Gary Goodyear

[The Budget, March 20th, 2007]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the hon. member opposite a couple of questions. Obviously the member does not remember the over half a billion dollars that the government put toward homelessness initiatives earlier this year.

I would like to ask the member if he intends to vote against the $300 million for the cervical cancer vaccine to help women and girls. It might prevent their deaths.

I wonder if this gentleman knows that the firemen in Canada have been coming to the Hill for 11 years asking for money to train them in hazardous material handling. That member, every time, voted no: it is not important to Canadians and I do not care about firemen. Does he intend to vote against this budget, which has money to train our firemen to protect our areas much better than before?

I want to know if the member intends to vote against Medic Alert bracelets for children.

I want to know if the member cares at all, except for the rhetoric of getting nothing done and getting back to power versus doing the right thing for Canadians.

[Committees of the House, March 20th, 2007]

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 38th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs regarding membership of committees of the House and I would like to move concurrence at this time.

(Motion agreed to)

[The Environment, March 2nd, 2007]

Mr. Speaker, once again Canadians can be very proud of their new government for the leadership role we have assumed in protecting Canada's environment and the health of northerners.

Yesterday the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, the parliamentary secretary and the Minister of the Environment participated in the launch of International Polar Year.

Could the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development give the House more details on this program and Canada's contribution to it?

[Committees of the House, March 1st, 2007]

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 37th report for the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs concerning decorum in the House.

[Committees of the House, February 22nd, 2007]

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 113(1), I have the honour to present the 36th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs regarding the membership of the legislative committee on Bill C-35, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (reverse onus in bail hearings for firearm-related offences).

[Committees of the House, February 21st, 2007]

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 35th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

Pursuant to Standing Order 111.1, the committee examined the qualifications and the competence of the nominee, and agreed that the nomination of Mr. Marc Mayrand as Chief Electoral Officer of Canada be concurred in.

[The Budget, February 20th, 2007]

Mr. Speaker, Canada's Conservative government presented its first budget a little more than a year ago, providing Canadians with much needed tax relief, billions of dollars in tax relief, after 13 years of tax and grab, tax and spend, and tax and tax again Liberal governments.

Would the Minister of Finance please inform this House when he will present the next budget.

[Committees of the House, February 9th, 2007]

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 33rd report from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, which was submitted by the Subcommittee on Private Members' Business.

Pursuant to Standing Order 91.1(2), this report contains items added to the order of precedence under private members' business that should not be designated non-votable.

[Committees of the House, February 7th, 2007]

Mr. Speaker, if the House gives its consent, I move that the 32nd report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs concerning the membership of committees of the House presented to the House earlier this day now be concurred in.

[Committees of the House, February 7th, 2007]

Mr. Speaker, I have two reports to table today.

First, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 31st report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs relating to the electoral boundaries readjustment process. This report is the result of extensive studies over the last number of years by several members on my committee. In accordance with Standing Order 109, the committee requests a government response to this report within 120 days.

As well, I have the honour to present the 32nd report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs with respect to membership of committees of the House. With respect to the 32nd report, if the House gives its consent, I intend to move concurrence in the 32nd report later this day.