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2025-12-11
Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Bord…
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, Conservatives agree to apply the vote, with Conservatives voting in favour.

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2025-12-11
Business of the House
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, I am wondering if the Liberals have decided to allow for Bill C-14 to pass. We have, on 17 occasions over the last number of hours, asked for the Liberals to expedite Bill C-14 and to allow for consideration of the bill. The Liberals continue to obstruct this bill, putting forward limitations on religious freedom in Bill C-9. Conservatives will continue to oppose those measures but wo…

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2025-12-11
Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Bord…
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives agree to apply the vote, with Conservatives voting in favour.

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2025-12-11
Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Bord…
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives agree to apply the vote, with Conservatives voting no.

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2025-12-09
Natural Resources
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Statements by Members

Mr. Speaker, before the Prime Minister was elected, he said that half of all oil reserves should stay in the ground, but two weeks ago, when signing an MOU in the province of Alberta, he said that he is now supportive of a proposal to build an oil pipeline between Alberta and a northern British Columbia port. Now that he has returned to Ottawa, he is telling his “keep it in the ground” caucus not …

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2025-11-03
Citizenship Act
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives agree to apply the vote, with the Conservatives voting against.

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2025-10-28
Committees of the House
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Routine Proceedings

Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives agree to apply the vote, with the Conservatives voting in favour.

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2025-10-23
Business of the House
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Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, over the last number of weeks, we have witnessed countless job losses announced in regions across this country. It is thousands in the energy sector, thousands in the forestry sector and thousands in the automotive sector. I wonder if the member opposite could tell us what the legislative agenda is for the coming week and, specifically, if he will agree to the Conservatives' request f…

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2025-10-03
Employment
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Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister promised that he was going to fix the disaster that Justin Trudeau left, but 86,000 Canadians have lost their jobs since the Prime Minister took office. Just this last week, 900 Calgarians lost their job at Imperial Oil, 300 jobs are threatened at Kap Paper, and GM has announced that it is moving jobs from Oshawa back to the United States. The Prime Minister was elb…

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2025-10-03
Employment
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Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, before the election, the Prime Minister said that it was “elbows up”. That was his solution to save Canadian jobs. After the election, it has been elbows down, and since then he has been flying all around. He met with the Chinese and, after that meeting, they raised tariffs on Canadian farmers and seafood. He met with the Americans and, after that meeting, they raised tariffs higher o…

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2025-10-02
Business of the House
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Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, it is time for the Thursday question, when we ask for the government's agenda for the upcoming week. During the election, the Prime Minister made a lot of promises. He said that he was going to fix Liberal bail. Specifically, he was going to fix the mess that Justin Trudeau, as well as the vast majority of the Liberals, created by passing Bill C-5 and Bill C-75. Would the House leader…

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2025-10-02
Business of the House
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Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The hon. member called on me to stand in the House and call for unanimous consent to pass all stages of a bill that would fix the bail system in this country, the Liberal bail system that has been broken by the caucus across the way. I ask for unanimous consent to pass, at all stages, Bill—

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2025-09-23
Business of Supply
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, we noticed that the hon. member for Honoré-Mercier was out of his chair for a significant duration of the time that the vote was being counted. He was speaking with the leader of the Green Party. I just want to confirm if he intended to vote in the House or if he did it by app, because as I think the House wants to remember, a member cannot leave their seat in the…

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2025-06-20
One Canadian Economy Act
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, we agree to apply the vote, with the Conservatives voting in favour.

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2025-06-20
One Canadian Economy Act
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, Conservatives agree to apply, with Conservatives voting in favour.

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2025-06-20
One Canadian Economy Act
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, we agree to apply the vote, with the Conservatives voting in favour.

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2025-06-20
One Canadian Economy Act
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Government Orders

moved: Motion No. 4 That Bill C-5, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 2 and 3 on page 9 with the following: “tee of both Houses of Parliament, designated or established for the purposes of section 24, which shall (a) include at least one member of the House of Commons from each party that has a recognized membership of 12 or more persons in that House and at least the Leader of the Governm…

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2025-06-20
One Canadian Economy Act
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, we agree to apply, with Conservatives voting in favour.

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2025-06-20
One Canadian Economy Act
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, we agree to apply the vote, with the Conservatives voting against.

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2025-06-20
One Canadian Economy Act
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, we agree to apply the vote, with the Conservatives voting in favour.

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2025-06-20
One Canadian Economy Act
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, we agree to apply the vote, with the Conservatives voting against.

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2025-06-20
One Canadian Economy Act
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, Conservatives agree to apply the vote, with Conservatives voting in favour.

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2025-06-17
Automotive Industry
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Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, what if I said the government had a plan to increase the cost of vehicles by over $20,000 and kill 40,000 high-paying Canadian jobs? Well, that is exactly what the Liberals are doing with their mandate to eliminate gas-powered vehicles, which starts to take effect next year. Workers and families across Canada, especially in rural and northern communities, cannot afford this dangerous …

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2025-06-17
Automotive Industry
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Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, that is completely ridiculous, because a report out today projects 50,000 job losses in the auto sector because of trade uncertainty. Rather than providing the auto sector with any kind of certainty, the Liberals are doubling down on their risky and dangerous EV mandate. Ford and GM are pleading with the government to end the insanity. Industry projects that the Liberal ban on the gas…

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2025-06-17
Main Estimates, 2025-26
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, Conservatives agree to apply the vote, with the Conservative members voting opposed.

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2024-12-17
Business of the House
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Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, it is clear that the Liberals are running scared. We ask for a recorded division.

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2024-12-10
Supplementary Estimates (B), 2024-25
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, Conservatives agree to apply the vote, with Conservatives voting against.

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2024-12-10
Supplementary Estimates (B), 2024-25
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, Conservatives agree to apply the vote, with Conservatives voting against.

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2024-12-10
Supplementary Estimates (B), 2024-25
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, the official opposition agrees to apply the vote, with Conservatives voting against.

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2024-12-09
Points of Order
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, on that same point of order, even though I am a little closer to you, during question period, I was unable to hear what was going on because of the way members of the New Democratic Party, specifically the member for New Westminster—Burnaby and the member for Timmins—James Bay, were carrying on, giving instruction to the Speaker and making it very difficult for members, even on this s…

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2024-12-06
Points of Order
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Oral Questions

Madam Speaker, that is the height of hypocrisy. The hon. member is complaining about those types of questions when, as a matter of fact, the member for Saint John—Rothesay actually asked the majority of his question about the leader of the official opposition, but then had a very small tie-back to the administration of government in the very last comments.

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2024-12-06
Privilege
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Routine Proceedings

Mr. Speaker, with regard to that point of order, a personal first-hand account is very much part of the information that the Speaker must hear. It is not frivolous and it is not repetition. The member is speaking about a personal experience that is unlike anybody else's experience. That member has not only the right but the obligation to ensure that the details of her experience are detailed with …

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2024-12-06
Privilege
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Government Orders

Madam Speaker, I think it was inadvertent, but the hon. Speaker used the proper name of a sitting member of Parliament when quoting the former Speaker. I am wondering if the Speaker wants to clarify the rules with regard to using the proper names of currently elected members of Parliament.

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2024-12-06
Business of Supply
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Government Orders

Madam Speaker, it is interesting that you have made this ruling. Over the last week, several Liberal members of Parliament have—

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2024-12-06
Privilege
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Routine Proceedings

Mr. Speaker, with regard to the last comment that New Democrats somehow were not involved in this, there has obviously been multiple news reports with regard to not only members of Parliament but also staffers of the New Democratic Party. There are pictures as well, which I would like to reserve the right to turn in to the House so that the Speaker can review the documentation as well as the photo…

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2024-12-06
Business of Supply
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Government Orders

Madam Speaker, on a point of order, there is a tradition in this place that when the Speaker asks a member to withdraw, they simply withdraw and do not repeat the words again. Clearly, there is an intent by the NDP member to disrespect the Chair in this case.

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2024-12-06
Points of Order
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Oral Questions

I am being heckled by the member now recanting his initial comments. Madam Speaker, secondly, in terms of a question about calling an election, there is only one group of people in the House who arbitrarily can decide on the timing of an election. It is the government. It is the administration. It is an action of the administration of government to determine if it will ask the Governor General for…

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2024-12-05
Business of Supply
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, we do not approve.

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2024-12-04
Questions on the Order Paper
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Routine Proceedings

With regard to subsection 63(2) of the Access to Information Act: (a) how many reports has the Attorney General of Canada received from the Information Commissioner since January 1, 2024, concerning potential offences under federal or provincial laws; (b) of the reports in (a), how many has the Attorney General passed along to the appropriate police of jurisdiction; and (c) of the reports in (a) t…

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2024-12-03
Committees of the House
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Routine Proceedings

Mr. Speaker, Conservatives agree to apply the vote, with Conservatives voting against.

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2024-12-03
Committees of the House
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Routine Proceedings

Mr. Speaker, Conservatives agree to apply, with Conservatives voting in favour.

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2024-12-03
Committees of the House
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Routine Proceedings

Mr. Speaker, Conservatives agree to apply, with Conservatives voting against.

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2024-11-27
Government Business No. 43—Proceedings on Bill C‑7…
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Government Orders

Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I think there is some debate right now with regard to what just happened, but I was here and wanted to make sure that my colleague from Calgary Forest Lawn had his additional papers. He did not. He was looking for them. I am working to make sure that he does have—

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2024-11-27
Committees of the House
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Concurrence in Committee Reports

Mr. Speaker, we request a recorded division.

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2024-11-27
Government Business No. 43—Proceedings on Bill C‑7…
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Government Orders

Madam Speaker, is that an apology?

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2024-11-27
Government Business No. 43—Proceedings on Bill C‑7…
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Government Orders

Madam Speaker, I did not get to finish my question.

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2024-11-27
Government Business No. 43—Proceedings on Bill C‑7…
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Government Orders

Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Just moments ago, you ruled that my question was out of order because I was asking my colleague about what is clearly dissent by members of Parliament for a portion of the bill that has been stripped out. You ruled that the question was out of order. Madam Speaker, on what basis did you rule it to be out of order?

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2024-11-27
Committees of the House
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Concurrence in Committee Reports

Mr. Speaker, we do request a recorded division.

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2024-11-27
Government Business No. 43—Proceedings on Bill C‑7…
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Government Orders

Madam Speaker, on a point of order, I would like you to find out who that was. That type of language in the House of Commons is clearly unparliamentary. What we heard from the video was completely inappropriate.

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2024-11-27
Government Business No. 43—Proceedings on Bill C‑7…
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Government Orders

Madam Speaker, it is important for everyone to understand what is happening in the House tonight. Remarkably, we are debating a confidence motion, one that has been publicized well over the last number of weeks. A re-engagement between the NDP and the Liberals has been enacted with the agreement to conduct two elements: One is this temporary tax trick, and there was another guarantee, an agreement…

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