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Crucial Fact

  • His favourite word was deal.

Last in Parliament October 2015, as NDP MP for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour (Nova Scotia)

Lost his last election, in 2015, with 24% of the vote.

Statements in the House

The Budget April 2nd, 2012

Without an engine.

The Budget April 2nd, 2012

What a great statement.

The Budget April 2nd, 2012

Who's the MP there?

The Budget April 2nd, 2012

Who are they, Peter?

The Budget April 2nd, 2012

When are we going to get that government?

The Budget April 2nd, 2012

And don't forget CIDA.

The Budget April 2nd, 2012

Mr. Speaker, I hesitate to respond with a size joke, so let me just say that the budget fails to address the real issues facing Canadians and they are upset.

The Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters have said that the changes to research tax credits will harm capital intensive manufacturers. The Public Service Alliance of Canada has said that reckless Conservative cuts will leave many Canadians without the vital services they rely upon. According to economists, the budget may mean pink slips for as many as 72,000 Canadians.

Why has the government put forward such a—

The Budget April 2nd, 2012

Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives have tabled a mean-spirited budget. They missed a golden opportunity to help Canadians get working again. They cut off infrastructure. They introduced no plan for jobs and no plan for growth. In fact, the budget planned for unemployment to go up and for American growth to outstrip Canada's.

My question for the government and for the minister, whoever has the courage to answer, is why has the government tabled an economically irresponsible budget?

The Budget April 2nd, 2012

A Conservative MP.

The Budget April 2nd, 2012

Not the Winnipeg Jets?