Two days ago

Mentioned by rabble.ca (blog) Hill Dispaches: While Conservatives attack is the NDP too respectful? When the Party's strongest epithet is a reference to Greek mythology ( the "Trojan Horse" budget – and is Jim Flaherty the "face that launched a thousand hidden items?") you know it is not exactly looking to rhetorically bloody anyone's nose!

This week

Mentioned by Globe and Mail Why fixing what's really wrong with EI won't be easy Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says Ottawa will no longer tolerate Canadians sitting around collecting pogey when there's work to do. “The only bad job is not having a job,” Mr. Flaherty said last week, recalling how he drove a taxi and refereed hockey ...

Mentioned by Winnipeg Free Press From rags to Rideau: Canadian politicians share stories of their lousiest jobs Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's comment earlier this week that "any job is a good job" sparked anxiety among unemployed Canadians. Many fear they will have to abandon their careers and adopt any old job to pay the bills. Tories take great pride in ...

Mentioned by Vancouver Sun Ministers paid their dues before coming to power Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's comment earlier this week that "any job is a good job" sparked anxiety among unemployed Canadians. Many fear they will have to abandon their careers and adopt any old job to pay the bills. Tories take great pride in ...

Mentioned by National Post From rags to the Rideau: Politicians share stories of their lousiest jobs Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's comment earlier this week that “any job is a good job” sparked anxiety among unemployed Canadians. Many fear they will have to abandon their careers and adopt any old job pay the bills. Related Tories backing away from ...

Mentioned by Macleans.ca This is the week that was Jim Flaherty heard things from the media and philosophized about the nature of employment. John Baird warned that a carbon tax would kill your family. Peter Kent threw Mr. Baird under the bus and doubled down on money laundering.

A week ago

Didn't vote on Vote #224 That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: ( a) recognize the contributions that the baby ...

Didn't vote on Vote #223 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Didn't vote on Vote #222 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Didn't vote on Vote #221 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Didn't vote on Vote #220 That, in the opinion of the House, the Budget legislation guts the environmental assessment and fisheries laws, leaving ...

Spoke in the House on Financial Institutions Mr. Speaker, there are two points about a code of conduct. One is not whether it is voluntary or not; it is that it is obeyed. ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Financial Institutions Mr. Speaker, to the contrary, the code of conduct is working. It is working because there is compliance by all parties with the code of conduct. ...

Spoke in the House on The Budget Mr. Speaker, I am sure the member opposite has read what the economists in Canada and elsewhere have said about the budget and how economic action ...

Spoke in the House on Finance Mr. Speaker, we have worked hard for a long time to develop the credit card code of conduct. This involved consultations with consumer groups and small ...

Spoke in the House on The Budget I certainly will, Mr. Speaker, and I thank the hard-working member for York Centre for the question. Canada's leading economists have lauded economic action plan 2012. ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Finance Mr. Speaker, it is the requirement now that all federally regulated financial institutions, the banks, have a dispute resolution process. We passed legislation with respect to ...

Spoke in the House on The Economy Mr. Speaker, on the first anniversary of this Conservative majority government, Canada has the best fiscal position in the G7, the lowest overall tax rate on ...

A month ago

Spoke in the House on The Economy Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for the question. He is asking, of course, about the number one priority for Canadians, which is creating jobs, ...

Introduced legislation Government bill C-38 An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Government bill C-28 An Act to amend the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act

Introduced legislation Government bill C-25 An Act relating to pooled registered pension plans and making related amendments to other Acts

Introduced legislation Government bill C-13 An Act to implement certain provisions of the 2011 budget as updated on June 6, 2011 and other measures

Introduced legislation Government bill C-3 An Act to implement certain provisions of the 2011 budget as updated on June 6, 2011

Introduced legislation Government bill C-47 A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures

Statements in the House