Kent MacDonald

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the thousands of Islanders who exercised their democratic right on Monday in our municipal elections. Strong communities start at the local level, and I want to acknowledge the dedication shown by everyone who stepped forward to put their name on the ballot and those who volunteered over the last few weeks. Above all, I want to congratulate the new and [more]

Mr. Speaker, one of the first constituents I met upon getting elected lost their son to sextortion. This bill and our ability to get it right are very important to me and to the many parents out there who are living the nightmare of losing a child to this terrible plague. I would ask the member across the way if she supports sending this bill to committee, hearing from experts and trying to get [more]

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give a shout-out to the bluefin tuna fishers who are enjoying another excellent fishing season in Prince Edward Island. My riding is home to North Lake, or as we like to call it, the tuna capital of the world. The current world record tuna was caught in the North Atlantic in 1979 by Captain Ken Fraser in North Lake. The fish tipped the scales at an astounding 1,496 [more]

Madam Chair, I have a point of order. This entire thesis by Mr. Ho has nothing to do with the subamendment that we're debating here today. I would ask that you rein him back in terms of speaking to the subamendment and not this thesis that he's given us, although we well appreciate receiving it.

We don't need a history lesson.

He's saying that an analysis was already done. Sooner or later, he will clue in.

Thank you for what you do for Canadians. Moving on to the United Way, I know you offer tax clinic services. You're involved in that quite a bit in a lot of communities across Canada. In the most rural, hard-to-reach communities where automatic tax filing happens, is there advice you could give us on how we can get the process started properly? I'm thinking of someone who hasn't filed for a [more]