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

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I am stunned to hear the minister say that he does not know what I am talking about. What I am saying is very clear. I am simply saying that his government did not keep its promises. I do not know where he was during the election campaign. The Prime Minister's

Fisheries committee   was raised earlier by colleagues--is with regard to access. I was going through the bill, and it's fairly clear to me that the necessary buildings are designated heritage. The only way to get to a number of these lighthouses that are desolate is by air or by boat. It's clear to me. I

Finance committee   transaction that comes through the network, two to three cents will come to Visa for the services we provide--authorization, clearing, and settlement--in moving the money of that transaction. Then there are a few basis points, a small percentage of every transaction, that we will charge

Industry committee   transaction that comes through the network, two to three cents will come to Visa for the services we provide--authorization, clearing, and settlement--in moving the money of that transaction. Then there are a few basis points, a small percentage of every transaction, that we will charge

Status of Women committee   to who benefits from this expenditure? If I'm not being clear here, I want to take a moment with you. If you have any questions about what I'm saying, I want to take a moment, because this is incredibly critical. We don't have unlimited resources in government. If you do have

Government Operations committee   no penalty. In other words, we were all lied to in a blatant attempt to further a political agenda. On October 10, 2006, the Government of Canada gave approval for the project subject to ratification by the new city council that would be elected on November 13. I made it clear

Finance committee  There are a couple of things here that are still not clear. The first is that the interchange fee is set by Visa, as you state here in your documents, but it's not revenue to Visa. So why do you set a fee that you do not collect?

Industry committee  There are a couple of things here that are still not clear. The first is that the interchange fee is set by Visa, as you state here in your documents, but it's not revenue to Visa. So why do you set a fee that you do not collect?

Finance committee   business in Canada, we felt that consumers' perceptions around debit, when we introduced it under the Visa brand, would be clear enough that we could communicate to the consumer and the merchant in a way to minimize market confusion around the launch of Visa debit, so the decision

Finance committee   that acceptance decisions are clear to consumers and there's no confusion.

Industry committee   business in Canada, we felt that consumers' perceptions around debit, when we introduced it under the Visa brand, would be clear enough that we could communicate to the consumer and the merchant in a way to minimize market confusion around the launch of Visa debit, so the decision

Industry committee   that acceptance decisions are clear to consumers and there's no confusion.

Finance committee  Thank you for the clarification. I should have made it more clear in my response. The 1.6% I'm referring to is a weighted average number. It's not off the rates sheet; it's based on usage. It's all the rates times the volume, and it reflects all the volume shifts we've

Industry committee  Thank you for the clarification. I should have made it more clear in my response. The 1.6% I'm referring to is a weighted average number. It's not off the rates sheet; it's based on usage. It's all the rates times the volume, and it reflects all the volume shifts we've