Automotive Industry  Mr. Speaker, only the Conservatives talk about increasing payroll taxes; only them, no one else. Liberals cut those taxes 12 consecutive times. Let us be clear. Improving access to employment insurance during the depths of a recession does not mean premiums go up. To assert

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, representatives from Quebec municipalities are currently meeting in Gatineau as part of the annual meeting of the Union des municipalities du Québec, also known as the UMQ. The president of the UMQ and mayor of Maniwaki, Robert Coulombe, was very clear when he said

The Environment   with the science of climate change and with capping emissions, but the government's own appointed advisory group, the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, makes it perfectly clear the Conservatives have no choice but to implement a hard cap and trade system now

Environment committee   important that we're giving that clear direction. Does Bill C-377 provide clear direction that carbon capture storage has to be designed into that facility? No, it doesn't. Canadians would ask, is it important? If the world is counting on the technology to capture 25% of greenhouse gas

Veterans Affairs committee   to her, because they had indicated to her that they have difficulty dealing with VAC in regard to veterans' issues. She's a former member of the military herself and she has a clear understanding of what they're going through. I think this is what you're saying, that if people

Environment committee  Yes. Could we get that in writing, so that all members are clear on what it says? At the front desk here we're not clear on what the amendment is, so we need to get it in writing. Yes?

Justice committee  You have made a ruling, Chair. I think your ruling is supported by what the Speaker said. The Speaker was very clear, if anyone cared to listen to him, before we left on break. He was very clear about this type of activity. The message I certainly took from his message to us

Canadian Heritage committee  , R for Réflexion, O for Ondes, P for Pacifiques, P for Positive, E for Entertainment, A for Alternatives, C for Children and E for Everywhere—understands the clear negative effects of violence on television, and endorses the brief filed with the United States Congress in June 2000

Afghanistan  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, in response to a question from the leader of the NDP on the extension of the war in Afghanistan, the Prime Minister said, “I have always been clear that if our conditions are not met, we will withdraw”. Reports indicate that French President Sarkozy

Transport committee   their orders and notices under section 31. I'd heard there was a suggestion prior to this report coming out, and in a lot of the earlier discussions, that the orders and notices had to be cleared first by the deputy minister. I note the reference here that there is a proposal

Business of Supply   at aggregate environmental tests over a period of time will provide us with early warning of potential problems so that corrective actions can be taken before a positive test is found in food. Dr. Evans was very clear that with a history of positive environmental tests, CFIA may have been

Business of Supply   obligations. People supposedly had the right to instruction in linguistic minority schools, which meant the ability to exercise some control. But it was not that clear in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. These rights needed to be brought to life, otherwise these nice theories would have

Business of Supply   with the language of labour relations of Quebec’s Charter of the French language regarding enterprises under federal jurisdiction located in Quebec. I believe it is clear that this motion refers to enterprises and not to services provided by the federal government. There is a big difference

Business of Supply   as an outbreak occurs, it said that there is a serious problem with the agency sharing information. The Ontario public health officer was very clear about the confusion that existed in terms of the communication among agencies with people not sharing information.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for this question which allows me to make it very clear that we are talking about private businesses that are covered by the Canada Labour Code and not about the entire federal public service. There is separate legislation covering that aspect