Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I noticed that among the groups she listed that she did not list victims groups, victims of crime, who have been calling on the Canadian government to crack down on hardened criminals for many years. The Liberal government did not do it. We promised we would do it an

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, the member is speaking today about questions of law but I noticed that she did not mention her party's soft on crime policies. Our government, Canada's new government, has introduced tough new measures. We are bringing in mandatory jail time. We are putting an end t

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member's comments are quite interesting. He claims that his party is a major champion of the rights of francophone minorities across Canada. However, he contradicts himself. The sovereignty he desires and wishes to attain will divide Canadian francophones in

Privilege  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to respond to the question of privilege raised by the member for Mississauga South in the House of Commons on October 5. The member for Mississauga South has claimed that he was threatened, that he felt intimidated and that his right of free speech was

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, the member spoke of the Conservative government's decision to get tough on crime. He is right. We have made the decision to raise the age of protection to protect children against sexual predators. We have cracked down on Internet child pornography. We are brin

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I see we have struck a nerve here. I know that particular member has received a lot of pressure from his constituents, who are very angry that he broke his promise and that his party broke its promise to support mandatory jail time for hardened criminals. That is a b

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, the member across complained vigorously about the Conservative government's decision to get tough on crime. He complained loudly that the Conservative government has introduced over a dozen tough on crime bills in the House of Commons. He complained that it is too mu

Red Friday Rally  Mr. Speaker, in less than an hour, thousands of proud Canadians will show their support for our brave men and women who serve with honour in our military by attending a massive rally in front of Parliament Hill. Thousands more are wearing red from coast to coast to show solidari

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, these petitioners strongly support the government's decision to cut off both diplomatically and financially the Hamas government in the Palestinian territories. They believe that Canada should stand four square behind the Middle East's leading democracy in Israel and

Federal Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, there is no denying the essential role that the member for Ottawa Centre played in the development of this bill. He was regularly at committee and showed tremendous interest in whistleblower protection, a fact which is congruent with the thousands of public servants

Federal Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has strengthened Parliament. Contrary to the words of my distinguished colleague, he has not appointed chairs to committees. Those chairs are elected by Standing Order. They have always been elected and we have continued in that practice. It is imp

Federal Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre. They all said it could not be done. All the experts, all the pundits--

Federal Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the chamber for its generosity. As I was saying, they all said that it could not be done. All the punditry, the experts and the folks around Parliament Hill said that it was too ambitious a task, that it was too big, too strong and too tough, that the Prime

Federal Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for making this promise. I also thank him for the work he does in committee as well as in the House.

Federal Accountability Act  Yes, Mr. Speaker, I would be delighted. I see our time is evaporating now, but in the brief time that we have left the NDP Motion No. 17 adds ACOA to the English version of clause 165. We believe the government's motion, Motion No. 18, accomplishes that objective, but does so in