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Financial System Review Act February 3rd, 2012
Madam Speaker, the member referred to the financial literacy bill that was brought forward by the member for Edmonton—Leduc. For the benefit of those listening to the debate, I would like the member to expand on the bill to emphasize how important it is and what its mandate is.
Questions on the Order Paper January 30th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, Western Economic Diversification Canada is unable to respond to this request in the time allotted due to the volume of information requested.
Organ Donations December 5th, 2011
Mr. Chair, I want to acknowledge my colleague for taking us through the process in his speech.
Everyone who spoke tonight knew of someone who needed a transplant. However, we had not heard from anyone tonight on what it is like to donate or to be part of a transplant situation.
The member was first made aware through the hospital, and he had made a decision with his wife, using their driver's licences, that this was something they agreed to do. Are there other ways of creating awareness that the member can think of now, in retrospect, knowing what he went through? Are there other things that could be done to make people aware of how important this is?
Organ Donations December 5th, 2011
Mr. Chair, would the member like to expand on what kind of investments our government is making to help prevent chronic diseases like cancer and if our government is being innovative in its approach in preventing chronic disease in Canada? The member spoke quite a bit about chronic disease.
Organ Donations December 5th, 2011
Mr. Chair, I would be interested to know if the member has any examples of jurisdictions he spoke about that do campaign to elevate awareness?
Does the member have some examples he could cite that we could use as examples of how to inform the public to the extent necessary when there is such a shortage and to make sure we do not compromise the integrity of the organ donation program?
Organ Donations December 5th, 2011
Mr. Chair, I am interested in how we can make Canadians more aware. We can all agree that awareness must be part of the solution. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research is doing its part and having participation in a forum in Montreal was definitely a very good step.
However, I believe that awareness is critical. Would the member like to expand on how we could help make awareness first and foremost?
Organ Donations December 5th, 2011
Mr. Chair, I wonder if the member has any personal stories.
Besides the staff member that we were talking about who is looking for a transplant, I have a friend who had a kidney transplant. It was very difficult because her daughter donated her organ and, to this day, she is very grateful. However, she has a very difficult time accepting the drugs.
Is there anything the member would care to share personally to remind people how important it is and that side effects and impacts of the drugs are indeed a problem. My friend has a lot of difficulty. Her bones are very fragile. I wonder if there is something that she would like to expand on in that area.
Organ Donations December 5th, 2011
Mr. Chair, understanding that researchers met in Montreal awhile ago to discuss research in transplantation, what were the key challenges that were identified and what were some of the recommendations, if the member could enlighten us, on the CIHR transplantation workshop and how to best address the challenges through research?
Business of Supply December 5th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, yes, the planet is indeed beautiful.
I wonder if the member would like to acknowledge that Canada is not responsible for the amount of emissions that are in fact causing a lot of climate change. What about the countries that have the highest percentage of global emissions?
I would like the member to speak about the countries that are contributing to climate change.
Business of Supply December 5th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, would the member remind the House what percentage from the emitters we are responsible for? I believe it is a very low percentage compared to other countries. Could the member elaborate?