Election of the Speaker  Order. I think everyone saw the white smoke. A number of members have asked me how I could keep my seat for 35 years in a row through 11 elections. I have three little pieces of advice. First, you need to be able to manage your frustrations, because politics is one frustration

Election of the Speaker  He added that it was pretty much the same in politics. The third thing I would like to say is that you should get into politics because you like to serve, because you like your constituents and because you are dedicated. Never get into politics for recognition. If you are lookin

Election of the Speaker  (The Presiding Officer having vacated the chair, and the mace having been laid under the table, the right hon. Prime Minister and the hon. Leader of the Opposition conducted Mr. Anthony Rota from his seat in the House to the chair)

Election of the Speaker  If there are any hon. members who have not voted and wish to do so, will they please vote now. All members having voted, I do now instruct the Clerk to proceed with the counting of the ballots after I have cast my ballot.

Election of the Speaker  Before I suspend the sitting may I bring to the attention of members that when the counting of the ballots has been completed the bells to call the members back to the House will be sounded. The sitting is suspended to the call of the Chair. (The sitting of the House was suspen

Election of the Speaker  Pursuant to the Standing Orders, the House will now proceed to elect a Speaker. The names of the eligible candidates are listed on the ballot in alphabetical order. After the Clerk has opened the envelope containing the ballots, I will suggest a method of proceeding which will h

Election of the Speaker  Before I suspend the sitting for 30 minutes, I bring to the attention of hon. members that the bells to call the members back to the House will be sounded for not more than five minutes. The sitting is suspended to the call of the Chair. (The sitting of the House was suspended

Election of the Speaker  I will invite Bruce Stanton, the member for the electoral district of Simcoe North, to address the House for five minutes.

Election of the Speaker  I will now invite Anthony Rota, the hon. member for the electoral district of Nipissing—Timiskaming, to speak for no more than five minutes.

Election of the Speaker  I now call upon Geoff Regan, the hon. member of the electoral district of Halifax West, to address the House for no more than five minutes.

Election of the Speaker  I now invite Carole Hughes, the hon. member for the electoral district of Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing to address the House for not more than five minutes.

Election of the Speaker  I am very pleased to preside over the election for a fourth time in Parliament. It is becoming a habit, and I admit that I quite like this magnificent chair. I will speak mainly in French, which will give you an opportunity to appreciate the extraordinary interpreters that we hav

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, the Canada-Quebec infrastructure agreement is very clear. Canada's role in infrastructure is to provide funding, and that's it. Quebec's public transit fund is short $200 million because increased ridership from the outskirts of Montreal was not taken into account.

Infrastructure and Communities  Mr. Speaker, the Quebec government builds our infrastructure, not Ottawa. The Canada-Quebec agreement is clear on this. Infrastructure is a provincial and municipal responsibility. However, Ottawa is trying to impose conditions on us, and the result is a tramway project in Quebec

Infrastructure and Communities  Mr. Speaker, instead of making grand statements, I invite the minister to reread the Canada-Quebec infrastructure agreement. It states that “Canada's role in any Project is limited to making a financial contribution, and that it will have no involvement in the implementation...or