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Speech: Bulk water exports

Published on 23. Nov, 2011 in Speeches

I would like to put my bill and the debate we are launching tonight into some context by referring to two facts and quoting two eminent individuals. The first fact is that, while there are alternatives to oil, there are as yet no reasonable alternatives to water. The second fact is that Canada holds 20% [...]

Press Release: Francis Scarpaleggia’s bill to ban bulk water exports set for debate in the House of Commons

Published on 22. Nov, 2011 in Releases

Ottawa, November 22, 2011 – On November 23, the House of Commons will debate Bill C-267, the Canada Water Preservation Act, a private member’s bill sponsored by Francis Scarpaleggia, Liberal Critic for Water Policy and Chair of the National Liberal Caucus. The bill aims to protect Canada’s aquatic ecosystems from the negative impacts of inter-basin [...]

Press Release: Report on Palliative and Compassionate Care

Published on 18. Nov, 2011 in Releases

Montreal, November 18, 2011 – Lac-Saint-Louis Member of Parliament Francis Scarpaleggia hosted a press conference today to comment on the release of the final report of the all-party Parliamentary Committee on Palliative and Compassionate Care. The landmark report, officially released in Ottawa yesterday, urges specific policy action on palliative care, elder abuse and suicide prevention. [...]

Speech: Access for First Nations to clean drinking water

Published on 17. Nov, 2011 in Speeches

Mr. Speaker, it is a great pleasure to speak in this debate because, as many of my colleagues know, water issues are something in which I have a profound interest and have been working on almost since being elected in 2004. Of course, there is perhaps no more urgent water issue in this country today [...]

Speech: Gun registry

Published on 27. Oct, 2011 in Speeches

Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today because I believe that it is my fundamental duty to participate in this debate on behalf of my constituents who, like me, are concerned, shocked and upset by the very unfortunate legislative step that the Conservative government has taken by introducing its bill to dismantle the firearms [...]

Speech: National Suicide Prevention Strategy

Published on 04. Oct, 2011 in Speeches

Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Malpeque. I want to commend the hon. member for Toronto Centre and the leader of my party for showing such vision, wisdom, compassion and humanity by making the urgent need for our government to establish a national suicide prevention strategy the topic [...]

Statement: Joan Farley

Published on 23. Sep, 2011 in Statements

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the late Joan Farley, a remarkable woman whose vision and actions transformed Montreal’s West Island community in profound and lasting ways for the benefit of thousands of children and adults with special needs and their families. Joan was a pioneer. She sought respect and recognition for [...]

Statement: The City of Pointe-Claire’s Centennial

Published on 21. Sep, 2011 in Statements

Mr. Speaker, this year the city of Pointe-Claire celebrates its 100th anniversary. Pointe-Claire was originally an agricultural parish built around a windmill on the St. Lawrence River, and it helped spawn a handful of neighbouring municipalities that now form a large part of what is known as the West Island. Good public administration under the [...]

Speech: Human Smuggling (Part 2)

Published on 19. Sep, 2011 in Speeches

Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to pick up where things left off in June. Right before the long debate on back-to-work legislation I had the opportunity to speak to this bill for eight minutes. At that point I was making three general observations. The first is that refugees are not queue jumpers. There is [...]

Newsletter to Constituents

Published on 16. Aug, 2011 in Newsletters

Fall 2011

Press Release: Monitoring of oil sands industry water impacts

Published on 28. Jul, 2011 in Releases

Ottawa, July 28, 2011 – After years of advocating for increased monitoring of water pollution in the oil sands, Liberal Water Critic Francis Scarpaleggia today expressed doubts about the Conservative government’s ability to provide timely implementation of the oil-sands monitoring plan unveiled by independent scientists. In early 2008, inspired by the work of Dr. [...]

Statement: Kirkland’s 50th Anniversary

Published on 22. Jun, 2011 in Statements

Mr. Speaker, this year marks the 50th anniversary of the city of Kirkland. Kirkland’s history begins with the arrival of the Brunet family in the area in 1667. The Meloche and Daoust families were also among the first families to arrive. Kirkland’s town library is a testament to the spirit of volunteerism behind the city’s [...]

Speech: Human Smuggling (Part 1)

Published on 21. Jun, 2011 in Speeches

Madam Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to rise on this important piece of legislation which was introduced in the last Parliament but did not proceed much further because of the election. There is an observable pattern of behaviour with the Conservative government in terms of how it approaches complex and important issues, like the [...]

Speech: NATO mission in Libya

Published on 14. Jun, 2011 in Speeches

Mr. Speaker, I would like to inform you that I will share my time with my colleague, the member for Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor. The military operation in Libya is, in a sense, the culmination of the evolution of the United Nations and international law, an evolution in which, I am proud to say, Canada has been [...]

Statement: Baie d’Urfe Youth Council

Published on 14. Jun, 2011 in Statements

Mr. Speaker, this year marks the centennial of the town of Baie-d’Urfé in my riding of Lac-Saint-Louis. On May 9, I attended a meeting of the Baie-d’Urfé junior council that re-enacted two of the town’s earliest council meetings held on July 18 and September 16, 1911, respectively. The junior council was created in 2008 under [...]