Safe and Accountable Rail Act  Mr. Speaker, I wonder if we could get unanimous consent to see the clock at 5:30 p.m.

Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to touch briefly on one of the quotes that the member has used throughout the debate this morning. I do not remember the gentleman's name from the tourism association. He said that if one party says the consultation has not been adequate, then adequate consultation has not occurred.

Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act  Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House we are interested in economic development and certainly the Yukon has vast mineral resources. We saw a report that came out this year that Yukon has slipped in terms of its competitiveness among the worldwide mining attractiveness jurisdictions.

Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act  Mr. Speaker, I think we can all agree in this House about the beauty of the Yukon and the potential opportunity for the people who live there, and for economic development, if it is done the right way. What we are proposing in the bill are ways to make that happen. One of the issues that the member mentioned was policy direction, and I want to hone in on that specifically.

Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the member reading his speech which, I am assuming, had some input from the member for Labrador, who was actually at the committee hearings in Yukon. I am a little perplexed, though. He represented the Liberals' report stage lead speech, and Liberals expressed a number of concerns, but they did not move any amendments at report stage.

Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act  Mr. Speaker, of course the minister takes very seriously his obligation and his duty to consult with first nations. That is why, in the case of the Yukon first nations, there have been dozens of documented meetings where the four contentious amendments, as the member categorizes them, were discussed.

Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act  Mr. Speaker, I am happy that the hon. member brought up Larry Bagnell. When Larry Bagnell was speaking to constituents when he was the member for Yukon, he said he would go to Ottawa and vote against the long gun registry. What did he do? He came into this House and voted to maintain the long gun registry.

Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act  Mr. Speaker, since 2006, our government has been pursuing the most ambitious northern agenda in the history of this country. From promoting prosperity and development through Bill C-47, the Northern Jobs and Growth Act, to devolving powers to the Government of the Northwest Territories through Bill C-15, the Northwest Territories Devolution Act, to the vision and implementation of the Canadian High Arctic research station, no other government in Canadian history has done more than ours to increase health, prosperity and economic development in the north.

Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act  Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to hear the member for Northwest Territories speak. Even if I do not agree with him, we spent that day together in Yukon and certainly survived the charter flight as well. I want to talk about the difference of philosophy. Our government believes that northerners are best placed to make decisions affecting their legislation and their lands.

Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate that information from the member. I would tell my constituent what I just told everyone here in the House, that we want to provide direct benefits to that member's grandchildren and the family that raises them. We have said that we want to provide income splitting for the family raising his grandkids.

Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, again, I mentioned that we are increasing the lifetime capital gains exemption to $1 million for farmers. Often, given the costs of farming and land in the Fraser Valley, it is necessary for the farm to be passed down to the next generation for that next generation to get a start.

Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, what audacity for a Liberal member of Parliament to stand and talk about health care transfers, when the Liberals balanced their books by slashing $25 billion from the health care transfers to the provinces during their 13 years in power. That was a shameful record.

Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to address the House today on Bill C-59, the budget implementation bill. This bill contains a number of measures that were introduced in our recent economic action plan 2015. That budget contained measures we campaigned on. We all campaigned in 2011 as Conservatives on certain things in that platform.

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, our priority is creating conditions for healthier, more self-sufficient first nations communities. That is why our government is committed to improving the living conditions and economic development of aboriginal communities. We provide funding towards the core operation of aboriginal representative organizations and national women's organizations.

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, of course, the preamble to that question is absolute nonsense, and our thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost friends and loved ones to suicide. Our government remains committed to working with willing partners to reduce and eliminate suicide on reserves.