Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, obviously it is a very difficult situation over there, and Israel has a role to play in the peace movement. In my community, working with my friend Rabbi Daniel Friedman, the people from our local mosque and Christian churches in our area, there is desire among the

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time today with the hon. member for Calgary Midnapore. I, too, would like to congratulate the member for Mount Royal on his fabulous speech. I would like to cut and paste his speech over to my time if I could, but I do not think our technology i

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, my colleague's speech was rather dramatic. People watching at home would be forgiven if they thought maybe they were watching the sci-fi network and not CPAC. I listened to his comments about upgrading. Across the way, infrastructure will fix everything. On one si

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the member on his election. I was a bit taken aback by his comments about how reducing the TFSA was a boon for the middle class. Of the people who maxed out their TFSA contributions, 73.4% earned incomes of $80,000 and less. How does taking that away f

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I have not seen anything from our friends across the aisle regarding infrastructure for Edmonton West. I do point out that when we look at the Liberals' plans for $10 billion in spending, when we take away their social infrastructure, which is increased EI payments,

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, there were quite a few things missing from the throne speech. Agriculture is one. Tourism, which is one of the industries that actually dwarf agriculture, is one as well. The speech lacks a lot of things, but to directly answer the member's question, we do need to su

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I will always follow Adam Smith, as opposed to Keynes. Tax breaks are always excellent. I do not agree with the tax breaks that the government has proposed. They are focused on some of the highest-paid people in Canada, those earning up to $190,000, and would do ver

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, congratulations on your appointment. I am honoured and privileged to rise in the House for my first time to speak and represent the great people of Edmonton West. The last election was a long and spirited one, with a tremendous slate of candidates in Edmonton West.