Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, for several years in British Columbia, we have been waiting desperately for federal action on gang violence and gun crime. The record for the government has so far been cuts to the community crime prevention programs and three years to put more RCMP officers on the g

Anti-Bullying Day  Mr. Speaker, I first became aware of how serious bullying can be from Ms. Nasima Nastoh who lost her son to an act of bullying in his high school. Like many other children, he lived in fear because he knew he was thought of as different. All of us at one time in our lives have b

World Winter Games  Madam Speaker, today I want to honour our Canadian team of special Olympics athletes who are currently competing in the 2009 World Winter Games. In particular, I want to recognize four amazing athletes: Justin Fong, Marc Theriault, Alexandra Magee and David Boudreau, all from my

Budget Implementation Act, 2009  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate my colleague from Vancouver Quadra for putting forward a perspective here in the House and in front of the Canadian people. The hon. member mentioned seven projects but I do not see a single project being financed by the Conservative governmen

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Finance said that the funds will flow for Vancouver's new Evergreen rapid transit line, but he failed to include it in the budget. My question is simple. Can the minister tell us right here and right now how much money his government is going to com

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I will keep the discussion very local to the Surrey and Delta areas. I would like to tell the House that once the finance minister was in Surrey. He is the only political person I have seen stopping people from taking questions from the public. If there were any c

Super Bowl  Mr. Speaker, yesterday Canadians and Americans sat at their televisions watching the tremendous sports spectacle of the Super Bowl. However, there were no greater fans than my neighbours, Don and Evelyn Berger, parents of Pittsburgh Steelers punter, Mitch Berger, the only Canad

Fiji  Mr. Speaker, Fiji has just experienced massive floods that have caused millions of dollars in damage, displaced thousands of families, and killed several people. All across Canada, Fijian families are concerned that the government has not reacted with any urgency. Canada has ple

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I would like to correct the hon. member for Cariboo—Prince George. In September the Prime Minister and the Conservative Party said that we were not heading into a recession and that they were going to bring in surplus budgets, budget after budget. Through the unite

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the hon. member for Thunder Bay—Superior North. When it comes to the budget, my leader along with the other members of the Liberal Party went across Canada from coast to coast to coast. We listened to Canadians and they told us one thing: this is not

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Cape Breton—Canso. I rise to comment on a budget that is thankfully a more realistic response to our economic needs than the fiscal update we saw from the government last November. If we take away all the politica

Economic and Fiscal Statement  Mr. Speaker, when the right hon. Brian Mulroney was the Conservative prime minister for eight years, he left this country on the edge of bankruptcy. The present Prime Minister has only been here three years and he is already taking this country in the same direction. As the hon.

Economic and Fiscal Statement  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate you on your appointment. Would the hon. member for Edmonton—St. Albert call it democratic when the Prime Minister got a mandate from only 22% of Canadians? He got 36% of the vote and only 60% of Canadians voted. That equates to 22% of Ca

Forestry Industry  Mr. Speaker, the minister does not understand. The fact is the Prime Minister cannot be believed. He has spent three years delivering political rhetoric, but has failed to take any real steps for ailing forestry workers. He is making decisions on the fly and now he is spinning ou

Forestry Industry  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister once again is playing political games instead of taking action for Canadians in need. For the past three years, the Prime Minister has broken promises on an economic plan for forestry workers. The industry is suffering and communities across B.C.