Department of Canadian Heritage Act  Shame.

Department of Canadian Heritage Act  Mr. Speaker, in this discussion of Parks Canada, it is very interesting that the hon. member failed to raise the concerns of the people of Nichols Island. Nichols Island exists in the core of my constituency just north of the village of Manotick, in an area that is controlled by

Department of Social Development Act  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member discussed the Liberal failure to build social infrastructure in this country. Can he address the government's failure to confront the physical infrastructure problem in our country? For example, the government has failed year after year to provide sup

Department of Social Development Act  Mr. Speaker, what we are really discussing here is people. That is why I want to address a number of important questions that affect real people in my riding as they relate to this sort of legislation For example, I would like to hear what the hon. member thinks about the way in

Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Act  Madam Chair, what an astounding example of a failure to address the question posed to the member. In fact, he was stuck on the last scandal. I was talking about the next scandal which is the government's refusal to come clean on its plans with respect to the location of the Depar

Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Act  There were many actions, that is true.

Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Act  Madam Speaker, I rose in the House of Commons some days ago to pose a question to the government with respect to the Prime Minister's direct involvement in the sponsorship scandal. It is now clear, with the evidence that has come out, that the Prime Minister was intimately involv

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government likes to play politics in provincial jurisdictions and neglect its own responsibilities. The Minister of Transport himself has made this clear. Today he is the one endangering the main rail access to the port of Montreal by encouraging construc

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, the Government of Quebec has definitely removed the Bellechasse site from consideration for the new hospital because of its poor location, contaminated soil and the movement of dangerous goods nearby. How does the minister explain that he is ready to spend $25 milli

An Act to establish the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec  Madam Speaker, first, I want to thank the hon. member for his speech. He talked about provincial jurisdictions. I wonder if he is as concerned about the individual's role. In economics, there are several schools of thought. I believe individuals create opportunities through thei

An Act to establish the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec  Madam Speaker, the hon. member is correct. The people did read this party correctly and that is why 64% of Canadians voted against the Liberal Party in the last election. The Canadian people understand that their money is just that; it is their money. They can invest and spend t

An Act to establish the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for her speech. In that we are talking about enterprise and innovation I would like to quote one of Canada's greatest entrepreneurs. Frank Stronach once said that the government cannot give us anything without first taking it away. It is i

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour today to rise in the House to introduce a widely supported petition on the subject of whistleblower protection in the public service. Being an Ottawa area MP, I, of course, have thousands of constituents who work in the public service and have been d

Santa Claus Parade  Madam Speaker, I rise today with a crucial announcement. Father Christmas has been seen and he chose my riding of Nepean--Carleton to make his first presence known of this Christmas season. This past Saturday I had the honour of participating in the very first Barrhaven Santa Cl

Mirabel Airport  Mr. Speaker, last Sunday, the people of Quebec saw the curtain come down on a sad vaudeville act that had been playing for more than 30 years. The social and economic costs of this Liberal fiasco just kept rising: tenant farmers, decimated families, businesses destroyed. Will th