William Stevenson

Mr. Speaker, it is always an honour to stand for the people of Yellowhead. Today I rise to present a petition, signed by more than 11,000 Canadians, calling on the government to immediately reverse Parks Canada's decision to end the search and rescue dog program in Banff National Park. This decision sparked widespread public outrage and attracted attention locally, nationally and in international [more]

Calgary Centre C-269 Madam Speaker, I appreciate my colleague from's putting forward Billto address a gap in the system. I knew the member long before I was elected last year, so I know he is deliberate when he addresses a problem. When first notified, I was in disbelief that there was not already a capital cost allowance, CCA, group to address this issue. As a CPA in public practice, I spent a [more]

Mr. Speaker, I think the intent and the goals are agreed to by everybody in Parliament. There are a lot of questions that are still left unanswered, and I do believe we will want this bill to go to committee to answer those questions and develop what is missing. I am fully supportive of it going to committee to get those questions answered.

Mr. Speaker, I want to first say that this is all about decisions. We can look at a lot of the choices that are made with regard to Parks Canada. Last year, it gave $2 million worth of bonuses to executives and paid over $400,000 in catering. This is all about decisions. Meanwhile, the Canada strong pass reduced the amount of fees that were collected from those who were visiting, so that reduced [more]

Mr. Speaker, I am assuming the bill will go to committee. When it gets there, what does the member see as the division, the line, between, on the one side, what is going to help protect our children and, on the other, free speech? I am lucky that my daughters are both in their twenties now. I cannot really worry too much about them, but I do worry about the future, when I hopefully have [more]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for her eloquent speech. There were a lot of things in there that people need to consider. I am wondering about the implementation of some of this. It seems to me that we would be relying a lot on this online safety commission to make and implement the rules. C-34 One thing that came to mind during her speech was false accusations. She [more]

Mr. Speaker, with regard to positive things, it is addressing the concerns of many parents. We need to give them some of the tools. We need to make sure the legislation is appropriate and proportionate to what the goals are to help parents going forward.

Mr. Speaker, last week, Parks Canada announced it is cutting the 55-year search and rescue K9 program in Banff National Park. This program is essential to park visitor safety, responding to thousands of calls. Leroy, the last rescue dog, tracked 156 individuals and found 57 people over seven years. This is a small team that has a huge impact on visitor safety. These dogs cover areas 30 to 50 [more]

Mr. Speaker, I rise this evening to follow up on a question I asked earlier in the year about the affordability crisis facing Canadians and the government's costly decisions. When Canadians are working full-time but cannot afford a home, when families are struggling to pay for groceries and rent, and when people are forced to make impossible choices just to get by, Canadians deserve more than a [more]

C-34 Mr. Speaker, the member raised how racism and hate speech are definitely deplorable and should be prevented and punished. That said, how does the member opposite see Billdetermining what qualifies as free speech and hate speech? Who would be qualified to make those determinations going forward with Bill C-34?

C-34 Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill, the safe social media act, and to how we can protect our children online while preserving the rights, freedoms and privacy of all Canadians. Before entering public life, I spent 26 years as an accountant. My work required me to examine details, identify risks and ensure that decisions were supported by sound evidence. In accounting, good [more]

Mr. Speaker, I admire the parenting the member has done. Abstinence from social media is virtually impossible these days for most parents. Even for mine, 15 years ago, it was a bit of a challenge. C-34 Going forward, how does the member opposite see Billaddressing the concerns with how it would apply to different social media? He said the bill would make them responsible, but how are they going [more]