Finance committee   elders. A third comparative slide that is very useful to examine is the OECD pension spending across the OECD. We're one of the lowest, which I interpret as very good news. There are an awful lot of problems in the European Union, as we know; Greece is essentially insolvent

Citizenship and Immigration   will probably not be as strong as in other countries, which is the reason that modern western liberal democracies like Denmark, Finland, Sweden, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, the Netherlands have all adopted—

Citizenship and Immigration   for Refugees said that it is legitimate for countries to have an accelerated process for countries deemed safe, such as France, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. They all have the same accelerated process as we do for claimants from safe

Children's Events   annual Biennale Portrait Competition, which is a worldwide children's art exhibition held in Greece, had over 141,000 children from over 141 countries participating. I would like to commend Nobleton Junior Public School students, Ashley Keown and Sam Walker, for their first place

Seeds Regulations Act   other indications that the controversy is far from over. Currently, six EU member states, Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary and Luxembourg, have imposed bans on growing GM corn even though it has been approved by the European Commission. On March 8, the Swiss parliament

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I have listened carefully to the Leader of the Opposition's comments on the throne speech. If we were in ancient Greece he might get some points for rhetoric, but I do not think I would give him too many points for content. As the Leader of the Opposition, he

International Trade committee   have to go, from a review standpoint, in a direction, at this stage, with this government, where it's looking to go. So I think EU makes a ton of sense. Did I tell you how much I love Greece, John? Just an observation.

International Trade committee  Greece is the word.

The Budget   and economies are doing. I just wonder how he might compare Canada's economy with those of other countries in the world, such as the United States, Britain, Japan, for example, or Greece, for that matter.

Paralympic Flame Torchbearers  Order, please. Today, in celebration of the upcoming Paralympic Games, we are proud to welcome the Olympic flame and torch here in the chamber of the House of Commons. The flame was lit on October 22, 2009, at the ruins of Olympia in Greece, the ancestral home of the Games

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Olympic Flame Torchbearers  Order, please. I also have the pleasure to announce that, for the first time in the history of Canada and of the Olympic Games, in just a few moments, Parliament will welcome the Olympic flame. The flame was lit on October 22 at the ruins of Olympia in Greece, the ancestral

House debate   to the national security file, because there was an investigation of Vodafone in Greece. Its networks were corrupted and it actually saw the loss of information from its military, its police and its elected officials. An investigation disclosed that unauthorized interception software had been

Gus Mitges   of many House committees, including agriculture, veterans affairs, public accounts and the Library of Parliament. Born in Greece, Gus had a true Canadian experience, coming to Canada and working as a veterinarian. Gus garnered the respect of his entire community. It is rare

Service Organizations   a very special constituent who truly is an inspiration to one and all. While standing only 4 feet 9 inches, at 114 pounds and 65 years young, Kenzo Dozono, an eighth-degree black belt, recently took home three gold medals from the world karate open championships in Athens, Greece. I