Official Languages committee   wishing you a happy Valentine's Day, but I am somewhat bothered by commercial holidays. If Valentine's Day helped people connect, that would be the best thing we could gain from it. Although I may respect you, gentlemen, I am not in love with you. I want that to be clear. That being

Official Languages committee  It's clear what the motion reads: “That all Committee business of the Committee be conducted in camera.” I don't think we need an interpreter to tell us what that means. Is there another point of order?

Official Languages committee  The chair is trying to speak. In both cases I think we're getting into debate. I think the motion and the amendment are clear. Without further ado, I'll return the floor to Mr. Aubin.

Ending the Long-Gun Registry Act  Mr. Speaker, when the Conservative members of Parliament stand up, they are very clear in terms of their belief that the gun registry has been completely useless. My question is actually fairly simple and straightforward and I would ask for the best answer the member can come up

Ending the Long-Gun Registry Act  . Similarly, I want to make it completely clear that, when it comes to the École polytechnique and those tragedies, we collectively mourn them. Nobody disputes that on this side of the House. The Quebec registry is an interesting issue. I have no problem with the Quebec registry. What I

Ending the Long-Gun Registry Act   last year, the current Prime Minister promised to work for all Canadians, no matter what their political affiliation or where they live. Unfortunately, it is clear that he has not kept his promise. I would like to remind all MPs that, on six separate occasions, Quebec's National

Ending the Long-Gun Registry Act   Canadians had an issue with the gun registry. That is very clear. I would like you to attempt to understand that when you weaken the framework of gun control in our country, it is seen as an attack on urban Canada. We need to work together to strengthen gun control and not have a $1

Foreign Affairs committee   that they are reluctant to give up, even though they are not fully using the land themselves. Unlocking that puzzle, for which I have to admit I have no clear solutions, is an important task for the government and local community leaders to work on. Another problem is basic infrastructure. Basic

Ending the Long-Gun Registry Act   not committed a serious criminal offence and are not prohibited by a court sanction to own firearms and do not pose a risk to society. Also, under the current system, all restricted and prohibited firearms, including handguns, must be registered. We have been clear that under Bill C-19

Fisheries committee   that should be very clear is that the conversion of traditional monoculture sites into IMTA sites will not occur overnight. Changes take time; they rarely happen overnight. Because what we are really talking about here is a major philosophical change in our approach to the food production

Foreign Affairs committee   feelings for—$1.23 trillion has gone into Africa, and yet we have not generated the kind of change that we would want to see or alleviated the kind of poverty that we think should have come with that kind of an investment. As Ms. Moyo says, first of all, we should be giving clear-cut

Government Operations committee  You're saying there's a clear opportunity to have a much better or much lower environmental footprint through this process.

Foreign Affairs committee   of the things that struck us was the total absence of a land registry system, or any kind of land title system. You can imagine the ability to raise money or borrow money informally or formally if there's no clear title or any notion of real property. That's probably one of the more chaotic

Foreign Affairs committee   that it benefits the country and is not just an occasion for massive corruption and leakage, and also for the kind of damage that happens when local communities don't see the benefit of what's happening in their community. There's a clear example of a country that I think is doing a pretty

Government Operations committee   that happen. As you saw at the end of our report, we actually make that point very, very clear. This is directional in nature, and you need to do a detailed analysis into the future of each of these streams or gates. That's just good, prudent management.