Fred Davies

Mr. Speaker, on June 2, 1866, nine Canadians were killed at the Battle of Ridgeway. It was Canada's first battle fought on Canadian soil using Canadian troops with Canadian officers. Ultimately, 32 young Canadians died. Most were barely out of adolescence. Many people argue that this battle against Fenian raiders who crossed from the United States intensified discussions leading to Confederation. [more]

Mr. Dearden, in your recommendations in your opening statement, I really liked the recommendation you brought forward. It has the potential to fix a very badly broken program. We don't know when a new program is going to be introduced, but it definitely should include an audit process for designated organizations. Whether DOs are going to be brought back into the system, we don't know. We don't [more]

I'm sorry to interrupt, but I have limited time. Mr. Douglas, in the latter part of the program, the year before it was cancelled, designated organizations were limited to 10 letters of support for 10 companies. Prior to that, there was an unlimited number—I used to refer to them as puppy mills—of designated organizations. Can you point to any examples? This is a better question. Are you aware [more]

Thank you, Madam Chair. It's nice to be back, and it's good to see you again. I want to follow up on my first start, when I only had a minute to get into the SUV program. Mr. Douglas, you have been involved in this sector with Mr. Dearden for years and years. You run a very successful incubator, which was a prerequisite for approval through the National Angel Capital Organization, which was [more]

Thank you, Madam Chair. I have a lot to cover, but in the minute I have left in this round, I want to dive into the start-up visa program. The program was halted for a number of reasons, not the least of which was the enormous number of letters of support to applicants from abroad. I'm told that over 30,000 founders are waiting for word on their applications, and this backlog effectively led to [more]