Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act   in community-owned lands and properties. When married couples living on reserves separate, these and other factors complicate the division of property and interests, of course. Bill C-8 proposes a clear set of rules to address this complex matter. Under this legislation, couples living

Public Accounts committee   to letters we sent to departments indicating the serious nature of these shortcomings, we noted that many of the departments took corrective action. In addition, we found that Public Works and Government Services Canada has clear policies for managing the condition of the office

Industry committee  , and to officially clear up any confusion on this point, Maestro has a flat fee to merchants, and that flat fee is substantially lower than Interac's. MasterCard sees an opportunity to engender merchant demand and loyalty by offering a lower-cost, more reliable, and more valuable debit product

Finance committee  , and to officially clear up any confusion on this point, Maestro has a flat fee to merchants, and that flat fee is substantially lower than Interac's. MasterCard sees an opportunity to engender merchant demand and loyalty by offering a lower-cost, more reliable, and more valuable debit product

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, I am rising on a point of order out of question period. I want to make it crystal clear to my friend for Chicoutimi—Le Fjord that there are no plans to shut down 439th squadron in Bagotville.

Points of Order   for the remuneration of these employees, the Speaker ruled on February 11, 2008 with respect to Bill C-474, the Federal Sustainable Development Act: Section 23 of the Interpretation Act makes it clear that the power to appoint includes the power to pay. As the provision in Bill C-474

Infrastructure Funds  Mr. Speaker, at this very moment, members of the Union des municipalités du Québec are meeting in Gatineau. Their message is clear: the Conservatives have to move something other than their lips to get shovels in the ground. Blaming the Government of Quebec for delays

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, a simple yes or no should be easy. Once again, as has been the case all week, we have not received any clear answers that would lead us to believe that Bagotville will be protected. The same ambiguity abounds and the government refuses to make a firm commitment

Sri Lanka  Mr. Speaker, it is now clear that the calls from the Security Council have been ignored by the government of Sri Lanka. The foreign minister today is quoted as saying that they simply will not listen to those requests for a ceasefire. We have at least, according to the UN

Employment Insurance  Mr. Speaker, let us be clear. The previous Liberal government slashed EI premiums 12 consecutive times. That is a cut of more than 40%, and now premiums are frozen at that lower Liberal level. EI rates will only go up if these Conservatives put them up. So do not blame

Abortion Rights   and clear, that a woman's uterus belongs neither to the church, nor to members of Parliament, nor to their sexual partners. This often difficult choice is theirs, and theirs alone, to make. With them and for them, we will take a stand and continue to oppose any bill that could threaten

Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to ask the hon. member for Etobicoke North one simple question. To her knowledge, is it true that first nations groups are working on the panoply of rights they want for their own communities? The right of self-determination is very clear

Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act   amendments to resolve anomalies in the application of family law to Aboriginal people and to fill current gaps... While all of these reports included calls for a legislative solution to the issue of matrimonial property rights, there was, however, no clear consensus on how

Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act  Madam Speaker, I do not know how to be any more clear about this. Our willingness at this point is to debate the bill at committee in an attempt to seek solutions. The member and her party have known about this for decades, and they have refused to take any meaningful action

Agriculture committee  For the information of everybody at the table, so we're clear, a yea vote--