Mike Sullivan

[Petitions, May 12th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, I have another petition from petitioners drawing to the attention of the Minister of Health and the House of Commons the fact that the federal government needs a national strategy for dementia and health care for persons afflicted with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia-related diseases.

[Petitions, May 12th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, residents in my riding continue to sign petitions protesting the loss of home mail delivery by Canada Post. They are calling upon the Government of Canada to reject Canada Post's plan for reduced services and to explore other options to update Canada Post's business plan.

[Canada Post, May 12th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, independent? Conservatives have short arms and even shorter memories, or can they not recall their back-to-work law in 2011?

The minister is simply pretending that there are no options, as if because times are changing, Canada Post cannot adapt and its services must be slashed.

There are so many examples around the world of governments that took the right decision regarding their public postal service: Italy, Germany, Japan, and New Zealand. They all adapted their postal service and can be proud of it.

Do Conservatives not have the ambition or creativity to lead by example and modernize Canada Post without crippling it?

[Business of Supply, May 7th, 2014]

Mr. Chair, that comes back to the price of a life. It is an expensive process, but lives are lost.

How many missed signals are there each year? How many would be avoided by a positive train control?

[Business of Supply, May 7th, 2014]

Mr. Chair, does the minister agree that a form of automatic braking or positive train control would improve safety for passenger rail lines?

[Business of Supply, May 7th, 2014]

Through you, Mr. Chair, what was the cause of the derailment of the Burlington VIA Rail train?

[Business of Supply, May 7th, 2014]

Mr. Chair, why did the minister use the budget implementation act to reduce requirements for Transport Canada to notify the public about changes to rail regulations?

[Business of Supply, May 7th, 2014]

Mr. Chair, is the minister concerned that workers with constantly changing schedules who work morning, afternoon, and night shifts on a five-day cycle may not have an opportunity for proper rest?

[Business of Supply, May 7th, 2014]

Mr. Chair, how many rail safety incidents and accidents in Canada were found to be linked to fatigue? My question was about fatigue.

[Business of Supply, May 7th, 2014]

Mr. Chair, in fact there have been more derailments of DOT-111s than just the one in Lac-Mégantic, and people in Canada are considerably worried about the volume of this stuff going through their communities.

Regarding fatigue management for railways, when will the process begin to work with companies and workers to create new safety management systems?