Business of Supply  When we look at the overall economic viability of the fishery and the challenges with the worldwide recession, staying viable and fishermen literally remaining solvent in this day and age, it is clear that the minister sees the importance of trying to assist the industry but there is also another challenge of allowing the industry to become more competitive and independent and make it part of the decision-making process.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, so it is clear that this will not allow lobster fishers to survive. Does the minister still intend to close the Fisheries and Oceans Canada office in Saint-Léonard in the Madawaska region of northern New Brunswick?

House debate  I want to touch on a couple of things that our government is doing with regard to that. It has to be clear that we are engaged in promoting both officials languages at this event. It is going to be a fantastic opportunity for both our Francophone and Anglophone citizens to see the Olympics and Paralympics.

House debate  Let me address the one point raised by the member opposite regarding a per head payment. Let me be clear. Per head payments run a high risk of trade retaliation, not only against the hog industry, but against all other livestock and agricultural sectors. Is that what the member wants? Additionally it would be very counterproductive to our current COOL challenge.

House debate  Mr. Speaker, on May 6th, my question to the Minister of Agriculture was quite direct and clear: will the minister commit today to cash payments to Canadian hog producers so they can have some financial security? Sadly, the minister's answer was the usual mishmash of misinformation and hyperbole and of course no commitment to the ad hoc payments.

Italian-Canadian Recognition and Restitution Act  There has not been any contradiction of whether the internment ever occurred, so at least that is clear in everybody's mind. We do not have the actual numbers of how many times they were actually interned because the record keeping was never properly controlled. We are not really sure how many were interned.

Italian-Canadian Recognition and Restitution Act  This bill provides an opportunity to do what should have been done long ago with dignity. To be clear, there have been steps taken to make amends for the disgraceful treatment of Italian Canadians. In 1990, the National Congress of Italian Canadians outlined the injustices in a brief sent to then Prime Minister Mulroney.

Health committee  More inspectors need to be hired, and experienced inspectors on the brink of retirement need enticements to stay on. This needs to happen very soon. A clear Health Canada strategy is needed to deal with imported products at the border. Recurring problems are known to exist with some commodities. These need to be seized before they enter the Canadian market or need to be prevented from being imported.

Italian-Canadian Recognition and Restitution Act  In English, we talk about Italian Canadians having been victims of the War Measures Act, while references to this in French make it clear that the Canadian government of the day felt that Italian Canadians should be treated as enemy aliens. They were Canadians. What does it mean to be Canadian? To be considered as subjects of another country, an enemy country?

Health committee  We have discussed this issue with Health Canada, which recognizes this need for balance. However, CTA believes that Bill C-6 itself should at least provide clear guidance to better inform Health Canada's implementation. As to preserving confidential business information, Health Canada unquestionably must have the power to disclose information as necessary to protect consumers from danger.

Industry committee  Just for clarification, I want to determine, through you, Chair, whether we can receive, if it's at all possible, one way or another, the fees received from acquirers versus the fees that the banks get from acquirers. I'm not sure that was made clear. If I'm mistaken, I apologize. I would make that request, if it's at all possible, through you, Chair.

Finance committee  Just for clarification, I want to determine, through you, Chair, whether we can receive, if it's at all possible, one way or another, the fees received from acquirers versus the fees that the banks get from acquirers. I'm not sure that was made clear. If I'm mistaken, I apologize. I would make that request, if it's at all possible, through you, Chair.

Senate Ethics Act  Rather, I was questioning the decisions, the integrity and the transparency of the Conservative government. I want to be very clear on that. I understand from your judgment that this practice is discouraged, but I am not necessarily being called to order. Can you confirm this?

Transport committee  I think you had made a statement somewhere in there that this was going to help with respect to economic stimulus. I just want to be clear: I don't think any of you presupposed that this could be embarked upon within the next couple of years. In other words, it's not going to affect the current downturn.

Senate Ethics Act  There is a whole variety of techniques by which second chambers are chosen. I have made it clear that I am not defending the status quo. I am simply looking at what I know is the government's agenda, which I am surprised the member would support. I would suspect that the Premier of Newfoundland would be very troubled by a unilateral change in the Constitution of Canada, and an attempt to do that by the reformists on the other side of the chamber.