Two days ago

Spoke in the House on Canadian Museum of History Act Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. For better or for worse, I am old enough to have been at Expo 67. It was ...

Voted Yes on Vote #692 That this House do now adjourn.

Voted No on Vote #691 That, notwithstanding any Standing or Special Order or usual practice of the House, commencing upon the adoption of ...

Voted Yes on Vote #690 That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “Fridays” and substituting the following: ...

Voted No on Vote #689 on Bill C-463 Amend the Income Tax Act (travel expenses)

Voted Yes on Vote #688 That, in the opinion of the House, anaphylaxis is a serious concern for an increasing number of Canadians ...

Three days ago

Spoke in the House on Committees of the House Mr. Speaker, I really liked my colleague's conclusion. This leads me to raise what I think is a relevant point. Employment insurance included funds allocated for ...

Posted on Twitter Harper est dans le déni, ce matin. Après tout, qui a nommé ces sénateurs ? #polcan

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Nuclear Terrorism Act Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech. He mentioned some important aspects of life in the nuclear era, his primary focus ...

Spoke at the Natural Resources committee on Market Diversification in the Energy Sector Okay. Thank you. Mr. Edwards, there is clearly some talk about reversing the flow of line number 9. I think that's important for future projects. You ...

Posted on Twitter Beaucoup de députés boivent de l'eau pour supporter #SemaineFaim #polcan

Posted on Twitter Aujourd'hui, je jeûne afin de contribuer à sensibiliser la population au problème de la faim au Canada. http://t.co/qQhnNyjr2q

Three weeks ago

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Votes 95, 100, 105 and 110 under CANADIAN HERITAGE, ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. My thanks to our guests. Ms. Robinson, let's pursue the same topic. We are in the process of paring down our public ...

Spoke in the House on Privacy Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives really should take the risk of identity theft more seriously. The privacy breaches that have occurred at the Department of Public Works ...

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Votes 95, 100, 105 and 110 under CANADIAN HERITAGE, ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will be sharing my time with Ms. Duncan. Ms. Forand, we were talking about capital expenses just now. So now we ...

Spoke in the House on Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada Act Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for her speech. How odd for the government to complain that we are taking too long to ...

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Shell Eco-marathon and National Volunteer Week Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate the mechanical engineering team at Laval University on winning the Shell Eco-marathon Americas, held in Houston from April 4 to ...

Spoke in the House on National Defence Mr. Speaker, we still have no explanation from the Minister of National Defence about why soldiers in Mazar-e-Sharif receive less danger pay than soldiers posted in ...

Spoke at the Industry committee on Adoption of Digital Technology by Canadian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you kindly to our witnesses. Mr. Beaudoin, thank you for mentioning CEFRIO, a Quebec City-based organization. I am always delighted when ...

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Votes 95, 100, 105 and 110 under CANADIAN HERITAGE, ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to come back to the spending projections—but by program. We talked about that overall, but you have a hard ...

Spoke in the House on Quebec City Artifacts Mr. Speaker, after 43 Parks Canada employees were laid off, some five million artifacts are still being stored improperly. For nearly a year now, we have ...

Spoke at the Natural Resources committee on Market Diversification in the Energy Sector Very well. I see that there are quite a few oil pipeline projects. It's a bit like the real estate market: developers want to build a ...

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Energy Efficiency in Government Buildings, Structures and Public Works I understand all that, but we are going through a period of budgetary restraint. As you know, in the case of renovations, investments need to be ...

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Energy Efficiency in Government Buildings, Structures and Public Works My last question is for Mr. Karakasis, and it is about the relationship with tenants. You told my colleague that lease renewal was perhaps the best ...

Posted on Twitter L'indice du mieux-vivre; un meilleur indicatif de ce qui se passe au sein de la société que le PIB selon Laure Waridel #mtlqc2013

Posted on Twitter 2161 délégués inscrits au Congrès à 14H00. #mtlqc2013

Posted on Twitter "Le PIB est un mauvais indicateur de succès" - Stiglitz #mtlqc2013

Two months ago

Mentioned by The Province Man accused in election-night shooting reaches out to media again Stage technician Denis Blanchette died in back of the the hall of a club where Premier Pauline Marois was delivering her Parti Quebecois victory speech last Sept. 4. The premier has said she believes she was the target of a political assassination. In a tape ...

Mentioned by Winnipeg Free Press Man accused in election-night shooting reaches out to media again Stage technician Denis Blanchette died in back of the the hall of a club where Premier Pauline Marois was delivering her Parti Quebecois victory speech last Sept. 4. The premier has said she believes she was the target of a political assassination. In a tape ...

Mentioned by iPolitics.ca (subscription) Quebec election-night shooter contacts media Richard Henry Bain faces numerous charges, including first-degree murder and is being held in custody as his case makes its way through the courts. Stage technician Denis Blanchette died in back of the the hall of a club where Premier Pauline Marois was ...

Mentioned by Sun News Network Accused killer said he wanted to prevent Marois from speaking on election night A gunman shot two men that night, killing lighting technician Denis Blanchette. Police arrested Bain at the scene. He faces 16 charges, including first-degree murder. QMI Agency received the recording, as well as several other documents allegedly written by ...

Three months ago

Mentioned by CANOE Alleged separatist shooter rants, cries A judge agreed Wednesday that Bain, a fishing-lodge owner, was ineligible for legal aid. He faces 16 charges after stage technician Denis Blanchette was shot and killed during Premier Pauline Marois' victory speech on the night of the Sept. 4 election.

Mentioned by CTV News Richard Bain to defend himself on trial Denis Blanchette was killed in the attack while his colleague Dave Courage was seriously injured. Marois has said she believes she was the target of a political assassination attempt. Bain told the court last month he makes $36,000 a year and can't afford a ...

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