Mr. Speaker, the government is obviously doing no such thing. In fact, Commissioner Zaccardelli, I gather, will appear before a Commons committee to answer questions this week.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police September 25th, 2006
Mr. Speaker, the government is obviously doing no such thing. In fact, Commissioner Zaccardelli, I gather, will appear before a Commons committee to answer questions this week.
Softwood Lumber September 19th, 2006
Mr. Speaker, this agreement is supported in Quebec, as in the rest of Canada, by nearly 90% of the softwood lumber industry. That is why it deserves the support of all the members from Quebec.
By voting against this agreement, the hon. member is voting only for lawyers and lobbyists.
Softwood Lumber September 19th, 2006
Mr. Speaker, this agreement is supported by the softwood lumber industry in Quebec, by the unions in Quebec and by the Liberal government of Quebec. It should therefore be supported by all the members from Quebec.
National Defence September 19th, 2006
Mr. Speaker, I will repeat what I just said. We were for decades under the Liberal government at the bottom of the pack in terms of our contributions to NATO. That has obviously changed. We are playing a leading role.
What the party opposite, and particularly its so-called defence critic, should do is support those troops as they work on this NATO mission.
National Defence September 19th, 2006
--we were at the bottom of the pack in terms of our commitments to NATO--
National Defence September 19th, 2006
Mr. Speaker, I was speaking specifically of Canada's role in NATO, which we know that under successful Liberal governments--
Maher Arar Inquiry September 19th, 2006
Mr. Speaker, as I just stated, I accept the fact that Mr. Arar suffered a grave injustice.
Justice O'Connor has made several recommendations. The government will base its actions on his recommendations. I also understand that Mr. Arar has launched legal proceedings against the federal government. I obviously expect that there will be discussions among the lawyers to ensure an outcome to the satisfaction of Mr. Arar.
Maher Arar Inquiry September 19th, 2006
Mr. Speaker, as I just said, I think it is clear from the O'Connor report that Mr. Arar has been done a tremendous injustice. We all know this took place during the period of the previous government.
The government has received the report, which has a series of recommendations. As I said, the government will act swiftly based on those recommendations.
Maher Arar Inquiry September 19th, 2006
Mr. Speaker, as I just said, we intend to act. We will act on the basis of the recommendations in Justice O'Connor's report. I would emphasize that these events happened under the former government.
Maher Arar Inquiry September 19th, 2006
Mr. Speaker, we have received Justice O'Connor's report and we intend to act on his recommendations. We are preparing our response as quickly as possible. It is clear that Mr. Arar was the victim of an injustice, and this government intends to act.