Federal Sustainable Development Act  Madam Speaker, I can assure members, particularly the member who asked the question, that this is not the case. There is an expectation, and unlike the Conservative Party, we, as a political entity, believe it is important to listen to Canadians. Quite often the Conservatives are

Federal Sustainable Development Act  Madam Speaker, 10 years ago, the Province of Alberta came up with the specified gas emitters regulation. In essence, it was putting a price on pollution. By the way, it was a Progressive Conservative government that came up with the initiative. It led the country and North Americ

Federal Sustainable Development Act  Madam Speaker, the minister has talked about the importance of actually looking at and reviewing the act on an ongoing basis. Could my colleague provide his thoughts on how important it is that this not be a static thing and that when we talk about sustainable development, we sh

Federal Sustainable Development Act  Madam Speaker, there is something in the legislation that many indigenous people would see as a strong positive, and that is that it would mandate representation on the development advisory committee, which would ensure that there would be a strong indigenous factor. When we thin

Federal Sustainable Development Act  Madam Speaker, I believe the member is just wrong in his assertion. In fact, what we have, for the first time in many years, is a Prime Minister who understands how important it is to work with stakeholders, whether it is indigenous people or other levels of government. The proo

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, I would ask that all questions be allowed to stand at this time, please.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to table today yet another petition from constituents of Winnipeg North emphasizing the importance of a national pharmacare system that would cover prescription drugs. They join great organizations like Unifor, which is out today promoting pharmacare

Elections Modernization Act  Mr. Speaker, I really do appreciate many of the comments made by the leader of the Green Party. She was here during the debate on Bill C-23, Harper's Fair Elections Act. We found that there were a great many individuals, academics, Elections Canada itself, and parties within th

Elections Modernization Act  Madam Speaker, it is important for us to recognize that the legislation we have before us has been quite well received across Canada. My understanding is that members in opposition, New Democrats and others, except for the Conservative Party, are looking at supporting the content

Government Response to Petitions  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to one petition. While I am on my feet, I move: That the House do now proceed to orders of the day.

Elections Modernization Act  No, it's right. Check with procedure and House affairs committee. Mr. Speaker, they do not even know the facts and they are voting against it. The point is that 150,000 Canadians did not have the type of ID that was necessary. This is something that ensure that more people part

Elections Modernization Act  Mr. Speaker, when Stephen Harper was the prime minister, they had an opportunity to deal with foreign interference, or the threat that Conservative members continue to bring up. They chose to do nothing about it. Rather, what they did was to get rid of the voter identity card. Th

Elections Modernization Act  Mr. Speaker, think about this. In 2011, we actually have the voter ID card. It was working quite well. Elections Canada did not have a problem with it. Stephen Harper came by and did have a problem with it. He took it away. In the last election, over 150,000 Canadians did not—

Elections Modernization Act  Mr. Speaker, I recognize that New Democrats have some concerns and reservations with respect to the legislation, but they have, in essence, indicated they will be supporting it, and I see that as a positive thing. We see that the legislation would provide additional strength to

Elections Modernization Act  Mr. Speaker, I have mentioned before that when I look at the legislation, all in all I see it as legislation that builds upon the strength of our Canada Elections Act, which is well recognized around the globe. In fact, Elections Canada, as an independent organization, is thought