Dan Albas

Madam Speaker, I rise today on a petition like I have not seen before, petition e-7372. This is a petition put forward by a woman whose husband, unfortunately, has succumbed to Alzheimer's. Despite his desire to receive medical assistance in dying in those kinds of cases, the current laws do not accommodate him. His family and friends have seen his situation deteriorate and have thus decided to [more]

Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for talking about how the government tries to distract from core issues. C-39 C-39 The member spoke a lot about workers' rights and the fact that in Bill, the government has proposed a number of changes that seem to be running roughshod over many workers' concerns. Under section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act, the Minister of Justice is legally [more]

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, the room did not all jump up at once, but what a great speech that was. The member has really brought some things to mind. I know that thetweeted the other day, “In September last year, we referred LNG Canada Phase 2 in Kitimat, B.C., to the Major Projects Office. Now, it’s moving forward”. Prime Minister This points out what the member has said. This was a final [more]

C‑15 Mr. Speaker, in Bill, the government granted Alto new powers to expropriate privately owned land. In Bill C‑39, the government is granting itself new powers to allow preliminary work to benefit the Alto project. What does the Bloc Québécois member think about that? Did the Bloc Québécois support these proposed new powers for Alto, or did it oppose them?

Madam Speaker, I appreciate the thoughtfulness of the member. He is a farmer and is a very hard-working MP, and I give a lot of credibility to what he says. He talked about the certainty and predictability that farmers need from the interswitching provisions, but the government is only suggesting to bring them back for 48 months. Rather than putting in place a regime that has been proven to be [more]

C-39 Madam Speaker, the Liberals keep talking about one year, one review, but it is not consistent, it is not predictable and it is not certain in Bill. I have asked Liberal members time and time again why major transportation projects are not subject to a statutory deadline of 12 months, as is purported for projects under the Impact Assessment Agency, the Canada Energy Regulator or the Canadian [more]

C-5 C-39 Mr. Speaker, I want to follow up on my colleague from Saanich—Gulf Islands' comment when it comes to Bill. In Bill, proposed section 102 would effectively make the powers that were given to the executive, to exempt under Bill C-5's framework, absolutely permanent. The Liberals said, when they came under fire for seizing such tremendous powers that have been well written about, that they [more]

Minister of Transport C-39 Madam Speaker, the member is a member of the transportation, infrastructure and communities committee with me, so it is wonderful to see my colleague here today. She talked a lot about trade infrastructure and the need to get things done, yet theand her colleagues keep talking about this transportation projects office as though it is a real thing. Billwould only give [more]

C-5 C-39 Mr. Speaker, I certainly appreciate my fellow British Columbian, the member of Parliament for Saanich—Gulf Islands, and her intervention today. I know she is very passionate. She is a parliamentarian because she cares about this place. Part of the tradition of this place is making sure that there are reasonable expectations on the executive and she talked about the massive powers the [more]

C-39 Mr. Speaker, it feels like quality time with other British Columbians tonight because I get to ask the hon. member for Courtenay—Alberni a question. I know that the NDP members, as well as many labour unions, have raised issues with Billwhen it comes to workers' rights. The government likes to claim that it is the party of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Liberals constantly talk [more]

Mr. Speaker, I am very tired. Could the Bloc Québécois member attack the government for me, please?

Mr. Speaker, let me start by thanking the member for sharing his desire to see the free trade of Canadian wine across this great nation. Okanagan wine should be available to every province and every consumer who wants it. Canadians should be able to support and buy Canadian. Are there any amendments the member would like to see when it comes to division 8, specifically on limiting privacy, [more]

Mr. Speaker, I know this is an issue that the member cares deeply about, and so should we all, because we are talking about workers' rights. Last I checked, workers' rights fall under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in section 2(d). C-39 Another section that is particularly relevant to this conversation tonight is section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act, which says that the Minister of [more]

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for Essex for not only his speech but also his constant steadiness at the transport committee. His community is well served by him. C-39 I would like to ask him about something that is causing a lot of ruckus in Ontario: the Alto project. Billwould allow ministers to authorize early works. We saw in the Liberals' last omnibus bill that they basically gave [more]

C-39 Madam Speaker, I know that the Liberals like to say that they are against two-tier anything, but Billwould create a statutory authority for the regulator, or in this case the responsible authority, that would give the one year, one review. There would be exemptions. Obviously, there is proposed section 19(4), which would force a completeness sign-off that could be like Groundhog Day for [more]

Madam Speaker, I certainly appreciate what the Conservative shadow minister for employment has done, not just in this speech but across Canada, where he has been speaking to young people. In our discussions, I mentioned to him that Kelowna has had the highest unemployment rate in the country for four months standing. He was recently at UBC Okanagan speaking to young Canadians who want to [more]