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Airbus November 15th, 2007
Mr. Speaker, in February 1998, when Brian Mulroney met with Karlheinz Schreiber at a hotel in Zurich, Switzerland, who was with him? The Minister of Transport's chief of staff, Paul Terrien.
Now that we know that, can the government assure us that it will not limit the inquiry's mandate simply to protect the Minister of Transport's chief of staff from having to testify under oath as to what really happened that day?
Elections Canada October 26th, 2007
Mr. Speaker, the Canada Elections Act is clear: if a candidate claims an expense, he or she must have incurred that expense. What part of this do they not understand? Conservative candidates are telling us that their party gave them money because it allowed the headquarters campaign to exceed the legal limits. Really. I see a problem here. Clearly, they must have understood this.
The government in this case had two choices: obey the law or act in its own interests. It chose to act in its own interests. Will the government now agree to obey the law?
Elections Canada October 26th, 2007
Mr. Speaker, it was Conservative candidates who alerted Elections Canada to the fraud. These Conservative candidates told Elections Canada that the money was simply transferred in and out. That is all.
Furthermore, the Conservative candidate in Compton—Stanstead is even defending Elections Canada's decision. He said there was a reason behind what was done, but that it was illegal.
Will the Conservatives finally admit that they have been caught red-handed once again and that they did not have the right to do what they did?
Ministerial Expenses May 11th, 2007
Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities is typical of this government. They try to hide the facts, but they get caught every time. The Minister of Labour was caught in the act, as was the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. This is becoming embarrassing.
The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons would like us to believe that they were proactive in disclosing the information. However, their web site tells a very different story.
They hid the facts and got caught. Let them do their homework.
Standing Committee on Official Languages May 11th, 2007
Mr. Speaker, the government continues to play hide-and-seek. It continues to make a mockery of democracy.
This week, the conservatives cancelled the meeting of the Standing Committee on Official Languages. They did not wish to discuss the cancellation of the court challenges program. Why? Because they do not want Canadians to know the truth and they prefer to hide the facts. What is even worse is that they resort to intimidation to get what they want, and that is shameful.
Will the government finally unseat the dictator of the Standing Committee on Official Languages? Will it finally get rid of him?
Ministerial Expenses May 10th, 2007
Mr. Speaker, the numbers are lower because the government hides the expense and that is illegal.
The government is developing a culture of secrecy about the spending habits of cabinet ministers. First, the labour minister was caught hiding the expenses for his plane travel. Now we learn that the transport minister is also trying to cover up his travel expense claims, but we caught him. Ouch.
If the minister thinks that government business requires him to travel around the country, why does he not follow the rules and publish those expenses? Why not?
Ministerial Expenses May 10th, 2007
Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Labour is not the only one who is playing hide and seek with his air travel expenses. So is the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, except that he does not even need to rent a plane to travel. His department’s fleet is at his disposal. Now, that is service.
What I want to know is why he is hiding the expenses incurred for his travels on his private jet. Will he say he is sorry? Will he tell us that he has been caught and that he will not do it any more?
The Environment April 25th, 2007
Mr. Speaker, as a matter of fact, I did hear about his plan—on Teletoon.
The minister does not seem to understand Canada's obligations under the Kyoto protocol. May I remind him that Kyoto is about reducing greenhouse gas emissions, not about slowing the increase of those emissions. He has to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere, Period.
Why is this so hard for him to understand? There are all kinds of ways to reduce emissions, such as, say, sending fewer faxes. What is he going to do to reduce greenhouse gases?
The Environment April 25th, 2007
Mr. Speaker, this has been a long night for the Minister of the Environment, long enough for him to contradict himself three times about his speech. His spokesperson said that the speech was for Wednesday; then, caught unprepared, he told TVA that the speech was for an announcement on Thursday. Then he put the speech on the Internet with a few words changed here and there so it would sound more credible. This morning, on Canada AM, he could not say for sure when the speech would be delivered.
When did he tell the truth: this morning, yesterday evening, or sometime during the night?
Business of Supply April 24th, 2007
Mr. Speaker, this is an excellent question.
Bill C-30, which was originally introduced by the Conservatives, did not contain anything for the short term. There were no objectives, no mechanisms, no timetables, nothing. Having been amended by opposition parties, it is totally acceptable and is an excellent tool to fight climate changes today. This bill is also being totally obstructed by the government, which does not want to bring it back to the House. Let us bring it back to the House so we can pass it and move to action.