Status of Women  Mr. Speaker, the Conservative Party says that it does not want to reopen the abortion debate, but I believe it forgot to tell the member for Kitchener Centre. Yesterday, he suggested doing just that. However, the law in Canada is clear: women have the freedom to choose

Status of Women  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has been very clear that the government is not reopening this debate.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, we need to be clear. Canada does not condone torture, we do not engage in torture and CSIS and its employees are bound by Canadian law. The minister of course clarified what I would hope the leader of the opposition and the third party would agree with, which

Pensions  Mr. Speaker, the government has been absolutely clear that we intend to take action to protect and preserve programs like old age security so that it is there for future generations. The NDP approach, I submit, is irresponsible. It takes no account of the fact that, based

Pensions  Mr. Speaker, again, we have been clear that those who are currently retired and those retiring soon will not be affected by the changes. However, we must protect the old age security program for future generations like mine. We need a realistic and affordable approach that takes

Official Languages committee  I'll try to respond with the appropriate fervour. Obviously the first part of your question is on translators. One translator for B.C., it's very clear to us, is obviously not enough. It's been very clear. The commanding officer yesterday--and I was not on the telephone

Ending the Long-gun Registry Act  Mr. Speaker, the member for Western Arctic has made it very clear where he stands on this issue despite what he knows to be the interests of his constituents. That is a question he will have to rectify with the great people of the Northwest Territories. He talked about putting

Ending the Long-gun Registry Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak to Bill C-19, an act to eliminate the long gun registry in Canada. Under Canadian federal law, the registry will cease to exist potentially after this week, that is, after the Senate has had its chance to deal with it, but it is pretty clear now

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes. Just to be clear, we maintain diplomatic relations with Eritrea. We used to cover Eritrea from Nairobi. Last year a decision was taken to change the accreditation for Eritrea to Khartoum in Sudan. As you may be aware, last year in July, South Sudan became the newest country

Ending the Long-gun Registry Act   other registries, because they are a clear waste of public money and time and an obvious attack on law-abiding citizens.

National Defence committee  I would like to come back to the paragraph in your report where you state that the department has lost opportunities to derive the potential benefits of improved performance, improved accountability, and reduced costs. Could you give us some clear examples of these lost

Justice committee  Mr. Harris, you know that the officials are always more than eager to come and make things clear for committee members. The committee will have to make a decision on whether they want witnesses called back, but I think these witnesses will be available for you. Thank you again

National Defence committee   those contracts to be clear about the accountability on the part of the contractor for delivery—what is going to delivered, when it's going to delivered, and at what cost—and hold the contractor to those commitments. The optimized weapon systems management framework provides

Canadian Heritage committee  Could we just have a vote on that, please? I'm seeking unanimous consent—just so it's clear—so that the NDP's motion can be debated and considered right now. I'd like a recorded vote.

Ending the Long-gun Registry Act  . For these individuals, there must be a strong deterrent through tough jail sentences, and this is what we are doing. Nowhere in this model is there a logical place for a registry, which essentially amounts to a piece of paper next to a gun. Let us be clear. Law-abiding hunters, farmers and sports