Public Safety committee   to test that technology. To answer the question about what was the research telling us, we needed to do more research notwithstanding to keep abreast of emerging technology at the time and to be clear that we needed to understand what the value-added component of this technology

Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act   permanent resident claims for five years, would prevent them from sponsoring their family for five years, and would detain them without review for up to a year. These are clear differences from how the government would treat refugees coming in through the UNHCR process. Is the minister

Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act   to have a clear understanding of why biometrics is so important in terms of the bill and what it would bring to the ministry's ability and Public Safety's ability to track, review and ascertain the identification of an individual trying to come into Canada as a refugee.

Government Priorities  Mr. Speaker, with the federal budget just around the corner, it is becoming increasingly clear that this government will not consult anyone and will do whatever it wants, even though its choices will create a huge shortfall for Quebec. Regardless of the enormous burden imposed

Health   it most. Let us be clear. Under our government, health care transfers are at record levels, from $20 billion when we formed government to $27 billion this year. Unlike the old Liberal government, we have not and will not slash funding to provinces for health care.

41st General Election  Mr. Speaker, let us be clear. These exaggerated allegations demean millions of voters who cast legitimate votes in the last election. The opposition paid millions of dollars to make hundreds of thousands of phone calls. Before continuing these baseless smears, they should prove

Safe Streets and Communities Act   on which it is basing the charge. Very often the jig is up because the person was caught red-handed or the evidence is very clear, or the person made a statement acknowledging guilt and handed over the stolen goods, et cetera. The question is not whether or not the person is guilty

Safe Streets and Communities Act  , by not being specific and clear, that I was speaking on behalf of the people of Manitoba without any particular reference. The document I referred to was a document from the province of Quebec. Maybe I was speaking on behalf of the people of Alberta. I know a lot of people in Alberta. I

International Trade committee  I appreciate you taking the time out of your schedule to be part of this committee's work. Thank you. We'll now suspend the meeting as we clear the room for an in camera session. [Proceedings continue in camera]

Information & Ethics committee   we're asking him to come forward to talk about his use of House of Commons resources in this issue. It is very clear what it is. I wish the member would speak to this motion, and not all the theatrics of all the other nonsense he's been spewing.

Information & Ethics committee  ; and rulings by the Speaker) take precedence over any rules a committee may adopt. This committee is specifically mandated by the House of Commons. This is clear in Standing Order 108. The mandate involves the Access to Information Act, the Privacy Act, the Conflict of Interest Act. None

Bill C-11 committee  There are always hearings going on to clarify even more. I mean, that's part of due process as we go through the process. Clearly, when you look at the six factors, it's pretty clear that the examples that are given time and time again before the committee are not actually fair

International Trade committee  Very good. You're coming through loud and clear here. We have about 45 minutes, not quite, for this presentation. We'll allow you a few opening comments and then we'll get right into questions and answers. The floor is yours, sir.

Justice committee  We're always interested in the views of the various bar associations, but the position of le Barreau is basically that we shouldn't be changing the law at all. When the minister appeared before a committee, and in other statements he's made, he made it clear that the government

Information & Ethics committee   to the ruling of the Speaker. O'Brien and Bosc are clear that committees derive their authority from the House itself. On page 973, they say: The House delegates certain powers to the committees it creates in order that they can carry out their duties and fulfill their mandates