Debates of March 23rd, 2011
House of Commons Hansard #147 of the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was budget.
Topics
- Question Period
- Ray Walter and Ken Rea
- Acadian and Francophone Women
- André Lachapelle
- Infrastructure Funding
- The Budget
- Filipino Canadians
- Pakistan
- Guaranteed Income Supplement
- The Budget
- Government of Canada
- Israel
- Gender Equality
- The Budget
- Ethics
- The Budget
- Ethics
- Employment Insurance
- Forestry Industry
- Agriculture
- The Budget
- Champlain Bridge
- The Budget
- Champlain Bridge
- The Budget
- Health
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Industry
- Shipbuilding Industry
- Presence in Gallery
- Points of Order
- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
- International Convention against Doping in Sport
- Government Response to Petitions
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Committees of the House
- Fairness for Victims of Violent Offenders Act
- Message from the Senate
- Fairness for Victims of Violent Offenders Act
Shipbuilding Industry
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Edmonton—Spruce Grove
Alberta
Conservative
Rona Ambrose Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for Status of Women
Mr. Speaker, the solvency requirement was not changed at any time during the process.
The obligation for a company to be solvent is par for the course for any government contracting.
Let me say, when this company was in a very difficult financial situation last year it was this government that supported a $270 million loan through EDC to help this company along.
The truth is, Davie is pre-qualified to bid in this competition. We hope that it will be able to put forward a bid if it is solvent.
Shipbuilding Industry
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3:05 p.m.
Liberal
Presence in Gallery
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3:05 p.m.
Liberal
The Speaker Peter Milliken
I draw the attention of hon. members to the presence in the gallery of His Excellency Teodor Baconschi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania.
Presence in Gallery
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3:05 p.m.
Some hon. members
Hear, hear!
Oral Questions
Points of Order
Oral Questions
March 23rd, 2011 / 3:05 p.m.
Liberal
Scott Brison Kings—Hants, NS
Mr. Speaker, during question period the government House leader said that the Canadian Labour Congress had endorsed the government's budget. I would like to bring to the attention--
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3:05 p.m.
Some hon. members
Oh, oh!
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3:10 p.m.
Liberal
Scott Brison Kings—Hants, NS
Mr. Speaker, I think the Conservative members would agree that was not an applause line for them once they hear the rest of my point of order.
In fact, earlier today the president of the Canadian Labour Congress, Kenneth Georgetti, wrote a letter to the Minister of Finance in which he said:
Dear Minister: I am deeply troubled to hear you are misleading the public that the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) gives unqualified endorsement of your government’s budget, released yesterday.
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Some hon. members
Oh, oh!
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Liberal
Scott Brison Kings—Hants, NS
He goes further. He says:
We have certainly opposed your government's planned corporate tax cuts...To suggest, as you have been stating in the media that the CLC fully endorses your budget is misleading and we respectfully request you cease making these statements.
I would like to table this letter for the House and for the government.
I am certain that the Minister of Finance or the government House leader will want to correct this mistake that they have been repeating in the House and in the media.
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Liberal
The Speaker Peter Milliken
Does the hon. member for Kings—Hants have the unanimous consent of the House to table this document?
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
No.
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Liberal
The Speaker Peter Milliken
There is no consent.
The hon. Minister of Finance is responding to this point of order.
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3:10 p.m.
Whitby—Oshawa
Ontario
Conservative
Jim Flaherty Minister of Finance
Mr. Speaker, on CTV News yesterday, Mr. Georgetti said as follows:
I'd say to the NDP--
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Liberal
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3:10 p.m.
Conservative
Jim Flaherty Whitby—Oshawa, ON
Does the member for Wascana want to hear or not? Take it easy, you will get a hernia and hurt yourself.