The Budget   sentences proportionate to their crimes. It is clear to me that in their blind pursuit of power, the opposition parties have forgotten about listening to Canadians. We began preparing for this budget many months ago. We listened to thousands of groups and individuals from across Canada

The Budget   votes who are largely female, largely under 50, largely suburban and largely non-Anglo-Saxon. In answer to the member's question, that would be a great description of my riding, quite frankly, and me, except in terms of ethnicity. However, it is clear from the position

Procedure and House Affairs committee   not. When she said it was a CIDA decision, in her mind it was because she had made the decision not to fund Kairos and her decision became a CIDA decision. I don't think there should be any ambiguity in this report about that. We have to make it quite clear that while

Agriculture committee  Some time ago, during our tour, witnesses talked to us about the regulatory framework. I would like to take advantage of your being here to see what you have to say about it. We were told that a flexible, clear and timely regulatory framework was needed. We heard

The Budget   thinking about their own political self-interest, the coalition members selfishly made a clear choice just the other day, to place their own political ambitions ahead of Canada's economy and Canadians' financial security. Let me be clear. Our Conservative government, like the vast

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Thank you, Minister. I would comment that we not infrequently have people within the province asking us what the rules are, what they can do and what they cannot do. We don't have a clear answer for them. What we are saying here today is that this bill is about allowing

The Budget   the government wants, voters will be faced with two conflicting visions of the future. Ours is one of sustainable development. Let us look at the two examples I mentioned. During my meeting with the Minister of Finance and our party leader's meeting with the Prime Minister, we made it clear

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee   is on the television. They would wonder which of those things are okay for them to do. As deputy ministers of education and ministries of education across the country, we have no clear answer for that. So we think that there's a clear void in the law and that we need very much to have clarity

Agriculture committee   and production systems that allow farmers to maximize production from or reduce the reliance on these resources is a clear path forward. By making agricultural production as efficient as possible, we will increase the sustainability of the industry, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, further

Agriculture committee   to Canada's, and issues an opinion. But then the application goes to a political level where it has to be approved by a committee of member states. This second part of the process causes considerable delay, and decision-making is not based on any clear criteria. We are asking

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much. The act is very clear on ensuring that the workplace is conducive to the use of the official languages. Furthermore, with respect to language of work, the act is clear on the rights of employees to be able to express themselves, write, have tools

Public Safety committee   clear. There have been two large-scale meta-analyses, for example. Meta-analysis is a statistical procedure for clumping together a whole range of studies and making them essentially into one. One of those studies, by Friedrich Lösel and his colleague, which was published in 2005

Public Safety committee  This is an important point, Mr. Chair, because every day in the House of Commons I'm attacked as supporting child sex offenders. I've been very clear in this committee that I support the portions of this bill that deal with serious, violent, sexual offences. Let me be equally

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Of course, it's been made very clear to members of the committee and all parliamentarians that I disagree with the analysis and I disagree with the summary. But what has been made clear by the law clerk of the House is that if members are not satisfied

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee   provides clear guidelines for responsible spending, borrowing, and debt repayment, and it defines affordable borrowing limits. The policy has played an important role in maintaining Moody's Investors Service's favourable ratings on GNWT debt since it began rating our debt in 2005