Situation in Sudan  Mr. Chair, when I listen to the hon. member of Parliament and also listen to my constituents, they all say that we as Canadians have to do more in Darfur. Then I hear from the government side that we have done enough and we do not have any more capacity to do it. Could the hon.

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member mentioned that the Saskatchewan premier is on side. I met with business leaders from British Columbia and they are also in favour of this historical agreement that we reached for the aboriginal people of Canada. The premier of British Columbia, who wa

Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006  Mr. Speaker, the member for Western Arctic said that this was short term gain and long term pain, and I fully agree with him. This is the trend that the government is setting right now. It has a bullying nature as well. It wants to rule by exclusion, not by including people, when

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to present a petition. The petitioners call upon Parliament to a) welcome a stranger in need and significantly increase the number of refugees that Canada accepts annually; b) lift barriers that prevent refugees from reaching Canada; c) provide interna

Veterans  Mr. Speaker, recently two outstanding volunteers in my riding, Mr. Andy Block and Mr. Marc Searle, saw their efforts to commemorate war veterans meet with great success in a ceremony to mark veterans graves in Surrey. The Lieutenant Governor of B.C. along with MLA Gord Hogg were

Questions on the Order Paper  How much money has been spent on the creation of the new Government of Canada Web site?

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, first of all I would like to congratulate the NDP for bringing forward this motion which will play catch-up with the policies for seniors that were brought in by the Liberals. In fact, I would not agree with the member when she said that nothing was done for 13 year

Citizenship and Immigration  Mr. Speaker, could the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration explain why one gentleman, who jumped the queue by paying money, was issued a temporary resident visa from our Chandigarh office? To make matters worse, upon his arrival here, it was discovered that among his supporti

Citizenship and Immigration  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. minister for looking into this matter. However, that answer does not cut it for thousands of deserving people who legally apply to come to Canada, either for a visit or to settle, and they are all refused. The minister must tell us if he, his sta

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I do not agree with the hon. member that this is not exactly what the Prime Minister said in the past. In fact I can quote is exactly what he said, that he would eliminate all GST above 85¢. He also said that there would be no tax on tax. This was quite an issue in m

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I come from a small business background and I totally understand how business works. There cannot be one surtax after another. One business cannot be played against another just for the sake of scoring some good points here in the House and just to secure more votes

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the hon. member for Etobicoke North. As a member of Parliament coming from British Columbia, no region of this country is more concerned about the fluctuation of gas prices than our region. Last week there was more than a 20¢ price d

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I come from a small business background and my riding has many small businesses. I hear concerns every day about how the gas prices are affecting everyone. The member is championing raising the surtax or putting a surtax on the oil companies. How would she ensure th

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for showing his faith in the regulatory process for pest control. I wonder if he could give us the list of stakeholders that the government has consulted to strengthen the process.

Budget Implementation Act, 2006  Mr. Speaker, the member is talking about ordinary Canadians. In 1990 I graduated from university. In 1993 I travelled through her riding. At that time we had the highest unemployment rate. If we read the numbers today, when Liberal governments were in power, the unemployment rate