Privilege  What I have to say to the House in response to these ludicrous allegations is that the member for Toronto—Danforth had nothing whatsoever to do with the protest that took place in the gallery yesterday. Let us be very clear. There were members from different parties who met with the young people on Parliament Hill. It is part of our responsibility and mandate to book rooms and meet with constituents and organizations on Parliament Hill.

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, our plan is clear: we will reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020. That is the North American target and we are using a North American approach. I might add, about the Copenhagen conference, that it is important to have a national approach that can fit into an international agreement.

Infrastructure  His desire for an unwanted election has led him to falsely charge that we have not spent infrastructure money fast enough. When it became clear that this was not the case, he made the baseless accusation that the programs are not fair. That did not work either because it just is not true. We are focused on the economy while the Liberal leader is focused on mud slinging and forcing an election which only proves he is not in it for Canadians, he is just in it for himself.

Technical Assistance for Law Enforcement in the 21st Century Act  Canada's police forces and CSIS must be able to keep pace with the advanced technologies being used by criminals and terrorists. I want to be clear, however, that the proposals we are putting forward are not new or even revolutionary. In modernizing Canada's lawful access laws, we are not providing new powers or expanding on existing interception authorities that have been in place since 1974, nor are we compromising individuals' personal information, or putting an undue burden on business.

Investigative Powers for the 21st Century Act  These people have an extraordinary ability to reinvent themselves. I have always been told that government reacts rather than acting, but it is clear that the government has finally decided to act, and to introduce this bill. As I said, it will be extremely important to move this debate to committee so we can examine all facets of the bill.

Finance committee  All things taken together for the economy as a whole, and that's our job and yours as well to think about, it is our clear view that the advantages of a floating exchange rate, combined with a credible monetary policy framework—that's crucial—far outweigh the perceived advantages of a fixed exchange rate.

Finance committee  The second thing, if I may, which is very important internationally and is difficult to implement, is moving standardized over-the-counter derivatives onto public platforms, such as clearing houses or exchanges. I talked earlier about repo, which is short-term funding, but these are credit derivatives and interest rate swaps. It is tens and trillions of dollars —billions of dollars, in French.

International Trade committee  If there are ways that we can pressure in terms of the Americans, we need to do it. Mr. Simpson, I think I understand this, but just so I'm clear, what you're saying on the 15% disadvantage is that if the Americans sign a trade agreement before we do, we'll face a 15% tariff wall plus the high Canadian dollar, which they would not.

International Trade committee  When they signed the deal there, we lost a $78 million wheat market. It was a secure wheat market for Canada and we lost it overnight. So I just want to be clear on that. I want to come back to the USDA, Sandra. I don't understand. You're saying it's difficult, that even if their industry wants to import because they have shortages, they can't.

Investigative Powers for the 21st Century Act  Madam Speaker, first of all, I would like to congratulate my colleague from Berthier—Maskinongé for his comments on this bill. They were clear and simple, to ensure that the people listening at home can understand the purpose of this bill. I think that the people who are listening to today's debate at home are wondering what impact this will have on their privacy.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That might be something else to provide to the committee as a clear indication of how well the territories are doing in returning tax or revenue to the federal government, in terms of that formula.

Canadian Heritage committee  Okay. As a follow-up, because I want to be clear about what I'm saying, I think we Canadians are extremely secure in our identity. I think we're a whole lot more than a country that plays hockey and goes to Tim Hortons before we go to work.

International Trade committee  I can only make a general observation; I can't speak to the specifics of any of those particular factors. It's clear that we have good, high-paid jobs in southern Alberta. It's been challenging recently to get and retain workers in this economy. Certainly, it's a very different wage structure from Colombia's, and with very high standards, of course.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We'd like to be able to work very actively with the service providers to improve the service delivery and ensure that results are measured very carefully and made available transparently so there are clear indications of the effectiveness of the investment. Those are the three broad themes we are pursuing: the new strategy partnerships, demand-driven programs, and improved accountability.

International Trade committee  I think we've been pretty clear that that's our issue. Our market is already open. There's no tariff on imports of raw sugar. There's only a $30 tariff on refined. We have no export opportunity in this agreement.