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Government Orders

Combatting Hate Act

2026-06-16

“You say you want this bill to pass to protect your community. But other faith groups don't want it. Why should your view win and theirs lose?”

“People have different opinions on this bill. Some groups like parts of it, but others really don't. Many Jewish, Christian, and Muslim leaders say it threatens religious freedom. The government should listen to more than just the small group that agrees with them.”

“I want the government to stop calling people names for disagreeing with them. Maybe question their motives less and actually listen to what all these faith leaders are saying about their bill. Even if someone disagrees, it doesn't mean they're some crazy racist.”

Government Orders

Government Business No. 12—Proceedings on Bill C-30

2026-06-15

“Why are you shutting down debate? Canadians sent us to here to debate, not to have you cut it off. Why are you limiting debate on this bill?”

Private Members' Business

Income Tax Act

2026-06-15

“Liberals ignore a good bill that helps the environment. Instead they give money to companies that support ISIS and Putin's war. Why won't they support common sense? This bill helps Canadians and the environment.”

Official Hansard

Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to rise in support of this fantastic bill from my colleague from Calgary Centre. It is very disappointing to hear members of the Liberal government look at a very strong, common-sense piece of legislation and, of course, throw it away. It is interesting to hear them complain about costs. This is, of course, from the same Liberal government that funded, through its green energy accelerator fund, companies that used that funding to go abroad and actually fund ISIS. Yes, a company that was convicted in France and in the U.S. of using that funding to actually fund ISIS, this Liberal government gave tens of millions of dollars to. Under the same fund, it gave tens of millions of dollars to an overseas Chinese EV company that was named as a war sponsor supporting Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Yet, when the Liberals have a chance to support a common-sense bill that would help Canadians, encourage investment in Canada and reduce greenhouse gases, we hear government members stand up and speak against it. Bill C-269 is a very simple, common-sense bill. It would introduce a non-refundable investment tax credit for equipment that captures waste heat from industrial processes and converts it into electricity. I am afraid that is all the time I have at this moment. I look forward to speaking more on it after the votes.

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“I want the real cost in dollars. The government says one thing, you say another. Who is right?”

Oral Questions

Labour

2026-06-11

“I want the government to stop spending your money on bad things. Spend it on other things I like instead.”

Government Orders

2026-06-10

“The Liberals should stop being hypocrites. They knew about interference in a riding. Why won't this bill fix interference in Liberal nominations?”

Government Orders

Build Canada Homes Act

2026-06-09

“You didn't answer the question. Try again.”

“You promised to cut fees for building houses. You didn't. I'm offended and I want you to admit you broke your promise.”

“You want to spend a lot of money. You want the government to hire more people and build more houses. The budget says less than 13,000 houses will actually get built. You are taking that money from other programs for vulnerable people. Why are you punishing poor people to make government bigger?”

Government Orders

2026-06-09

“Liberals promised to cut development charges in half, but they didn't. Those fees make houses expensive. Now CMHC says high fees block new housing. The government broke its promise. Useless. This won't get Canadians the houses they need.”

“You're building the wrong houses. An expert says homes with more bedrooms are what Canadians really need.”

“I want you to look bad. The PBO says you're cutting real help to fund a bureaucracy that won't build much.”

Government Orders

Supplementary Estimates (A), 2026‑27

2026-06-08

“I'm making a routine request to check if this spending bill is in the normal format.”

Government Orders

2026-06-08

“Is this bill in the normal format? I want to make sure the government didn't mess it up.”

Statements by Members

River City Robotics

2026-06-08

“That makes me happy. These young people are doing well. The government should support robotics programs.”

Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize five extraordinary young Edmontonians who are proudly representing Alberta and Canada on the world stage. Team Gladius from the River City Robotics club competed in the FIRST Tech Challenge, where students design, build and program their own robots from the ground up. In just their second season, these students engineered an award-winning robot and won the Inspire Award, which is the competition's highest award. That victory carried them to the FIRST world championships in Houston as one of only 14 teams from Canada competing, and they did not go to just watch. They won multiple matches against the very best teams in the world, which are much older and much more experienced teams. Sam, Jack, Luke, Tavin and Walter, along with their coaches, Kevin, Shawn and Angela, are exactly the innovators our future needs. Congratulations to Team Gladius. They have made Edmonton, Alberta and Canada proud.

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Private Members' Business

Arab Heritage Month Act

2026-06-02

“I'm telling stories about the first Arab Canadians I can think of. I want to say their food and music are good. I'm filling time with kind words and saying nothing anyone could pin down later.”

Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise on this. I want to start by mentioning two historic Arab Albertans involved in politics. The first is my very dear friend, whom I call my brother. He is the member for Edmonton Manning. My friend was the very first Lebanese MP ever elected in the province of Alberta. Besides his being a phenomenal representative of the people, I have come to know his family very well. It is an incredible family. My dear friend also donated one of his vital organs to help save his son's life, which is further proof of what a fine gentleman he is. One of his sons later worked for me on a couple of my campaigns and did a phenomenal job, and then moved on to help out the provincial party in Alberta as well. If I could find an Arab politician to live up to my colleague from Edmonton Manning, it would be Larry Shaben. Larry Shaben was the very first Muslim elected to higher office in North America. That was in Alberta. He was also the very first to serve as a provincial minister in Canada, even when compared to, perhaps, the equivalent in the U.S. He served as a minister under the great Peter Lougheed, as well as Don Getty. I want to read a quote from Peter Lougheed about Larry Shaben, at Mr. Shaben's funeral: “We all know how much better we are because we knew Larry Shaben. We all know how much better Alberta as a whole is because of Larry Shaben.” I cannot think of a better tribute from one of the greatest Albertans ever to one of the other greatest Albertans than the one Mr. Lougheed made to Mr. Shaben. I wanted to bring that up. I know that my colleague from Edmonton Manning, whom I would like to call by his name but I will not, will live up to Mr. Shaben as well. The very first Arab recorded in Alberta was in 1912, known as Ali Ahmed Abouchadi, who was also from Lebanon. He and his uncle, Sine Abouchadi, moved from Lebanon and settled in Lac La Biche, which is now, I think, probably the largest Arab community in the entire world and the largest Lebanese community in the entire world, including Lebanon itself. It is a phenomenal community north of Edmonton that I have had the pleasure of visiting many times. It still maintains incredible Lebanese culture. I also want to talk about a couple of friends of mine from Edmonton. As my colleague mentioned, we could spend all day talking about contributions from the Arab community in Canada, but I want to mention a couple of dear friends of mine whom I have known for many years. The first is my office manager, Oula Sanduga. I know she is probably back in Edmonton right now planning my demise for mentioning her and talking about her in the House, because she is a bit shy. I have had the pleasure of working with Oula for 10 years in my office. Before working with me, she worked for the hon. Laurie Hawn, and before that, Peter Goldring. Oula hails, originally, from Palestine. She is a very proud Palestinian. I am very proud to have her with us. Over the 30 years she has worked in MP offices, she has helped untold thousands of Canadians, whether it is with CRA issues, EI issues or especially immigration issues. We have people contacting our office from around the entire province, knowing that Oula is the one to help. She is considered by all of our offices in Alberta as the most senior, most educated and most experienced person to help out on so many files. Oula has just returned to our office after very lengthy challenges, and I cannot express how happy we are that she is back with us. I know that my constituents express that exact same feeling. My predecessor, in part of my riding, the hon. Laurie Hawn, used to say about the constituency staff and the MPs that the MP is just the hood ornament and the constituency staff is the engine of the car. Oula is a phenomenally strong-running V8 engine in that comparison. The other one I want to mention specifically is Oula's father, Dean Sanduga. Dean, of course, also hails from Palestine. He is an incredible community leader and has raised an incredible family. To this day, even though he is considerably older than me, he still stays very active in the community, helping newcomers, helping Canadians and helping Edmontonians. Again, I wanted to thank both of them for all the incredible work they have done. Now, for the rest of my few minutes I have, I am going to plagiarize and read from a story by someone at the U of A, Sarah Carter. She is a professor there. I found some of the stories she was telling about Syrians coming to western Canada. One of her favourite authors is a gentleman named Habeeb Salloum. My colleague from Abbotsford may like this. Mr. Salloum was famous for writing books, including Arab Cooking on a Prairie Homestead. One of Mr. Salloum's books concluded with a great comment, as Sarah Carter wrote, “'The saga of the Arab immigrants is truly the story of Canada.' He feared they were being forgotten, as those with Arab heritage sought to assimilate. He hoped 'fellow Canadians and others, after reading our family’s saga will feel that Arab Canadians have contributed to Canada’s history.'” I encourage people to read that book. Those are very strong words from Mr. Salloum. I want to just start with some of the story that Sarah had written about Arabs in Canada, especially Syrians. She starts off with “Syrians have a long history in Canada. Paul Anka is perhaps the best known Canadian of Syrian ancestry.” I look around the House, perhaps at my colleague from Abbotsford with his love of Arab food. He is so young that I am not sure if he knows who Paul Anka is. I am looking around for the other grey hairs. There are a few of us. Paul Anka is a wonderful gentleman, and yes, I think he is probably the most famous Canadian of Syrian ancestry. Sarah goes on to say, “there were others; many of whom we must consider 'Old Stock Canadians.'” I think she makes a reference just to show how long people of Syrian heritage and Arab history have been in Canada. It goes back to, as we heard earlier, the beginning of Confederation. She continues, “Somewhat less well known, for example, but still very popular in his day, was 'Canada’s King of the Fiddle,' Ameen 'King' Ganam, born in Swift Current in 1914.” I am aging myself. I actually remember who “King” Ganam was. I see I am getting the wave that my time is up. I will come back to finish my last two minutes with the story about “King” Ganam and Tommy Hunter.

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Government Orders

Business of Supply

2026-06-02

“The member is right. The economy in Canada is shrinking, but not in Mexico. Mexico relies on the U.S. even more than we do, and they're doing fine. Mexico doesn't have a Liberal government holding it back like we do.”

“I want tax reform and regulatory reform. The current environment is driving away investment. The government needs to stop pretending its announcements are helping and actually fix the problem.”