Ben Carr

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the second report of the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology, entitled “Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy: From Innovation to Readiness”. Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to the report.

Mr. Speaker, this is perhaps more of an invitation than a question, but I would very much like to offer to my hon. colleague an opportunity to come to Winnipeg and visit, in my riding of Winnipeg South Centre, significant developments that are being made on former public lands to help support indigenous communities and build the local economy more broadly. Does the hon. member acknowledge that [more]

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the first report of the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology, entitled “Improving Productivity in Canada”. Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to the report.

Mr. Speaker, as the Canadian population ages and our older adults, along with our systems, face new challenges as a result, we need to be innovative and bold. My constituent, Beverly Suek, is both those things. When her husband passed away, Beverly faced the common challenge of loneliness, but she did not stay still. Beverly purchased a house, wrote up a questionnaire for prospective residents [more]

C-9 Mr. Speaker, I am always proud to rise in the House on behalf of the people of Winnipeg South Centre. Today I rise as a Jew, as a member of Parliament and, perhaps most important, as a Canadian, to speak to Bill. I have enough humility, I hope, to recognize that it is members not just of one party but of all parties who have allowed at times the conversation in this debate to be filled with [more]

Mr. Speaker, I do not know whether I can explain where the interests of my colleagues in the official opposition lie. However, as I said during my speech, I think it is important to maintain a respectful tone and style of debate in the House. Over the past few months, in the course of this debate, I believe that our discussions have at times taken a rather more partisan turn. The tone used was [more]

Mr. Speaker, I have a great deal of respect for my colleague across the way and always enjoy the conversations we have on a number of issues. leader The religious exemption clause seems to be the basis for a lot of sensitivity in the House today. Would the member support the other measures in the bill as they currently exist if the clause pertaining to religious exemptions were removed? If so, [more]

Mr. Speaker, the member opposite and I have a natural bond, being Jewish members of Parliament, and I enjoy the opportunity we often have to talk about the needs of the community and the country as a whole. I am not going to be partisan whatsoever. One thing that my hon. colleague mentioned in her remarks was enforcement. I sometimes struggle to understand, even if I were to accept the argument [more]