Access to Information Act  Mr. Speaker, I really appreciate the level of detail the member brings to this House from the committee work he has done. If we are able to put information online and have less of a load on the departments, would that not help alleviate some of the member's concerns around whistle-blowers?

Customs Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Calgary Shepard for his intervention and his condolences for our joint friend and member of the Marriott breakfast club, the late member for Scarborough—Agincourt, Arnold Chan, who unfortunately is not with us now. The late member for Scarborough—Agincourt really called on us to listen to each other and not to talk over each other, but to really engage in debate through active listening.

Customs Act  Mr. Speaker, I have a question for my hon. friend across the way from Vaughan—Woodbridge, who is part of our party. The trade zone in the EU follows something similar to this, and I wonder whether the member could comment on the importance of having free movement of people across borders in trade jurisdictions such as we have in North America as compared to the EU.

Statistics Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise at this late hour. However, I am having trouble talking with the shouting going on.

Statistics Act  Mr. Speaker, I have trouble getting a question out of that speech, but I thank the member for Louis-Saint-Laurent for giving us a tour around some very disturbing thoughts. We had started the evening talking about Bill C-36. One of the things about the bill is it shows a legitimate role for politics, but not for partisanship.

Statistics Act  Madam Speaker, the member for Laurentides—Labelle and I are both fans of the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and we know that any statistical answer is 42. We had a presentation at the industry committee from Mel Cappe, from the University of Toronto, on April 6. He talked about statistics being a public good.

Statistics Act  Madam Speaker, the member for Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte and I sit on the INDU committee. We have had many heated discussions and not so heated discussions, but he always comes from a point of passion. When we were looking at establishing the need for shared services to manage the IT infrastructure behind the Statistics Canada, we had a presentation from Ron Parker from Shared Services Canada.

Statistics Act  Madam Speaker, I learn something every time I watch and listen to the hon. member for Winnipeg North in the House of Commons. When we are looking at the strategy that we are working on versus the operational details, I think of our function as a governing body versus the operational body.

Statistics Act  Mr. Speaker, one of the areas that we were not able to agree on was the number of people who should be on the advisory board. I know the member for Windsor West had some definite ideas about that. Could he share them for the record tonight?

Statistics Act  Mr. Speaker, the member's intervention tonight brings me back to many discussions we had at the industry committee. I always value what he brings, in terms of passion and anecdotes. It is better than the humour and irony we were hearing earlier. The Conservative member could not have been serious with most of what he was saying about the previous Conservative government being good at statistics.

Statistics Act  Mr. Speaker, Bill C-25 and Bill C-36 were both studied at the INDU committee. We had extensive conversations about the composition of boards, in both cases, trying to reflect diversity of background, thought, and gender. Having an independent board for Bill C-36 following the regulations that we are lining out on C-25 could really help us with our working with statistics in Canada.

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, I rise today on a point of order regarding Bill S-229, an act respecting underground infrastructure safety. I would like to thank Senator Mitchell for sponsoring this bill from the other place. This bill is a worthwhile act that promotes the safety of Canadians as well as important underground infrastructure.

Department of Public Works and Government Services Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for Brampton Centre for bringing forward his private member's legislation. I rise today in support of Bill C-344, which would require an assessment of the benefits that a community would derive from a construction, maintenance, or repair project.

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I, like many of my colleagues, hear regularly about three issues: a strong evolving economy that leverages Canada's skills, trade, and expertise; a strong, vibrant commitment to the protection of the environment, where innovation creates good jobs; and a strong, clear plan that ties together innovation, infrastructure, and the environment where the next generation economy works for all Canadians.

Holidays Act  Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of Bill C-311, an act to amend the Holidays Act (Remembrance Day). Before I begin, I would like to thank the member for Central Nova for bringing this forward. It is long overdue and is an issue that we need to discuss in the House today.