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Food Safety November 29th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, if the health of Canadians was not in jeopardy, why did the minister change this dangerous directive less than two weeks ago?
Last spring, the minister presented his department's report on plans and priorities, which sets out approximately $46 million in cuts to the CFIA. He compromised the process for inspecting beef for Canadian consumption.
How many inspections will not occur because of these cuts? What fecal contamination rate are the Conservatives willing to accept?
Food Safety November 29th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, a memo that was sent to Canadian Food Inspection Agency and XL Foods inspectors in 2008 asked them to ignore the quality of meat sold in Canada. Here is an excerpt:
Ensure that non-Japan-eligible carcasses are not inspected...Ignore them.
The result: processed beef for Canadian consumers was not inspected as closely as that destined for export.
Why was this directive given?
The Economy November 27th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, it is surprising to learn that there is no contingency plan.
The Conservatives—like the repeat offenders they are—imposed gag orders again and again in order to shove an error-filled bill down parliamentarians' throats. Now, six months later, the minister is coming back and asking us to revise it.
When the Minister of Finance was forced to use his latest budget implementation bill to correct errors in the spring budget bill, was it also at the request of the Prime Minister?
The Economy November 27th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Finance and the Prime Minister are bickering, but this is really not the time, because Europe is experiencing another recession and the United States is slowly heading toward a fiscal cliff. The IMF says that Canada has one of the lowest rates of growth of the developing countries. Canadians want reassurance. The finance minister told Canadians that he has “contingency plans”.
When is he going to table these plans in the House?
First Nations Financial Transparency Act November 26th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, the NDP will be voting yes and agrees to applying the vote.
First Nations Financial Transparency Act November 26th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, the NDP will be voting yes and agrees to applying the vote.
Petitions November 23rd, 2012
Mr. Speaker, I would like to present a petition signed by many people in the national capital region who want to protect Gatineau Park.
No federal legislation currently protects this park, and it is very important to provide this protection in order to ensure the preservation and the future of our park.
The Economy November 23rd, 2012
Mr. Speaker, when the government works with the opposition to create real jobs, we will vote in favour of its measures.
When it comes to meeting with the provincial premiers, the Prime Minister has the worst track record of any prime minister since the invention of commercial air transportation. He has held only one first ministers conference in seven years. Just one.
Is the Prime Minister's vision of Canada so narrow and short-sighted that he does not think it is necessary to meet with his provincial counterparts?
The Economy November 23rd, 2012
What the minister is saying does not change the fact that, today, 350,000 more people are unemployed than when the recession hit. That is the reality.
This week, the Prime Minister had the opportunity to take real action to strengthen the economy. Yesterday, Alberta and Quebec once again demonstrated that governments can work together by creating a working group on natural resource development.
If the premiers who are meeting right now in Halifax can work together for Canadians, why is the Prime Minister sitting idly by?
The Economy November 23rd, 2012
Mr. Speaker, the Canadian economy is still showing signs of a slowdown: consumer spending remains stagnant, wholesale purchases are in decline and the family debt-to-income ratio is now at 163%.
As the time for Christmas shopping begins, Canadian companies are counting on consumers to keep the economy alive. What are the Conservatives doing to help Canadian households manage their enormous debt loads?