Official Languages committee  If they are public, we will be very pleased to make you aware of the conditions that were set out. In terms of our social responsibility, it is very clear under the Broadcasting Act. Every day, we try to provide Canadians with appropriate programming, based on those objectives. It is clear that CTV does not have the same mandate that we do; we often say so.

International Trade committee  First of all, the Prime Minister and the President need to discuss this issue and come to an agreement that conditions should not be imposed on how federal funding is spent at state and local levels, in the spirit of NAFTA. Second, we have to make very clear presentations before the U.S. Congress. I know that the Minister of International Trade will be doing that, but I think it's even more important that we continue to build allies in the United States so that U.S. business interests express their concerns to their congressmen and senators.

Canada Grain Act  Those are the kinds of inaccuracies the opposition parties throw out to Canadians and grain producers. They need to be clear with their comments. They need to be clear with their intentions. They need to be clear with the facts. They are not. I am glad I had the chance to correct the record. We will be holding the opposition members to account for what has happened today in the House, and I know producers will as well.

Business of Supply  It is clear that in 1867 that question never arose. In our view, it is very clear that this is an extension of Quebec’s jurisdiction in the field of culture. Unfortunately, as is too often the case, the Supreme Court has spoken in a way that leans toward the Canadian federal position.

National Defence committee  For more than 40 years, MDA has been a key contributor to most of the current and the future Arctic surveillance and communications projects in space, in air, on land, and on and below the surface of the ocean. It's clear that the key to Arctic security is wide-area situational awareness, and it is equally clear that space-based systems are the most efficient and only way of providing that awareness. Operational for almost 15 years, Canada's Radarsat-1 and Radarsat-2 satellites, built and operated by MDA, have been providing daily, near real-time surveillance data for use by a wide-range of Canadian government departments.

Environment committee  Since then I think we've seen continued declines in involvement from the federal government, and we've seen clear examples where although there seems to be some evidence of good work behind the scenes.... A particular example would be the DFO science that went into the phase one framework. I think there's a clear paper trail that said the DFO scientists did the right thing in identifying an ecosystem base flow that would have protected the river.

Energy Efficiency Act  We buy them from countries that do not have the same environmental standards, and it is only normal to impose labelling provisions. Things must be clear when these appliances arrive in Canada. We must know about their energy consumption. If they do not comply with the standards, they should simply be sent back, or they should not be bought.

Environment committee  Federal reviewers of RAMP have raised significant concerns about the program itself, and we are not aware that these shortcomings have been addressed. I'll also make it clear that the Pembina Institute has not been a member or participant in RAMP over the past six years. We simply have concerns about the credibility of the program and lack capacity to participate in all these different processes.

Human Resources committee  The Quebec economist, Pierre Fortin, recently published research showing that every school dropout costs society some $500,000. We see this as clear evidence that a massive investment in post-secondary education is extremely important.

Energy Efficiency Act  Maybe they should work on their messaging over there and get the message out. Maybe they need another memo for more of the members on that side to get this clear. Most of them do not say very much normally without the office of the Prime Minister giving the approval, so one would think that maybe they need clearer direction from the PMO on that.

Environmental Enforcement Act  For a long time, the main political parties in Quebec, both the Parti Québécois and the Liberal Party which forms the present government—I want to be clear that I am referring to the Liberal Party of Quebec, for the Liberal Party of Canada wants to promote and develop the tar sands—have formed a strong consensus on complying with the Kyoto protocol.

Environment committee  We have one here that we haven't disturbed, but this is essentially what we could end up looking at in terms of treatment, where bitumen is on the beads and you have clear water and residual solids at the bottom, which are settled. With this one, we can go ahead and see how fast the settling is by just turning it upside down. We'll see that the settled solids in a water column do become somewhat trafficable.

Environment committee  One of the big issues we're concerned about is what's happening upstream from us, and we're trying to get ourselves organized to deal with it as constructively as possible through our strategy so we can negotiate bilaterals in a very clear and effective way, get the federal government engaged, and look at how we do this because we are neighbours with Alberta. We have huge ties. They're one of our biggest trading partners.

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, that is not true. Contrary to the Bloc Québécois and the Liberals, we have clear objectives and a clear strategy for fighting climate change. They are to help protect the environment and promote economic prosperity, readjust our priorities from time to time, regularly and with a view to the long term, and develop and implement green technologies.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act  Speaker, the average citizen may find the bill fairly boring and, at first glance, may not understand what it is about. It can be summarized in clear terms. The bill is fairly narrow in scope but it is currently very important in order to foster the development of the RCMP at a time when it is having difficulty recruiting members. Overall, it is a good measure for police forces in general.