Fisherman's Road

I gave the following speech on Thursday, Jan. 30 th in the house of Commons. Mr. Speaker, I stand in support of this motion put forward by the honourable member for Chateguay-Saint Constant. The motion would immediately address the mental health crisis facing Canadian soldiers and veterans by hiring appropriate mental health professionals. By reversing the decision to close veterans offices. And by prioritizing and concluding more than 50 outstanding boards of inquiry on military suicides so that grieving families may have answers and closure.   Mr. Speaker, I want to begin with a story I tell every Nov. 11 th —Remembrance day. I share the same story every July 1 st . July 1 st is known far and wide as Canada Day. But in Newfoundland and Labrador, July 1 st is also Memorial Day. Canada Day doesn’t actually begin in my province until noon on July 1 st . Until then, it’s Memorial Day. July 1 st , 1916 is known as the bloodiest day in Newfou...

      I posed the following question on Wednesday, Jan. 29th, in the House of Commons.   Mr. Speaker, It's been more than 9 months since the Canadian Coast Guard confirmed the source of the oil washing up on the shores of Newfoundland's northeast coast: the sunken paper carrier Manolis L. She went down in 1985 with 500 tons of oil aboard. The Coast Guard has made attempts to plug the leaks, but the government must move to stop this environmental disaster once and for all. Everyone agrees that plugging the leaks is a band-aid solution. Mr. Speaker Will the Minister of Fisheries tell the people of my province when this oil will be removed?

I gave the following 10-minute speech on Tuesday, Jan. 28 th , in the House of Commons. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the motion by the honourable member for Trinity-Spadina. That in the opinion of this House, door-to-door delivery of regular mail is a valuable service provided by Canada Post, and that this House express its opposition to Canada becoming the only country in the G7 without such a service. Mr. Speaker, it SHOULD be the opinion of this House that door-to-door delivery of regular mail is a valuable service provided by Canada Post. But it IS the opinion of the overwhelming majority of the constituents of St. John’s South-Mount Pearl in my province of Newfoundland and Labrador. How do I know that, Mr. Speaker? Because I asked them. That’s a novel idea, Mr. Speaker, asking Newfoundlanders and Labradorians — asking Canadians — what they think. That’s not what happened with these changes to Canada Post. The Crown corporation carri...