Madam Speaker, today I will be sharing my time with the member for Edmonton-Griesbach. The Liberal Party’s campaign platform literature attributes a quote to its leader as follows, “sunlight is the world’s best disinfectant. Liberals will shed new light on the government”. That quote by the now Prime Minister has
Mr. Speaker, the goal of Parliamentarians is to bring forward legislation that is in the interest of society at large, and for the general protection of everyone in Canada. The ideal would be a situation in which the laws governing us are appreciated by, and are adhered to by all
Madam Speaker, for some time now, from well before the by-election in April that brought me to this place, I have watched with a mix of resentment and regret as the Liberal government engages in what I have come to call “proxy politics” on the issue of pipelines. I say
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise to speak to Bill C-58, which seeks to address the important issue of transparency in government and Canadians’ access to information. Improving transparency for Canadians in their dealings with their government in and of itself seems a worthwhile pursuit. In fact, making government
