G8 Summit  Mr. Speaker, the allegations from the hon. member are not true. I answered all the questions that were put to me at two committee meetings, 75 questions in all. I have co-operated fully with the Auditor General. The Auditor General, in her conclusions, made clear there needed

Copyright Modernization Act  . That throws a bit of a red herring into our argument today. What we are trying to accomplish with this bill is to bring a balance between the rights of creators of material and the consumer. That is clear as one reads through the bill. Just this morning I had the privilege of speaking

Environment committee   to clear his or her desk before the holidays, but if it happens too often, people begin to wonder if their input is really welcome. Participant funding is another challenge. Both the amounts available and the timing of its availability make it difficult for the volunteer-based

Information & Ethics committee  One thing that has been made clear by the Federal Court of Appeal decision is that the law was anything but clear. We were trying to get clarification, and that's what we've received. The judgment actually states that in a number of instances. The philosophical objection we had

Information & Ethics committee   further in terms of appeals. We've had experts here testifying that the law has been clear, that section 68.1 has been tried, tested, and true, and that there is adequate case law protecting journalist integrity. There's been case law from the Supreme Court protecting journalistic

Information & Ethics committee   at TIFF, that information will not be disclosed publicly. That is because the law draws a clear line at those things that would undermine our independence, our prejudice, and our competitive position. Yesterday's judgment does not change that fundamental principle. Without

Natural Resources committee  , if not exclusive, role for Inuit in the assessment of development proposals. These new agreements and arrangements do not give Inuit an unqualified veto on most forms or occasions of resource development. They do, however, create a kind of big-ticket tripwire with a very clear message attached

Justice committee  I'm not going to belabour the point we've made. The reason for the amendment is clear; we do wish to retain the notion of a pardon. It will be available, and we note again that the provisions here make it clear that, with respect to certain offences, after the applicable period

Justice committee   subsequently rehabilitated themselves. Clearly, the intention in the long title is to talk about record suspensions for people who have rehabilitated, not pardons. That's what it's all about. That's why we have this amendment. We want to make it clear from the outset that we're

Privilege   in concert with members of the House. Further, we now have some new information about the source of these calls. Whereas in my initial submission I identified the firm, Campaign Research, ties to the Conservative Party have since become clear. Indeed, the person who was the Conservative

Senate Reform Act   Edmonton talked about our being all over the map today. Let me be abundantly clear, and the New Democrats have been clear since the 1930s: we think the Senate should go, just as many other Commonwealth countries that took up the Westminster model decided over the years

Senate Reform Act  . The government must take action on climate change. This bill would have been the first step toward setting hard targets to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. However, it has become abundantly clear that the government did not want to deal with one of the most pressing issues of our time, so

Senate Reform Act   thought was particularly important. I refer to Bill C-311 on climate change and the establishment of clear standards and targets in terms of greenhouse gas emissions. The House of Commons and its committees held several debates. It was not the first time this bill had been introduced

Senate Reform Act  . The point is that Canadians have been very clear. This is an antiquated institution that many Canadians are just not willing to pay for any more. We would consult with Canadians. We would talk to the provinces. We would find a way of doing it and making sure that the concerns

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee   Saskatchewan First Nations still in hotels in Manitoba six months later, and why has there been no negotiation on setting up a new reserve on an urgent basis when even more severe flooding is expected this fall? It's quite clear that this land is too low and that it will always be flooded