Random Act of Kindness Day  Mr. Speaker, eight years ago, Freedom House, a church and ministry centre in Brantford, began a mission called “The Kindness Project” to see if a city could be transformed by good into good by using simple but strategic acts of kindness. In these eight years, among other things, roughly 20,000 hamburgers have been given away; a free winter carnival, Frosty Fest, is hosted; a school curriculum is in the works; affordable housing has been provided for those in need; and a local superhero, Captain Kindness, has emerged and taken control of the city.

Ending the Long-gun Registry Act  Mr. Speaker, in the 40th Parliament, when this came before committee, we heard witnesses from the police association. We also heard from individual chiefs from across the country. Some of those chiefs believed that the long gun registry served no specific purpose. Although the police association was involved, chiefs in other areas of the country said that it was not the case in their jurisdictions.

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. During question period today, the member for Winnipeg Centre quoted this member as saying something that I categorically did not say. I would like him to table the document that he is referring to where that quote was made, as well as the source and the time that he is referring to for the quote he put forward.

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, this week is small business week, a great opportunity and time to highlight the fact that our small business owners are the economic motors and backbone of our economy. Small businesses create jobs and economic growth right across this country. Would the Minister of State for Small Business and Tourism tell the House what our government is doing to help them continue to invest, innovate and grow?

Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act  Mr. Speaker, the member alluded to the fact that in the stimulus package brought in by our government there were no targeted investments. In my community, Wilfred Laurier University had a research and academic centre built, which is very targeted toward the very things the hon. member talks about, and those are technology, innovation and being world leaders.

Brantford Veterans Memorial  Mr. Speaker, Poland's modern history has been dominated by a burning sense of freedom among its people and to this the world bore witness as hundreds of thousands of Polish soldiers fought bravely alongside Canadians to free Europe from fascism and tyranny during World War II.

Safe Streets and Communities Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the member a question based on a real experience this past weekend, when I participated in a walk of citizens in my riding against drunk driving. In one case I met with two families who had tragically lost their two sons just over a year ago when a drunk driver ran into them.

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Mr. Speaker, I have not been in the House a long time, the last Parliament and this session, but the last comments sounded unparliamentary and I would ask you to request an apology of that speaker.

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Mr. Speaker, I welcome my fellow entrepreneur to the House of Commons, having been a businessman my whole life. There were two things that came through in his comments that were stark and that have come up before. It is the contrast between socialist thinking and entrepreneurial free enterprise thinking.

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Mr. Speaker, this debate is about Bill C-6, not about land claims in this country and who is on the right side of land claims. This is totally inappropriate.

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Mr. Speaker, we have heard members relate the personal stories that have been told to them by different people giving different points of view. In my case, it is actually my two nephews and niece who are letter carriers in our community. As they look at the total remuneration package they get with Canada Post, they say it is quite generous.

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Mr. Speaker, I have a question for the member and for all members of the opposition about how they are characterizing the debate. This came to me shortly after I delivered a speech this afternoon. It says: “I am a letter carrier and so is my spouse. We have four children. Please pass this legislation as soon as possible.

Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation  Mr. Speaker, nothing can be more distorted than that comment. Obviously, the member did not listen to the fact that although the workers have the right to strike, the employer also has the right to a lockout. By all means, let us get them back to the table. We are not siding with one side or the other.

Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation  Mr. Speaker, even before the lockout I was receiving emails from business people, the ones who own the three or four person operations, about the rotating lockouts that were happening. In my community we rely--

Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation  Yes, they were strikes, Mr. Speaker. There were walkouts by employees or strikes in various centres, meaning that the mail was not moving. Invoices and things that people needed to get out were not being received at the local rural post offices. There was such disruption to the system at that point before the lockout happened that this government had to do something decisive to make sure that our economy was protected, that the jobs in those small companies were respected and that we got this country back to work.