Foreign Affairs committee  The millions of dollars that Canada has contributed, the visits of Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird to Iraq, and the active follow-up of the Canadian Ambassador to Iraq, who visited only three days ago the farthest Iraqi Christian village on the border between Iraq and Turkey, has made it clear that Canada is a true beacon of hope to the world.

Rouge National Urban Park Act  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member's speech was thoughtful and she drew out the issues quite well. I would like her to focus on clause 6, which says that the minister must take into consideration, and she emphasized the point “take into consideration”. What does that actually mean? Four things are supposed to be taken into consideration: protection of natural ecosystems, cultural landscapes, native wildlife and health of ecosystems, none of which is defined in the legislation.

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Congratulations on moving it. You've basically taken a bill that had significant support across all party lines, I should think, and turned it into a study. Not only did it have great support across party lines, but it also had support from the Canadian Bar Association.

International Trade committee  Well, let's put it this way, Canada does not actually have a free trade agreement with the United States. We still are up against all the protectionist legislation that they can throw at us. I did an evaluation—it was published in 1993—of the Canada-U.S. trade agreement. It showed that Canada had lost in fact access to the U.S. market, our ability to sell in the U.S. market had declined, and our access to our own market had declined.

Victims Bill of Rights Act  Mr. Speaker, I think if you seek it you shall find agreement to see the clock at 1:30 p.m.

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, I think most people know I am a man of few words. I did make a ministerial statement. I had to introduce it as a point of order because I interrupted some business and I took the opportunity not to interrupt somebody midstream. I took approximately one minute of the House's time and now the other points that have been made have taken many more minutes of the House's time.

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order to table documents that highlight our government's ongoing commitment to provide the right conditions in Canada for industries and businesses to succeed and create new, well-paying jobs and economic growth that benefit all Canadians. As I speak, the Prime Minister is in British Columbia announcing substantial new measures that will allow investors and facilities that liquify natural gas anywhere in Canada to recover their startup capital costs more quickly.

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, when we had the vote earlier today on the adjournment motion, we had a request for a clarification from the member for Ottawa—Orléans about the behaviour of the member for Winnipeg Centre during the vote. We had a ruling by the Speaker, which I think is going to prove to be very problematic without clarification that one should be in one's seat when the motion is read, throughout the voting, and right up until the count is made.

Parliamentary Precinct Security  Mr. Speaker, I would make some comments with respect to the speech by the member for Ottawa—Vanier. He talked about a response to his letter that was written by Senator White, and I could have written that response. The member's letter, of which I received a copy, was a good letter.

Parliamentary Precinct Security  Mr. Speaker, once again, what the member is saying is that if we accept the partisan position of the NDP, everything will be fine, but we are not allowed to accept the position of the government. I think the member should listen to his own argument as to why we are not speaking with one voice on this issue.

Parliamentary Precinct Security  Mr. Speaker, it occurs to me that something such as this should actually be a no-brainer. We should actually have been able to get to where the motion suggests we should be, without the necessity of the motion. However, perhaps the public has a taste already from the official opposition that anything we try to move forward on will be politicized and there will be an attempt to create division because it thinks that is politically advantageous.

Parliamentary Precinct Security  Mr. Speaker, the motion actually creates a situation exactly to address the concern expressed by the member, and that is that our safety and security will be up to the Speakers. The motion empowers the Speakers to do exactly that.

Parliamentary Precinct Security  Mr. Speaker, yes, the RCMP will provide the operational lead for an integrated security force throughout the parliamentary precinct. The rationale is that the RCMP has access to extensive resources that other forces do not and has acquired extensive experience in security assessments and the information sharing essential to meeting the evolving threats of today.

Parliamentary Precinct Security  Mr. Speaker, we have had a long Parliament, since 2011. We have 12 weeks left. We still have a parliamentary legislative agenda. The government has a parliamentary legislative agenda. It has now been three and a half months since October 22. We do not have infinite time to move forward on measures that are required.

Parliamentary Precinct Security  Mr. Speaker, it is one thing to be uninformed, it is another thing to be naive. Through the House leaders and whips, we have been aware of changes that have been made around this place since October 22. I have certainly conveyed them to my caucus. If those changes have not been conveyed to you as a caucus, then I am not the one to ask about that.