Patrick Weiler

Mr. Speaker, the parliamentary secretary, in his speech, talked about affordability and gave the real-world example of filling up his car just a week ago and how much that cost has increased. We have seen the price of a barrel of oil go up to almost $120. Given that Canada has what some describe as the least fuel-efficient fleet in the entire world, we are seeing that cost right now. As part of [more]

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, three reports of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans. First is the committee's fourth report, entitled “Marine and Coastal Protections”. The next is the fifth report, entitled “Equal Opportunities for Coastal Communities: Attribution of Redfish Quotas and Exploratory Lobster Fishing Licenses”. Pursuant to Standing [more]

Thanks for allowing me to speak to this. I think another one was going to be discussed. I want to speak very briefly to subclause 597(2), which is the private right of action for litigants to bring forward cases to the Competition Bureau under the greenwashing provisions. C-59 A couple of years ago, these provisions were brought in unanimously through the House, through Bill, with an [more]

Leader of the Opposition Mr. Speaker, I also represent a rural region and my riding is also experiencing a labour shortage. I know that thewants to put an end to the temporary foreign worker program. In my riding, it is really important to bring in people from different parts of the world to offset the labour shortage. My colleague spoke of a grandfather clause for people who are already here. I [more]