QUESTION – Minister doubles down on PM’s mistake Mr. Bob Benzen (Calgary Heritage, CPC): Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Prime Minister said that law enforcement officers could not seize gun licences. He is wrong. An RPAL or PAL is invalidated when it is seized by police for public safety and that
QUESTION – Trudeau misleads Canadians on firearms law Mr. Bob Benzen (Calgary Heritage, CPC): Mr. Speaker, section 5 of the Firearms Act says that a person who has threatened or committed a violent crime, a crime related to harassment, drug crimes or has serious mental health issues is unable to
Offering PM some good advice Bob Benzen: Mr. Speaker, this summer the Prime Minister failed to get construction started on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. He could use legislation to deliver this pipeline, but instead he is content to claim helplessness in face of the forces lined up against it and
Bill C-50, Political Financing Rules 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
This important bill seeks to amend the Criminal Code in relation to the protection of firefighters’ equipment. These amendments are intended to address a need for better deterrence of some criminal activities we are seeing committed more frequently, and which have potential to place the safety, and even the lives, of Canadians at
Bill C-48, Oil Tanker Bill 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
The Steep Cost of Lockdowns Mr. Speaker, Ranchman’s Cookhouse and Dancehall was an iconic business in my riding that built up a loyal following over nearly 50 years. It was also home for rodeo history, with hundreds of pieces of memorabilia loaned over the years by champion ropers and riders,
SO-31 – Tribute to Ron Carey Mr. Speaker, yesterday family and friends held a celebration of life for a Calgary businessman, philanthropist, and my friend, Ron Carey. Last month Ron died in a collision during a vintage car rally in England. Ron built his company, J&L Supply, into a successful
Mr. Speaker, the history books will not be kind to this Prime Minister, who has played a shell game with Canadians. Four long, failure-prone years of broken promises, frequent scandals, and controversy has Canadians realizing the Prime Minister sold them a bill of goods. Where are the “sunny ways” and