Public Accounts committee  I just want to be clear. We've got about five minutes left. Your concern is that we may get into motions on Tuesday in the first hour. That would then bump the second hour?

Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act  I am very proud to see this next phase of Canada's economic action plan 2012 and to be able to support Bill C-38. Our government has been clear that the economy and jobs are our top priority and remain the top priority of this government because they are Canadians' top priority. Several of my hon. colleagues have spoken on this legislation and the importance of taking action to support the economy now and over the long term while keeping taxes low and returning to balanced budgets.

Public Accounts committee  I can just see motions coming on the floor at some point during the F-35 discussion, and we would end up in another situation, again. Somehow the chair is going to have to ensure or find some way to clear the air, so we don't get caught up once again in procedure and discussion and the politicization of the event.

Industry committee  So in view of this history, in view of all these hirings without postings, which are clearly political, Minister, what I ask is for you to clear the air. Will you commit to call in the Auditor General to investigate the hiring practices at Enterprise Cape Breton?

Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act  The Government of Canada has done nothing to preserve aerospace jobs in Quebec, Manitoba and Ontario. When Air Canada was in clear violation of the act, the government did nothing to protect those important aviation jobs. The Government of Canada had a choice. It could have taken Air Canada to court in order to preserve those jobs, something that it should have done but chose not to do.

Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act  Madam Speaker, first, I would like to say that I am pleased to rise in the House this morning to support the motion of the hon. member for Parkdale—High Park, whom I would like to commend for this motion and for the clear-headed manner in which she has faced the challenges we have encountered since the tabling of this budget. Obviously, the purpose of Bill C-38 is to implement budget 2012; however, it goes much further than the budget itself.

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. And thank you to the minister for coming. It's pretty clear that the NDP policy would be to make personnel decisions on the basis of politics. I'd like to think that we would actually make those decisions on the basis of merit and in the interests of the Canadian taxpayer.

Industry committee  But maybe the members would be interested in knowing, and I'll ask the president to give you a clear picture of, what the impact has been in the last 20 years of the development of those sectors in terms of job creation and the share of our gross domestic product in Atlantic Canada attributable to that sector.

Public Accounts committee  Kramp argues that there are actually six things they could be doing, including border controls, interest-bearing debt, etc., it's clear that the F-35 issue is the first among equals, or way beyond the first among equals. Just to give listeners and viewers some scale, this decision is in the order of magnitude of replacing the entire subway system in Toronto.

Transport committee  Because this technology has been held back for so long, and technology has moved so far forward, it's not clear what the dominant design is going to be. Are they going to be a cigar shape? Are they going to be one of these flat-shaped ones that take care of aerodynamic lift? Are they going to be a non-rigid structure, with a flexible envelope, or are they going to be a rigid structure?

Industry committee  Furthermore, the Canadian government has committed itself to guaranteeing a loan for the Muskrat Falls project, which represents a clear and tangible commitment to work with other partners to develop renewable energy projects that will allow us to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create opportunities that will be beneficial for Atlantic Canada's residents, if not all North Americans, for generations to come.

Public Accounts committee  We don't have that. That's a fact. So that's partly also why we're sort of lurching around here without as clear a focus as I think everyone would like. Madame Bateman, first-time speaker.

Public Accounts committee  When we've been in an open public session, and there's a race to get the floor, when the government does get the floor, they move to go in camera. There's no debate on that motion. We have a vote, the government wins, we clear the room, and then we do our business. But it was debatable whether we needed a motion. We do not have a rule that all committee business is automatically done in camera. The only thing that stands close to that, where there are no exceptions, is report writing.

Transport committee  Going out to the community, most of the time the airships live in the sky. Some of them will need masts, which are relatively inexpensive. They need a cleared area, and in some of the designs they need no mast whatsoever, so the infrastructure cost is very low. You would need a few hangars in a few places, that's true, but not in every community by any stretch of the imagination.

Public Accounts committee  I can understand why the opposition wish to go that route. I understand the discussions that take place among all the opposition. It's a clear-cut strategy, and it is unfortunate, because as we move through an event like this and the subsequent examinations, this sets a precedent that I'm concerned will potentially be challenged through the House procedures--I don't know--as we move forward.