Mr. Speaker, Question No. 89 will be answered today.
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Questions on the Order Paper November 2nd, 2006
Mr. Speaker, Question No. 89 will be answered today.
Government Response to Petitions November 2nd, 2006
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8) I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to three petitions.
Business of Supply November 1st, 2006
Mr. Chair, with respect to replacement workers, my understanding of some of the studies that have been performed seem to indicate that in spite of what members of the opposition may think, in fact those companies who have not used replacement workers during a strike situation actually settle their strikes faster and with a settlement higher for the workers than those companies that actually have utilized replacement workers. Could the minister comment to the veracity of those studies?
Business of Supply November 1st, 2006
Mr. Chair, I want to make a couple of comments and ask the minister a specific question because I find it odd that we have members opposite saying that with the billion dollar expenditure reduction that this government implemented it affected Canada's most vulnerable.
Could the minister comment on the fact $47 million of that billion dollar expenditure reduction came from reducing the size of cabinet? I suppose only Liberal members could think that federal cabinet ministers are among Canada's most vulnerable. I would suspect that they think that way because, as all Liberals, the taxpayers' money is really not important, it is what use the money is to the Liberals.
I would suspect that the minister might have some comments on why a $47 million reduction in the size of cabinet would result in good value for Canadian taxpayers.
Business of Supply November 1st, 2006
Mr. Chair, I rise on a point of order. My understanding of the procedures tonight is the hon. members opposite would be able to ask questions about the spending estimates of the minister's budget, not whether individual members of the government are questioning about particular cuts. I do not see the relevance that question has to the estimates of the department, and I would ask for a ruling in that regard.
Points of Order November 1st, 2006
Mr. Speaker, let me say first that I thank the hon. member opposite for his point of order. Clearly it is a complex issue. We would like some time to consider this issue. We will come back in the near future, I should say, with our submissions and response.
Motions for Papers November 1st, 2006
Mr. Speaker, I ask that all notices of motions for the production of papers be allowed to stand.
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns November 1st, 2006
Mr. Speaker, I ask that all remaining questions be allowed to stand.
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns November 1st, 2006
Mr. Speaker, if Question No. 107 could be made an order for return, this return would be tabled immediately.
Government Response to Petitions November 1st, 2006
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8)(b) I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to 14 petitions.