House of Commons photoWon his last election, in 2011, with 41% of the vote.
Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act January 30th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, the member deserves a serious question. We are not trying to score points or to be cheap like certain members opposite. The matter is clear. At present, there are many seniors and workers who are worried because they do not have a pension plan. They do not know what will happen in 20 or 25 years.
How does the member explain this crisis fabricated by the government? What kind of debate should we have to reassure people and not trigger pointless crises?
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns January 30th, 2012
With regard to the Department of National Defence and the operational capability of our fleet of Buffalo aircraft: (a) what is their percentage of availability; (b) how many hours of maintenance do they require per hour of flight; (c) what is the number of in-flight incidents that have required an aircraft to abort its rescue mission; (d) what is the number of missions that have been conducted since 2006; and (e) what has been the cost of maintaining this fleet since 2006?
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns January 30th, 2012
With regard to the Haiti earthquake relief fund put in place by the government following the devastating January 2010 event: (a) what is the total amount of the fund; (b) what are all the programs that have received funding from it; and (c) what is the amount and the name of the organisations that have received the funding?
Questions on the Order Paper January 30th, 2012
With respect to Minister’s Regional Offices, what is the itemized list of expenses for hospitality, food, drink, hotels and transportation for each Minister’s Regional Office since 2006?
Questions on the Order Paper January 30th, 2012
With regard to the Department of Citizenship and Immigration, how many Temporary Residency Permit applications were submitted to the department by the current Member for Brampton—Springdale before May 2, 2011?
Infrastructure December 14th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I have no problem with others speaking, but when a motion comes from one party, the government has a chance to speak, and then it is the third party that should have the chance to speak. I hope to see more fairness from the Chair.
Canada-Jordan Economic Growth and Prosperity Act December 14th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, our party believes fundamentally in the importance of having economic agreements that can have political significance. However, we to have understand that Jordan is in a very hot part of the world these days and there is a certain political reality that we have to deal with.
I would like the hon. member to share his views on the importance of having this type of economic agreement and the role it can play in politics. What impact would this type of agreement have on Canada's role in Middle East politics?
Firearms Registry December 13th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I will take the word of the Minister of Public Security in Quebec City, who is from Beauce, over that of the tourist in chief from Beauce.
I now have a question for the Minister of Justice.
This is going before the courts, where millions of dollars will be spent. I would like to have the assurance of the Conservative government that if there is an injunction, or if the constitutionality of Bill C-19 is challenged, the Conservatives will preserve the information in the meantime, or are they going to destroy it? Will they respect the court?
Firearms Registry December 13th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I heard the reply from the tourist in chief just now, but I would like to have someone serious. My question is for the Prime Minister.
There has been a unanimous motion by the National Assembly. There is consensus among the stakeholders in Quebec, among health care professionals, among police and among victims. They all say, with a single voice, that they want to get the information in the firearms registry back.
Instead of applying the scorched earth theory, what is stopping this government from transferring the information to Quebec—information that is not the government's property—so we can create our own firearms registry in Quebec?
The government has said no to the registry, but the information belongs to Canadians and Quebeckers. It does not belong to the government.
Fair Representation Act December 13th, 2011
Spend more millions.