Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply   was it was what some people would call omnibus legislation, a very large piece of legislation that changed a very old act, I believe it is 134 or 135 years old now. The act is old and it needs to be changed. I do not think anybody in this House disagrees with that, but when an act of its size

Business of Supply   scandal. The Conservatives introduced omnibus legislation stating that they, in the Conservative Party, drink bleach cocktails every day and are therefore more pure than anyone could ever believe. And I take this literally. It seems to me that they really must be drinking bleach

Public Accounts committee   amendments are necessary in bill form or in departmental form so that we can keep more current? Instead of trying to do 8, 10, 12, or 15 years at once and trying to fit everything into an omnibus bill where everybody has difficulties and it somehow, some way, gets caught up

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-9, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures. (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  moved that Bill C-9, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise to start the second reading debate on the jobs and economic growth act. This ambitious legislation includes key elements of budget 2010 and year two of Canada's economic action plan. The jobs and economic growth act, a key component of that plan

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, I think even that hon. member understands, from his time sitting around the table at the Department of Finance in Canada, that these numbers do not just come out of a hat. I think all hon. members in this House realize that. We put forward a number, 220,000 jobs, th

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, I welcome this opportunity to question my colleague, the hon. member for Macleod, in Alberta, who is taking our questions on the implementation of the budget. However, one aspect has been completely overlooked. He was raising some questions and comments earlier, but

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, the exact opposite is true. The money we are injecting into this entire Canadian economy has probably provided more job growth in the province of Quebec than it has in my province of Alberta. It is a little troubling. We have one of the largest job losses in western

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his speech. Apparently it was supposed to be about the jobs and economic growth act. We heard a lot about pensions, which do not seem to have that much to do with the particular bill in front of the House at this particular time. I would

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  The hon. member for Hochelaga.

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, Manitoba has very successful credit union movement. We have the Steinbach Credit Union and the Assiniboine Credit Union. The member mentioned that the credit unions were interested in registering federally and, as such, providing an alternative to the national banks.

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. parliamentary secretary for the fine work he has been doing for the Minister of Finance, not only today but in the committee as well. He is a great leader in committee. The budget is titled, “Leading the Way on Jobs and Growth”. Would the parliament

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, I did attend the briefing yesterday. I would like to ask the parliamentary secretary a question. We have virtually an omnibus bill, which has many items that are not in the budget. One of the things we did not see any language on or hear about last night

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, I know it has been a busy week, but I believe it was two nights ago when the hon. member joined us. It cannot have been last night. I know we have had such fun at those briefings. This government has cut over 100 taxes since we took office in 2006. That has been a f