Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my colleague's opinion and get his comments on the lack of vision, the shortsightedness, within the budgetary document and in recent announcements that cutbacks have been made to ACAP, the Atlantic coastal action program. ACAP is a not-for-profit

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, over the past two years I think this ACAP situation has been ongoing, whether it was below the radar or not. To say I am not shocked by this goes to the heart of the matter. It has been talked about for the past couple of years, but yet the justification has been ver

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House today to speak to Bill C-9, the jobs and economic growth act. As the member for Outremont, our finance critic, has indicated, the New Democrats will be voting against this particular piece of legislation. When pieces of legislation

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Madam Speaker, I listened intently to the member's speech. I would say that I am disappointed but not surprised that the NDP will be voting against jobs and economic growth for Canadians. However, I will give the NDP some credit. It has become a liberal think-tank, after all. Pr

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, we can refer to any different set of numbers to argue our position on any kind of matter. I would say that there are many parts where we are falling dismally behind. With respect to first nations, Métis and Inuit, we have some of the highest rates of tuberculosis in

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for her interventions, particularly on First Nations University. The budget does not really address jobs, veterans, families, climate change, culture, clean energy and first nations to name a few. The list goes on and on. The member will also kno

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, clearly this country has not had a full job recovery. What those job numbers actually cloak is the fact that often those jobs are seasonal, part-time, contract work. They are not the kinds of full-time, full-year jobs that people in this country need in order for fam

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  The hon. member will have six minutes to conclude the questions and comments period after oral questions.

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, today we will be continuing with Bill C-9, the jobs and economic growth act. Next week, as my hon. colleague indicated, is a constituency work week. When the House returns the week of April 12, we will hopefully be able to conclude the debate at second reading

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  The House resumed consideration of the motion 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   their interests and Quebec's interests with my Bloc Québécois colleagues. My duties here have allowed me to witness first-hand the Conservative government's failure to act, and above all, its political grandstanding. In fact, even the name of the bill, the Jobs and Economic Growth Act, rather

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, I listened very carefully to what the member opposite said and I was very disappointed in her speech. First, I heard a lot of criticism of the crime bills that have gone through Parliament. The Bloc has voted against virtually every crime bill, yet she talks about t

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. I must say that I am a little taken aback by what she said about my BlackBerry, but, in politics, one has to expect low blows. I have become immune to all this nonsense. What she said about the bills is completely untrue. I sup

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for her passion. I know that she is very concerned about what is happening on the crime issue. I disagree with the member who asked the question. I have an article from December 2008, which shows very clearly that crime rates are inextric

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague. He summarized the situation beautifully. Unfortunately, crime does not just spring up out of nowhere. Criminals are not born, they are made. I am still talking about Winnipeg, but it could be anywhere. At the Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata