Marlene Jennings

[Member for Calgary West, June 6th, 2006]

Mr. Speaker, I find it interesting that they are now saying we should not talk about this outside the courts. When we were in power, this same party wanted to ask questions and demanded that our ministers step down.

The President of the Treasury Board and the Minister of Finance did not see anything wrong with using money they both earned as members of provincial parliament or money from their employees to campaign for the Conservative party last year.

Will the Prime Minister ensure that the RCMP investigates the serious allegations surrounding the hon. member for Calgary West?

[Federal Accountability Act, June 5th, 2006]

Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Justice has a legal duty to certify that his government bills do not violate Canada's Constitution. In the expert legal opinion of our parliamentary law clerk, his government's accountability bill is unconstitutional.

Will the Minister of Justice take responsibility for Bill C-2 and make public the legal opinions that justified his certifying that bill, or is his problem that those opinions also concluded that his government's accountability bill is unconstitutional?

[Business of the House, June 5th, 2006]

Mr. Speaker, with all due respect for the situation in which—

[Business of the House, June 5th, 2006]

Mr. Speaker, I am sorry, but the rules are quite clear. Usually, when there is a request for unanimous consent, the question must be put immediately. I do not agree with your deferring the question. I request that you ask immediately whether there is unanimous consent of this House.

[Business of the House, June 5th, 2006]

That is true, Mr. Speaker.

[Business of the House, June 5th, 2006]

Mr. Speaker, it is important to remember that the riding has two parts: Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and Lachine.

[Business of the House, June 5th, 2006]

Lachine.

[Business of the House, June 5th, 2006]

Mr. Speaker, I understand that there was a request for unanimous consent and that you, in your wisdom, asked to put that request for unanimous consent in 20 minutes. If my understanding of the rules are correct, when a request for unanimous consent is made, it has to be put immediately.

[Conservative Government, June 1st, 2006]

Mr. Speaker, we have had 100 days of “harpocracy.”

Number 81: abolishing financing for the Canadian Unity Council.

Number 82: promising $300 million to the Canada Council, but only allocating $50 million.

Number 83: opposing a motion to maintain support for culture at current levels.

Number 84: withdrawing funding for the National Literacy Secretariat.

Number 85: breaking their promise to speed up the foreign credential recognition process.

Number 86: cutting $145 million from annual funding for the immigration system.

Number 87: calling themselves the party for rural Canada, but not appointing a minister or parliamentary secretary for rural affairs.

Number 88: threatening to dismantle the Canadian Wheat Board and the supply management system.

Number 89: not announcing one cent this spring to help farmers.

Number 90: despite their promises, not having a real plan for biofuel production—

[Canada-U.S. Border, May 31st, 2006]

Mr. Speaker, no matter how hard I pay attention and listen, I cannot hear any answers.

This tournament, the largest in the world, attracts over 200,000 fans every year. With the Quebec Winter Carnival, this tournament makes Quebec City a winter tourist destination par excellence. The economic benefits from these two events are huge, but the Conservatives and the Conservative members from Quebec City do not care.

Why should Quebeckers have to rely on the Americans instead of the Conservatives to protect the tourism industry in Quebec City?