How many under the Wheat Board?
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Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act November 18th, 2011
How many under the Wheat Board?
Firearms Registry November 17th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, the answer is quite simple. Our Conservative government does not support treating law-abiding hunters, farmers and sport shooters as criminals. We have consistently opposed this wasteful and ineffective measure, which does nothing to keep guns out of the hands of criminals.
Canadians gave our government a strong mandate to end the long gun registry once and for all, and that is exactly what we are doing.
Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act November 16th, 2011
Madam Speaker, given the member's reputation as a strong environmentalist working with corporations to ensure that the environment and industry work together, could he comment?
Public Safety November 15th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for his hard work on this matter.
We are proposing measures to bring laws into the 21st century and give police the tools they need to do their job. In fact, even Mark Holland, the former Liberal public safety critic, said he supported these important measures. However, the new third party has shown it is so out of touch that it now opposes new tools for police.
I would call on the Liberals to finally stop putting the rights of child pornographers and organized crime ahead of the rights of law-abiding citizens.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police November 15th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, our government is concerned about not only the women in the RCMP but also about the men who serve in the RCMP.
I am glad to hear that the member opposite has developed a new-found interest in the RCMP, given that the member's party has consistently voted against giving the RCMP, indeed all police officers, the tools they need to do their job.
I want to call on the NDP not only to speak out against harassment, but also to speak out in favour of tools that will ensure that we target criminals.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police November 15th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I am extremely concerned about these troubling reports. We expect all members of the RCMP to carry out their duties with integrity and professionalism. Our government is committed to providing all men and women in the RCMP with a workplace free of harassment.
I will be raising this issue with the new commissioner very shortly.
Firearms Registry November 15th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, as I indicated at committee earlier this morning, the analysis presented by this official is misleading. It is flawed. Contrary to the suggestion made in the analysis, neither Bill C-19 nor the prior bill removed any controls on the import of firearms.
The member is deliberately trying to paint a different picture than is actually true.
Firearms Registry November 15th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, our government has introduced legislation to scrap the wasteful and ineffective long gun registry once and for all.
Our legislation will destroy the records, which are inaccurate and unreliable and becoming increasingly so over time. If given the chance, the opposition would once again use the data in order to target law-abiding citizens, when in fact what it should be doing is helping us target criminals.
Firearms Registry November 15th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, that is rich coming from a member who voted against increasing penalties for those who imported firearms into this country illegally.
In respect of the analysis presented by the officials, it is misleading. It is flawed. Contrary to the suggestion made in the analysis, neither Bill C-19 nor the previous Bill C-391 removes any controls on the import of firearms.
Canadians gave our government a strong mandate to end the wasteful and ineffective long gun registry once and for all, and that is exactly what we are doing.
Public Safety November 14th, 2011
Mr. Speaker, this appears to be a trend. There are now two members of the NDP who are interested in the RCMP. The member's party has consistently voted against giving the RCMP and all other police officers the tools they need to do their job.
I would call on the NDP to continue with this expression of concern so that we can work together and actually help police officers instead of helping criminals the way the NDP usually does.