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Question Period
June 8, 2016
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan answers questions about the role of Canada’s military in the fight against Islamic State and the procurement of new fighter jets to replace Canada’s CF-18s. Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef responds to renewed requests for a referendum to be held on proposed electoral reforms. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister John McCallum is asked about social services for Syrian refugees admitted to Canada. McCallum also faces questions about the Canadian government’s response to the atrocities committed against Yazidi women by Islamic State. Speaker Geoff Regan makes remarks commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first meeting in Ottawa of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. (June 8, 2016)