Yesterday

Voted Yes on Vote #685 That the Ninth Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status ...

Voted Yes on Vote #684 on Bill S-9 Amend the Criminal Code

Voted No on Vote #683 That, in light of $3.1 billion of missing funds outlined in Chapter Eight of the 2013 Spring Report ...

Voted No on Vote #682 That the motion be amended by adding the following: “and that in order to avoid losing funds in ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Tourism Industry Mr. Speaker, our government and I understand that keeping taxes low for Canadians and properly managing public funds to achieve a balanced budget result in jobs ...

Voted Yes on Vote #681 on Bill S-213 Respecting a national day of remembrance to honour Canadian veterans of the Korean War

Spoke in the House on Pensions Mr. Speaker, on the contrary, we are using appropriate fiscal measures to work for all Canadian workers. I invite my colleague to vote in favour of ...

Spoke in the House on Tourism Industry Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to tell my hon. colleague that I recently had the opportunity to travel to India with the Canadian Tourism Commission. I ...

Spoke at the Industry committee on Thursday, May 2nd Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am pleased to be here with you this afternoon. This is an opportunity to speak about my portfolio, small business and ...

Spoke in the House on Points of Order Mr. Speaker, I would like to rise to ask the hon. member for Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie to apologize to Canadians and to the members of the House ...

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Canada-U.S. Relations Mr. Speaker, our government will vigorously lobby against this proposal. Our government sees red tape for businesses and Canadians at the border. This is not the ...

Spoke in the House on Education Mr. Speaker, all post-secondary schools accredited by the provinces and by our government under the knowledge infrastructure program have followed the same rules. The student code ...

Spoke at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia 2012, Main ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm very pleased to be with you today. I want to thank the committee for agreeing to listen to me. The reason ...

Spoke in the House on Supreme Court Mr. Speaker, unlike my colleague from the Bloc Québécois, we are not interested in rehashing old constitutional squabbles. That is clear. I would like my colleague ...

Two months ago

Mentioned by Toronto Star Conservative revolt reveals fault lines in Stephen Harper's party: Walkom It was these Conservatives that Small Business Minister Maxime Bernier was speaking to last week when he publicly chastised Finance Minister Jim Flaherty for asking mortgage lender Manulife Financial to raise its bargain-basement rates. In fact, Flaherty's ...

Spoke in the House on Taxation Mr. Speaker, I do not understand why my colleague is against this measure, which is good for small investors. Investors in Canada and Quebec will stop ...

Mentioned by Toronto Star Grumbling by Tory MPs could be seed of leadership challenge: Hébert The MP who is the public face of this week's challenge to Conservative party discipline is a fourth-term member of the government's social conservative wing. Mark Warawa, MP from Langley, B.C., is the author of the latest of a string of Conservative ... Last week, small business minister Maxime Bernier broke ranks with Finance Minister Jim Flaherty over the appropriateness of leaning on the banks to keep mortgage rates up. Bernier has always been a bit of a maverick but he is popular among the party's libertarian ...

Mentioned by Kamloops This Week McLeod not surprised by finance minister's call to Manulife It's not surprising to Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Conservative MP Cathy McLeod that Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has approached lending institutions about their mortgage rates. Despite headlines generated recently when one such conversation led to Manulife Financial ... Small Business Minister Maxime Bernier, for example, called it interfering in what businesses do and how the market reacts to business decisions. Edmonton-St. Albert Conservative MP Brent Rathgeber said there are other ways government ...

Mentioned by Windsor Star Let market decide, Conservative minister tells Flaherty on mortgage rates ... Conservative minister tells Flaherty on mortgage rates. Let market decide, Conservative minister tells Flaherty on mortgage rates. Conservative MP Maxime Bernier rises during question period in the House of Commons Tuesday March 19, 2013 in Ottawa.

Mentioned by CBC.ca Nanos Number: Fewer Canadians see Harper as most competent Maxime Bernier and Bob Rae said Wednesday the finance minister overstepped his bounds by having his office phone Manulife Financial and ask that it withdraw its discount on five-year mortgages to 2.89 per cent from 3.09. more » · Canadians brace for a cold spring start coast to coast Video: Canadians from coast to coast have been waiting patiently to put away their ... Was Reg Bowers surprised by Penashue's resignation as minister and MP? And what did happen during the campaign? Most Viewed; Most ...

Mentioned by CBC.ca Raise taxes and avoid cuts, group tells Dunderale Maxime Bernier and Bob Rae said Wednesday the finance minister overstepped his bounds by having his office phone Manulife Financial and ask that it withdraw its discount on five-year mortgages to 2.89 per cent from 3.09. more » · 4 myths about ... RNC say fire on Tessier Place Tuesday night 'suspicious' · PM describes Penashue as Labrador's best-ever MP · Crockwell appeals conviction, sentence · C. difficile patient's grandson says more handwashing needed · N.L. doctors cancel news conference on cuts ...

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