February 16, 2017
Today, Mr. Reid again called on the Minister of Public Safety, Ralph Goodale, to fulfill his own private member’s motion, Motion No. 446. In 2013, Mr Goodale presented Motion No. 446, which called on the Government to “install an appropriate number and calibre of automated external defibrillators… with priority being assigned to all RCMP offices and vehicles.” The full…
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February 16, 2017
On Wednesday evening, February 15, I delivered the following remarks against Motion M-103, a Private Members’ Business (PMB) motion sponsored by Liberal MP Iqra Khalid (Mississauga–Erin Mills). My remarks can be viewed in the context of the one hour of debate on M-103 that took place on February 15 by following this link to the House of Commons Hansard for the…
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February 6, 2017
This afternoon, I delivered the letters below to Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, and former Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef respecting Tuesday’s appearance by Minister Gould before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. The letters detail questions I intend to ask Minister Gould with respect to the MyDemocracy.ca questionnaire that was launched by Minister Monsef in December 2016.…
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February 2, 2017
MP Scott Reid (Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston) today urged support for Andrew Scheer’s announcement that he favours adding property rights guarantees to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. He made the following comments: “The right to private property, the enjoyment of it, and the right not to be deprived of it except by due process of law is a fundamental tenet of…
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