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Infrastructure October 22nd, 2009
Mr. Speaker, the recreational infrastructure Canada program is very important for the Canadian economy and for communities. I do not understand why the Liberal Party of Canada is opposed to these projects, even in its own ridings.
The hon. member's allegations are completely false. In fact, the Liberal deputy premier of Ontario said as much.
Infrastructure October 20th, 2009
Mr. Speaker, I am sure Preston will be delighted to hear he has the support of the leader of the NDP, even if it is a bit overdue.
The fact is even this incomplete list indicates that the largest projects were in opposition ridings and almost half of the projects went into opposition ridings. That is what the list shows.
What it shows is the Conservative MPs are working hard not only for their own ridings but for all the country. I would encourage members of the opposition, instead of opposing these projects, to work hard to ensure good things are done in their communities.
Infrastructure October 20th, 2009
Mr. Speaker, on the contrary, this money was not stolen from taxpayers. This money is going to projects that are vital to communities during this recession.
They are not just our projects. They are being carried out in cooperation with the Government of Quebec and the municipalities of Quebec. Conservative members are working very hard to bring such projects to their ridings. I encourage the opposition members to do the same, because it is important for Quebec as a whole and Canada as a whole.
Infrastructure October 20th, 2009
Oh, Lord help us, Mr. Speaker. The fact is we remember in the dark days of the previous government, public money went into private hands. It disappeared. It was stolen.
This government has a multi-billion dollar economic stimulus program. Where that money is going to every valuable project in the country is on the website. It is delivering the results. That is one of the reasons our economy is pulling through this recession so much better than so many others.
Justice October 20th, 2009
Mr. Speaker, this government proposed eliminating house arrest for white-collar criminals and the Bloc opposed the measure.
This party has taken steps to protect our children against trafficking and the Bloc also voted against that.
When the Minister of Justice introduces the measures it has asked for, I hope that the Bloc will finally support measures to reduce crime in this country.
Justice October 20th, 2009
Mr. Speaker, as the Minister of Justice already indicated, this government will introduce other measures against white-collar criminals. I hope that the Bloc will support these measures when they are introduced in Parliament.
Infrastructure October 20th, 2009
Mr. Speaker, I said clearly last week and the government said very clearly, when we heard of this abuse, that the use of a partisan logo on a government announcement was not correct.
That is why, of course, we endeavour not to do that, but the fact of the matter is Conservative MPs are working very hard to deliver important projects to their ridings but not just to their ridings. Last week I was in Toronto and the mayor of the city of Toronto had to praise the Conservative government for delivering 500 projects to a city that does not have a single Conservative member.
I would encourage the members over there to work hard for their constituencies.
Infrastructure October 20th, 2009
Mr. Speaker, we have a very important multi-billion dollar economic action plan to stimulate the Canadian economy. We see the results of that. We see the continued superior performance of the Canadian economy to those of others. We see thousands of projects across the country.
Obviously, it is normal that the members who are championing those projects would want to take credit for those projects. We insist that they follow the rules.
Obviously, we would encourage the opposition members to do the same thing. These are important projects for their ridings as well, and they should be backing them and pushing them forward.
Infrastructure October 20th, 2009
Mr. Speaker, we have an important economic action plan for Canada. This plan is working. We are seeing results if we compare Canada to other countries.
The hon. members in our party, in the government, are working very hard to ensure that this plan is a success and I encourage the opposition members to do the same.
Tax Harmonization October 8th, 2009
Mr. Speaker, the only taxes the NDP seems to want to fight are taxes that are not before this Parliament. Instead, it wants to fight taxes in other jurisdictions.
The fact of the matter is this government lowered the GST for those kids. The NDP fought us. This government brought in a tax credit for kids' sports. Guess who voted against it. The NDP.
The leader of the NDP should apologize to those working families for his position on the GST.