Larry Miller

[Points of Order, January 29th, 2009]

Mr. Speaker, I would also like to respond to a point of order raised recently by the whip of the Bloc Québécois who accused me of trying to do something indirectly that I could not do directly. That was certainly not my intention. My intention was simply to represent and present the views of my constituents.

At the end of my speech I realized I had extra time so I read some emails from my constituents and, unfortunately, some were found to be offensive. I apologize to those who were offended by those remarks.

[Economic and Fiscal Statement, December 3rd, 2008]

Madam Speaker, on a point of order, I was reprimanded a little while ago for reading something that somebody had said.

[Economic and Fiscal Statement, December 3rd, 2008]

Madam Speaker, when the hon. member for Timmins—James Bay mentions reform, I presume he means the Reform Party and I will make no apologies. One thing about the Reform Party, at least it believed in democracy, not like the member who belongs to a socialist, borderline communist party. I would like to hear the member for Timmins—James Bay stand up and tell the House that he is not going to be part of a separatist--

[Economic and Fiscal Statement, December 3rd, 2008]

Madam Speaker, it is obvious that members across the way do not like to hear what Canadians think, whether it is my riding or across the country. I am sure they are hearing from a lot of federalists in their ridings, the same as I was reading. I make no apology for passing on the comments of my constituents in this great House.

I came here to protect this great country, not rip it apart. The member across the way should be ashamed of belonging to a party whose sole goal is to do just that. I will not apologize for anything that I said.

One thing he said was that enough has been said and there is no more to say. He is right. After some of those comments, there is no more to say. People have had enough of this crap.

[Economic and Fiscal Statement, December 3rd, 2008]

Madam Speaker, the member across the way and I have had some great conversations while travelling and I congratulate him on his re-election.

As to the part about the auto and aerospace sectors, when it comes to the auto sector, we are the mouse in bed with the elephants, so to speak, when it comes to our neighbours to the south. Of course, we all know that in the auto sector, 90% of all the cars that we produce in Canada go there. I think most people know that the Americans usually buy somewhere between 11 million and 11.5 million cars a year but that is down to about 10.5 million this year.

My point in bringing this up is that President-elect Obama has indicated that he will be coming out with a package. In discussions that the Prime Minister had in Washington just a few short weeks ago with the G20, it was decided by 20 well-respected world leaders to follow a plan. The Prime Minister is doing that at this point and I believe it would be very prudent to bring out a plan on the auto sector. The finance minister has indicated it is coming. It will come in due time and I believe it will coincide with the Americans.

A lot of people in my riding and across the country want something for the auto sector, not as a handout but as a leg up, and it needs to have strings attached to it.

[Economic and Fiscal Statement, December 3rd, 2008]

Madam Speaker, I do not have the book right in front of me and I have not memorized it, although there is some great reading in there and some great work by the Minister of Finance.

However, some of things I talked about, the things that the government has done in the last year and a little bit to get this country in better shape to weather an economic storm, are some of the reasons, I am quite sure, that those kinds of objectives and figures are laid out in there. The member revealed the honesty in that page, where the minister has provided the number for the deficit.

I can remember a government, not too long before us, whose tradition was to announce to the Canadian public that there was a $1 billion or $1.5 billion surplus and yet, when it came down to the end of the year, it was usually somewhere between $10 billion and $13 billion. It was basically not coming clean with the public and it felt that the money was its little bag of goodies that it could spend as foolishly as it wanted. Lord knows, we all know it did that at times.

[Economic and Fiscal Statement, December 3rd, 2008]

Madam Speaker, I will conclude by finishing this email. I would also ask that since the member over here is worried about discussing the coalition, I will look forward to him standing in his question time and telling us that he does not support the separatist-backed coalition. The last part of the email reads:

It would be disastrous...especially in the economic hard times facing everyone.

I hope by our written protest this will help in some way.

[Economic and Fiscal Statement, December 3rd, 2008]

My apologies, Madam Speaker, and I should know better.

She says:

--is insulting the intelligence of the Canadian people by denying this is a COUP planned very carefully.

I can back this up. The Liberal candidate in my riding, who many people said that his mouth would probably get him or his party into trouble eventually, admitted in last Saturday's daily paper in my riding that, “This coalition was being discussed during the September election but we were told to say nothing about it.

It obviously backs up what Mrs.Taylor was saying. She feels that they are greatly misreading the emotional response coming from the public and she is worried that some overstressed, unemployed person is going to snap over this.

She says, “I will do my best to convince the Liberals what a mistake they are making”.

I can go on. I have another one here from Elizabeth and Garry sent to the Governor General. They say:

Please do not let this move by opposing parties come into being, it is ANARCHY.

I have another one from Howard and Kathy. It states:

We wanted to express our shock and dismay by the attempt of the Liberal and NDP parties to overthrow the results of the recent election and seize power in what can only be described as a “bloodless” coup. These parties claim to represent the Canadian people but in fact it is quite clear that they only represent their own narrow ambitions. Their actions are typical of Third World dictators who use the democratic system to overthrow it.

I have another one from Roger and Maureen from Tobermory, Ontario, at the very tip of the Bruce. It states:

...I totally protest what the opposition parties are trying to do. They have no mandate to lead the government. This backroom deal is undemocratic.

Obviously they don't care about what is good for the country and only care about gaining power and playing politics.

[Economic and Fiscal Statement, December 3rd, 2008]

Madam Speaker, I want to be clear on the record that I did not call anyone that nor have I ever called anyone that in the House. I am simply reading. I just want everyone who reads Hansard to know that.

Just to carry on. It states:

--but to use it as an OBVIOUS power grab is in my opinion TREASON against the Canadian people. ...My late father was a member of the Liberal party, voted as a delegate at conventions, contributed to the Liberal coffers. ...He taught me to vote for the person most responsible.... He would be horrified (at the stupidity). The Liberals are committing suicide on this issue. They have not thought of what is better for the country....

I could not have said it better myself. She goes on to say:

Do they not realize, the Canadian people were not complaining about what Mr. Harper was doing, because they voted for him and trusted him.

She then goes on to say:

An action of this magnitude did not occur just after the throne speech, it has been planned for a long time! The coalition--

[Economic and Fiscal Statement, December 3rd, 2008]

Madam Speaker, I never called anyone that. I simply was reading an email. But I can tell you that was an example of--