tremendous drought problem, and we need to be resilient to those things, which will continue to happen over the next number of years. We need to have adaptation programs to be able to support farmers in growing the products that we need for our grocery shelves. The second thing that I would suggest to the hon. member, as we put …
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Mr. Speaker, the challenge that all governments face is to provide a bit of certainty when it comes to the economy, along with sensible budgets that are presented on time and respond to needs. However, they have to avoid spending all the money on all sorts of less important projects. The government cannot solve all the problems of all people. I hope to see a balanced budget. That will not be the c…
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Mr. Speaker, I am glad the hon. member asked that question because, while the school food program is needed in some communities, what has happened in Nova Scotia is a bit of a shame because, when the province takes a hold of things, it tries to standardize those things across the country. I look to a nice elementary school in Cornwallis. There was a community group that was providing meals to stud…
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With regard to the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and its funding allocations since January 1, 2020: (a) how much funding has been distributed by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, broken down by federal riding and year; and (b) what projects received funding, broken down by federal riding, year, recipient organization, project description, and amount?
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With regard to the entry of internationally trained healthcare professionals into Canada: (a) what is the number of (i) physicians, (ii) nurses, (iii) other healthcare workers, who have entered Canada each year since 2016 under the Express Entry system, disaggregated by occupation and province of destination; (b) what is the number of (i) physicians, (ii) nurses, (iii) other healthcare workers,who…
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The hon. member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley.
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Mr. Speaker, the economy of Acadie—Annapolis in rural Nova Scotia relies heavily on a strong lobster fishery, yet this past season, it went from bad to worse. According to a Global News report on May 2, some harvesters in southwest Nova Scotia had to give up on their season because they could not fish profitably. There were no lobsters and no price, and this is unacceptable. Will the Minister of F…
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Mr. Speaker, it is an incredible honour for me to rise today in the 45th Parliament as the elected member for the extraordinary riding of Acadie—Annapolis. I want to sincerely thank the residents of Acadie—Annapolis for once again placing their trust in me to be their voice in Ottawa. This past week has been very difficult for me personally and for my family. In the span of just a few days, I have…
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A good Speaker knows when to keep their speeches short. Mr. Chair, I would ask you to withdraw my name from the ballot, please.
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The amendment is in order. Questions and comments, the hon. deputy House leader.
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I declare the motion defeated.
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If a member participating in person wishes that the motion be carried or carried on division, or if a member of a recognized party participating in person wishes to request a recorded division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.
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Call in the members.
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I declare the motion carried.
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I will remind everyone to stick to relevance, but the hon. member was 40 seconds into his speech. The hon. member for Dufferin—Caledon.
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I have another point of order from the member for Humber River—Black Creek.
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As members know, we give a lot of latitude on what we can bring forward. We know we have specific amounts of time, and I will ask the hon. member to get to the point at hand. The hon. member for Dufferin—Caledon.
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We will have about three minutes of questions and comments. I wanted to also remind colleagues about the usage of certain words. I know we started off using “H-E double hockey sticks”, which is an unparliamentary term. Questions and comments, the hon. parliamentary secretary to the government House leader.
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The hon. member for Calgary Forest Lawn.
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With regard to Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan) 2016 ministerial review of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project: what did NRCan do with the submissions from the public and the meeting minutes?
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We are descending into debate, with a little bit of push-back. Maybe members could just stick to the debate at hand. The hon. member for Lanark— Frontenac—Kingston.
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I appreciate the input. I will say that we should be sticking to the debate at hand.
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This is just extending the debate. The more that we do this, the more the clock does not actually run. We are just debating. I will recognize the hon parliamentary secretary.
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Accordingly, the House stands adjourned until Monday, December 16, at 11 a.m. pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). (The House adjourned at 1:51 p.m.)
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Long live Acadia. The hon. member for Kelowna—Lake Country.
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The hon. parliamentary secretary has the floor.
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I ask everybody to watch the words they use. The hon. parliamentary secretary has the floor.
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Order. We made it to 12 questions before we got too much noise in here, which is not bad. It is a record, I am sure. The hon. member for Northumberland—Peterborough South.
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I believe that is descending into debate. I do not know if we would get unanimous consent on that.
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It is my duty to interrupt the proceedings on the motion at this time. Accordingly, the debate on the motion will be rescheduled for another sitting.
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I really appreciate that. I do want to thank the hon. member, because he was the only member of Parliament who was there watching the draw, and I felt really bad for doing that. The hon. member for Calgary Shepard has the floor.
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The hon. member for Joliette is rising on a point of order.
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Let us try to keep our questions and comments as concise as possible.
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I want to make sure that we are summarizing the petitions that we are presenting. The hon. member for Yorkton—Melville.
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I appreciate the hon. member's intervention with respect to that. I will again just remind those who are presenting questions of privilege here to be factual and, of course, as efficient as they can with the time they have before them and stick to the facts. The hon. member for Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner.
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I was too optimistic there. It is my duty to interrupt the proceedings at this time and put forthwith every question on the motion now before the House. The question is on the motion that this question be now put. If a member participating in person wishes that the motion be carried or carried on division, or if a member of a recognized party participating in person wishes to request a recorded di…
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Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the division stands deferred until later this day at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.
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