Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Dreeshen. We will go to Mr. Atamanenko for five minutes, please.

Agriculture committee  It's just like old times, Minister. It's good to see you here.

Agriculture committee  Thanks for being here. Many have a concern about this bill. Certainly, as you're aware, the National Farmers Union is one of them. They've done extensive research and have flagged certain areas. I'd like you to comment on some of their concerns, because obviously, all of us here

Agriculture committee   to welcome everyone, and the return of Alex Atamanenko. Thank you, Alex, for sitting in on the committee today. In the first round, Madame Brosseau, for five minutes, please.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions. The first one is from the citizens of the Langley area of British Columbia who believe the current impaired driving laws are too lenient. They would like the Criminal Code to be changed to redefine the offence of impaired driving causing death

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the second petition is from over 300 constituents in the Kootenay Boundary area who call upon Parliament to refrain from making any changes to the Seeds Act or the Plant Breeders' Rights Act through Bill C-18. They call upon Parliament to enshrine in legislation the

Iraq  Mr. Speaker, the tragedy continues to unfold in Iraq. The Bush invasion of 2003 has left a toll of hundreds of thousands dead, millions of people displaced and infrastructure destroyed. According to an editorial in the Chicago Tribune, if Bush and the neo-conservatives had not pu

Safeguarding Canada's Seas and Skies Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. First, I must say that I have visited that region. My colleagues and I went there two years ago at the invitation of our friend and colleague from Skeena—Bulkley Valley, who wanted us to see exactly what was happening and what

Safeguarding Canada's Seas and Skies Act  Mr. Speaker, the member's question may not have been on point, but it is pertinent to what has been going on here. I have sat with that member on agriculture committee before. We used to have minority Parliaments. We used to have give and take, debates, amendments, acceptance,

Safeguarding Canada's Seas and Skies Act  Mr. Speaker, as MPs we are often asked to say a few words on a bill that perhaps we are not really familiar with, because it may not be our domain. As usual, I looked at the talking points, which we all get, to try to find out what is relevant. I tried to pick out things that I t

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech. I had a chance to spend a few weeks in Australia this summer. I went to restaurants, and lo and behold, there was no tipping. I asked why there was no tipping. They said it was because they pay their people more. I f

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for this very important question. We share this concern and raised this issue directly with the U.S. government. We have also been very clear: any penalties imposed by the IRS under FBAR will not be collected by Canada. As such, we have

Taxation   have to do more, which is why we asked the United States government to treat these people with clemency. We also clearly explained that the Canada Revenue Agency will not collect the fines imposed by the IRS under FBAR on their behalf.

Dairy Producers  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Berthier—Maskinongé for tabling this very important motion. However, I would have much preferred not to be speaking to a motion that should not even have been necessary had the government not compromised supply management in it

Industry committee  Thank you very much. I give the rest of my time to Mr. Atamanenko.