Fisheries committee  At the time of those two bans, there was a serious talk about an EU-wide approach to the issue of seals. It was very clear where we had to put our energies; it was in fighting the EU-wide ban. It was also very clear, once that process started, that there was no point in taking the two countries to the WTO, because on the one hand, if you remember, the commission had drafted a directive that included a derogation clause.

Justice committee  I would first like to say that the members of our committee who are engaged in combating organized crime support the proposal to create a list of criminal organizations or a mechanism to send a clear message to certain organizations, both national and international, that would like to set up shop in Canada. I am gong to start my presentation with the two main reasons why we support this measure, and conclude with a more general observation about its effects.

Official Languages committee  What we need to make clear is that VANOC is the organization you would have to speak to on that. We don't control the events. We only show the pictures. We can just broadcast them. We don't control, for example, the opening ceremonies.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There are numerous cases where the Government of Canada, both current and past, has been cited on its track record with first nations, Métis, and Inuit. I want to be absolutely clear that this is what I was talking about. I was pleased to hear Mr. Rickford acknowledge that the government has capacity issues in dealing with land claims implementation, because certainly my experience in working with Nunavut and Yukon first nations is that they've more than ably demonstrated capacity in terms of dealing with justice on education, on economic development.

Environment committee  If the federal government doesn't have a clear role in Alberta, it clearly has one in the Northwest Territories. That being said, on the compounds like the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons that I showed, the best experts in Canada belong to the federal Department of the Environment and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

Official Languages committee  But it's not the best solution. At the end of the day, however, what I really want to make clear--and I made this clear to the Senate committee yesterday--is that universality is not possible. Even today, as others have pointed out here, not everyone can receive television. That's in English or in French.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  They have to get together like this and say, okay, we're going to do this respectively; we're going to coordinate this as a big family. Somebody has to step in to say what he's talking about, to coordinate it so it's clear, so that we're not all over the place, the way we are right now.

International Trade committee  I think they fundamentally believe that incorporating those two elements within the core of the agreement gives equal recognition that labour and environment matters will be treated with the same weight and commitment as public policy. More importantly, it sends a clear message to the countries we're negotiating with that they have the same reciprocal commitment. In the absence of failing to give a clear commitment to enforce their labour and environmental provisions, they could suffer some significant penalties under the agreement.

International Trade committee  It's very clear in regard to where we are at, that had some of these provisions been considered.... Most of my Latin American colleagues, including my trade union colleagues, believe there should be fair trade agreement as opposed to free trade agreement.

Environment committee  Note that cadmium, especially in summer, exceeds CCME guidelines by a considerable amount, but again, there's no clear evidence in this case of a contribution from the oil sands. The reason for that winter to summer difference is that the river is encased in ice for about four months--and this winter for practically five months--during the winter season.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Your only right is to advise your clients, which you have the right to do. Are you clear about that, Mr. Sinclair?

Business of Supply  On the one hand, the government wants to be seen to be actively creating infrastructure jobs by pressing Parliament to support its $3 billion plan, even though it not clear where exactly this money will go. On the other hand, it is deepening the crisis by refusing to provide CBC/Radio-Canada with $171 million in temporary funding. I just do not get them anymore.

Business of Supply  The CBC is caught in a television simulcast war against the U.S. giants, in which we are actually doing very well, thanks very much. It is the unwillingness of the government to set a clear course. What would $40 per capita mean? If we could move CBC television out of the advertising game wars, that money would be freed up for the private sector. That would be one way of helping to address the crisis.

Business of Supply  The list is getting longer because of this inaction. The cuts that have been announced mean specifically—to give clear examples—the transformation of the Windsor station to a production centre, and the elimination of programs: the noonday Téléjournal Acadie and L'Ontario aujourd'hui. I do not think that francophones in minority communities are impressed by the government's work on this issue.

Canadian Heritage committee  This is not just insulting to the communities these broadcasters claim to serve, or gut-wrenching for the employees, but is a clear signal that the CRTC has lost control of its own mandate to decide who will offer Canadians the best programming service possible. It is true that Parliament receives annual reports from the CRTC, but while it has the data, the CRTC isn't exactly telling you how much closer it has come to achieving Parliament's objectives for our broadcasting system.