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Employment Insurance October 18th, 2006
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for all the work that he has done on this issue.
As he knows, employment insurance is extremely broad, extremely complex. Any changes that are to be made, we have to make sure that they do not affect some other part of EI in an adverse way. That is why we are slowly going through and making sure we pay due attention to all the various aspects of EI so that it meets the needs of all Canadians.
Hazardous Materials Information Review Act October 16th, 2006
moved that Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee.
Government Programs October 16th, 2006
Mr. Speaker, the government has not cut any program spending on women, none. We have cut administration because that does not help women on the ground. Our programming is going to continue.
The government is delivering real service for women. Where the previous government talked about protecting women, we are doing it. That is the difference.
Government Programs October 16th, 2006
Mr. Speaker, we recognize that Canadians need to know how to read, write and do their numbers. That is quite simple. That is why we are investing over $80 million in literacy.
We are going to invest it in programs that deliver real results to Canadians. We are not going to invest that money in advocates and lobbyists who do not get any literacy results on the ground.
Housing October 16th, 2006
Mr. Speaker, we recognize how important it is to take care of those less fortunate in our society. That is why we are spending over $2 billion a year, through CMHC, on affordable housing. That will help over 630,000 families across the country.
That is why we also renewed all of the programming for SCPI and for homelessness. In fact, we confirmed that $37 million for that program, which went unspent by the previous government, was available this year.
Housing October 16th, 2006
Mr. Speaker, it is rather difficult to stop something that was never started or even contemplated. We will not have any plans to privatize CMHC. Any reports to the contrary are unfounded, baseless, without any reason and without any factual background whatsoever.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation October 16th, 2006
Mr. Speaker, we are not planning any privatization of CMHC. I repeat, we are not planning any privatization of CMHC.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation October 16th, 2006
Mr. Speaker, as I said, reports about any privatization of CMHC are unfounded, baseless, and do not even merit discussion because they are not on the agenda.
CMHC will continue to provide over $2 billion in affordable housing assistance that will help 630,000 families right across this country.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation October 16th, 2006
Mr. Speaker, I have to be honest with the House that it never occurred to us to privatize CMHC. Reports to the contrary are simply untrue, false, erroneous, inaccurate and downright wrong.
Literacy October 6th, 2006
Mr. Speaker, Canadians elected this government because they wanted, for a change, a government that would respect taxpayers' dollars and deliver value for money on all its programs. That is why we have been reviewing our programs.
That is why we are focusing our efforts, our energies and our dollars on programs that deliver real results, real results for real Canadians, not support for advocates. On the literacy program, we are going to focus on books, more books, not more bureaucrats.