Mr. Larry Miller (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, CPC)

Mr. Speaker, today I want to recognize two individuals who have been important members of our community for years and who have recently celebrated significant birthdays.

Albert McConnell, of Kilsyth, who just turned 90, moved to Kilsyth in 1942 with his parents and six siblings, when he was just 16 years old. Ab immediately bought his first registered Hereford cows, and a few years later, expanded into sheep farming. Ab continued to farm beef cattle with his three sons for over 70 years, until he retired in 2015.

John Garvey, of Owen Sound, just celebrated his 95th birthday. John refereed hockey and broomball for over 50 years, retiring at age 80, but John continued to umpire baseball for over 70 years, retiring at age 90. He still golfs three to four times a week, recording scores a 40-year-old would be proud to achieve.

Please join me in celebrating Albert and John, two remarkable men from my riding.

Mr. Larry Miller (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, CPC)

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend and colleague from Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo for acknowledging that the Conservative Party will be supporting this bill at second reading.

The member thinks along the same lines I do, in that we find it very troubling that the Prime Minister pretends. I use that word because he talks the talk, but does not walk the walk. What happened to the now Minister of Veterans Affairs, the former attorney general, is obviously not something a true feminist would do to a female minister. The other troubling aspect is that he has said he supports native rights, native culture and so on, but his actions all speak contrary to that.

If the member could respond to that, I would appreciate it.

Mr. Larry Miller

With regard to government involvement and funding for Digital Democracy Project at the Public Policy Forum: (a) on what date did the government provide funding for the project; (b) how much money did the government provide for the project; (c) what is the detailed description of this federally funded project; (d) what specific assurances did the government receive, if any, to ensure that this project is not biased towards the Liberal Party of Canada; and (e) will this project expose and examine “fake news”, propaganda, and non-answers given or perpetuated by the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers?

Mr. Larry Miller

With regard to the Prime Minister’s tweet on December 2, 2018, pledging $50 million to Education Cannot Wait: was this funding approved by the Treasury Board before or after the Prime Minister posted the tweet?

Mr. Larry Miller (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, CPC)

Mr. Speaker,'Twas the month before Christmas and all through this House Canadians miffed, Liberals quiet as a mouseTaxpayers hung stockings by the chimney with careWith fear that the carbon tax soon would be there.The Cabinet were nestled all smug in their bedsWhile visions of deficits danced in their heads.When out on the borders there arose such a clatterPM says, “Open the borders, what does it matter?”To the window the Finance Minister flew like a flash He tore open the shutters and threw out more cash.When what to my wondering eyes should appear But a ministerial sleigh and eight tiny reindeer. With a little old driver, could it be St. Nick? No, it was little Gerry Butts, it was just a trick. With his sleigh full of handouts, in they came Gerry whistled and shouted and called them by name. On deficits! On spending! On with the fiscal mess! All of this contributing to Canadians' stress. 'Twas the night before Christmas, October 19 is near We'll throw them out and replace them with Andrew Scheer.