Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, Canadians just cannot trust the NDP to stand up for what is right on the world stage. On Friday, when our Minister of Foreign Affairs and other foreign ministers visited the peaceful demonstrators in Ukraine's Independence Square, the member for Ottawa Centre said, “Joining the protest signals that you are on one side”.

Canada's Fur Industry  Mr. Speaker, like my colleague for Yorkton—Melville, I want to acknowledge fur day on the Hill. It is a day to celebrate Canada's oldest industry. Originally a partnership between European settlers and aboriginal people, the fur trade propelled Canada's economic development. In recent decades, Canada's fur trade faced serious challenges, but it has recovered in dramatic fashion due to the development of new and expanding markets.

Economic Action Plan 2013 Act No. 2  Mr. Speaker, one of the things that makes me so proud of being part of this Conservative majority government is that everything this government predicted has worked out. When the recession of 2008 hit, our government did the right thing. It sprang into action and built Canada's economic action plan.

Economic Action Plan 2013 Act No. 2  Mr. Speaker, I did not hear a question there, but I thank my hon. friend for his kind words. Again, in all seriousness, good ideas should be looked at and implemented wherever they are found.

Economic Action Plan 2013 Act No. 2  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. friend and, yes, I am a member of the underground moose hunting economy for sure. In terms of balanced budgets, it is critical for our country. For Canada, it means that no matter what economic storm comes at us, we will be able to react like we did in 2008 with Canada's economic action plan.

Economic Action Plan 2013 Act No. 2  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to contribute to today's debate on Bill C-4. This very important legislation for all of us is the next step in our government's continued effort to support job creation and economic growth in Canada. Since 2006, our government has been taking concrete action to ensure that Canada's economy remains strong.

Economic Action Plan 2013 Act No. 2  They upped the sales tax to 8%.

Economic Action Plan 2013 Act No. 2  It is 8% sales tax in Manitoba and 5% in Saskatchewan.

Economic Action Plan 2013 Act No. 2  Mr. Speaker, I was very interested in my friend's comments about the socialist paradise of Manitoba. Recently the Manitoba New Democratic government raised the sales tax to 8%, as NDP governments always do. As a member of Parliament who represents a constituency that borders on Saskatchewan, I know that the sales tax there is 5%.

National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day Act  Mr. Speaker, it is indeed an honour for me to rise in support of the bill of the member for Northumberland—Quinte West, the national hunting, trapping and fishing heritage day bill. For me, the love of hunting, trapping and fishing is visceral and personal. We can talk about the numbers all we want.

By-Elections in Manitoba  Mr. Speaker, as a by-election veteran, I want to congratulate the new Conservative members-elect for Brandon--Souris and Provencher. They ran great campaigns, and we look forward to welcoming them into our national caucus and the Manitoba caucus. Brandon--Souris neighbours my own riding in western Manitoba, and I enjoyed visiting with many of the people there with our great Conservative member-elect and his exceptional campaign team.

Health  Mr. Speaker, studies have shown that marijuana puts some teens at risk of developing addiction and mental health problems as adults. Were the parents of the students at Sioux Valley first nation school, in Manitoba, told that the Liberal leader was going to promote marijuana legalization in front of their young children?

Safeguarding Canada's Seas and Skies Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my hon. friend for his speech, because he has given us so much ammunition. He has exposed the NDP for what it actually is. It is anti-free market, anti-trade, anti-growth, and anti-prosperity. We are going to have great fun reviewing this particular speech, so I want to thank him for exposing the NDP for what it actually is.

Safeguarding Canada's Seas and Skies Act  Mr. Speaker, it is always amusing to me when the NDP members make comments about the state of Canada's environment. They never provide any numbers. A recent UN report showed that Canada and Sweden were tied amongst all industrialized countries for the highest water quality in the world.

Safeguarding Canada's Seas and Skies Act  Mr. Speaker, the record is very clear that under this government, Canada's environmental indicators, when we look at the math compared to the hyperbole from the other side, show that Canada's environment is getting better under this government's watch. I was talking to an Ontario farmer recently and he was telling me a story that prior to the changes to our Fisheries Act a neighbour of his was trying to clean out a drainage ditch.