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Political Financing March 9th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, that individual has not been accused of anything. Yesterday when the leader of the Liberal Party was asked to make allegations against him outside the House of Commons where he does not face legal protection, he declined to do so.
I would suggest he not make allegations against an individual who is not accused of anything.
Political Financing March 9th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, we have had a dispute with Elections Canada for five years. In our institutions, these disagreements are dealt with by the courts, and that is what we are doing. We are defending our position.
Political Financing March 9th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I do not agree with any of those things.
The focus of the Government of Canada is the focus of Canadians, and that is the economy and the creation of jobs.
Canada's economic performance continues to be among the strongest in the world and we are emerging in a very strong position.
Political Financing March 8th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, the individual in question has not been accused of anything.
The fact of the matter, as I said, is that this is a dispute about whether certain election expenses that were fully reported are national or local. We will continue to defend our position before the courts.
Political Financing March 8th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member already knows that to be a fact.
The fact of the matter is that this involves a dispute with Elections Canada as to whether expenses are classified as local or national. We will continue to defend our position on that before the courts.
Political Financing March 8th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, as I already indicated, the information requested was provided to the House of Commons.
The real difficulty here is that the Liberal Party requested certain financial data and when that data did not match the numbers those members have been publicly making up, they cried foul.
The reality is the Liberals are just going to have to accept that the numbers are the numbers and they have to do with budgets of the House passed long ago.
Government Accountability March 8th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, the opposition requested certain financial information regarding these decisions. That information has been provided.
I would suggest to the opposition that it accept yes for an answer.
Government Accountability March 8th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, our priorities are the economy and the well-being of Canadians.
The information requested by the opposition has already been provided to the House of Commons.
Libya March 2nd, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announce today that our government will respond immediately to the humanitarian crisis in Libya with up to $5 million in humanitarian aid for medical care, food and shelter.
Of course, in order to resolve this growing crisis, we will continue to repeat our calls on the Libyan authorities to end their violence and Mr. Gadhafi to renounce his position and authority.
Political Financing March 2nd, 2011
Once again, Mr. Speaker, the categorization of this dispute by the leader of the NDP is completely inaccurate. This is a dispute about whether election expenses, which were fully reported, are local or national.
This is a dispute we have had with Elections Canada for five years. Our officials followed the interpretations that were in place at the time. We have altered them since to conform with new interpretations. We will continue to respect all the decisions and rules of Elections Canada.