Speech From The Throne  Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate the member on his eloquent speech in reply to the Speech from the Throne. During the member's comments he indicated that he felt the government had restored health to the nation's finances. I wonder if the member could comment on what

Customs  Mr. Speaker, Dennis Coffey, a veteran customs inspector, has alleged that the former head of customs at Pearson airport cut secret deals with certain trucking firms to bypass customs clearance. In fact he alleges that the revenue department has knowingly allowed over a million sh

Customs  Mr. Speaker, the minister seems to think that his officials are flawless. Evidence has been introduced at a hearing and Mr. Coffey has made the allegations publicly. I would be happy to table them in the House. We have learned also that the minister has instructed his lawyers to

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, frankly I am shocked at that answer. This is a simple question. Can this minister not stand up in this House and say that it is not the policy of this government to pursue and chase down severely disabled Canadians in the courts to try to squeeze money out of them? A

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of National Revenue. Last summer the Tax Court of Canada struck down a cruel effort by the minister's department to impose back payroll taxes on Mrs. Janice Collingridge, a severely disabled, low income, non-verbal quadriplegic. The m

Speech From The Throne  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for his kind words and extend some of my own. I have enormous respect for the hon. member for Broadview—Greenwood's long and principled crusade for tax reform in this country. He has been against the stream in his party and his

Speech From The Throne  Mr. Speaker, I would hate to point out to the member that they won a majority government but with the smallest percentage of popular vote in Canadian history for a majority government. If that is not chastisement with a divided opposition, I do not know what is. We still see the

Speech From The Throne  Mr. Speaker, talk about Orwellian rhetoric. My goodness, that is quite a question. I am not sure whether the member is from the Liberal or Tory party seated to my right and I am not sure that it matters. The simple answer is yes, we did call for the elimination of the deficit an

Speech From The Throne  Mr. Speaker, first of all I would like to congratulate you on your appointment. We are very confident that you will be an impartial Speaker. It is a great thing to see you there. It is a great thing for your constituents as well. I would also like at the beginning of my maiden s

Program Cost Declaration Act  , as stated by the member for Durham. I think it is transparent that the legislation is worthy of support. It has been supported in statements from the auditor general and the Canadian Taxpayers' Federation. The retiring president, Mr. Jason Kenney, has said that he supports

Program Cost Declaration Act   that the organizations include the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and its chairman Jason Kenney. The federation has its provincial organization in my riding. He commented on this as being common sense in the Commons. Such flattery speaks to the importance and the timeliness of this bill

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance. Earlier this week the minister stated that virtually everybody at the pre-budget consultation conferences supported augmenting the revenue side. Mr. Jason Kenney, national director of Canadian Taxpayers Federation