Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I find it quite interesting that the member mentioned that the government is rehashing old announcements. I guess that it has learned from the previous Liberal government which did that on a number of occasions. Regarding Bill C-23, in May the steelworkers were on

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Finance has decided to stimulate the economy by having families and consumers pay more taxes. The Liberals are also in favour of harmonizing the sales tax. That means that gas, heating and even funerals will cost more. People living in northern Ontari

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, the Conservative government does not understand the extent of the problem in northern Ontario. The Constance Lake First Nation lost its post office in November 2008. People have to travel 80 kilometres to mail a letter or pick up their GST rebate. With another gas ta

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, this discussion certainly takes it to hear. The member for Saint Boniface made some comments a few minutes ago. I would like to share this, and maybe the Liberal member could comment. There are serious issues about what she had indicated, touting the amazing work o

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I hope I may have a moment to read a letter I just received from Brent Mansfield, from Vancouver. My Bloc colleague may have some comments on this. In the letter, he says: I myself was in Colombia for the month of August, including a 10 day delegation investigatin

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the Bloc member for her speech. She certainly made the point that a free trade agreement with Colombia should not move forward, especially because of the atrocities being committed there against unionized workers. A number of accusations have been made again

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I am glad the member was able to see the devastation across my riding with regard to some of these small communities. I am sure the community members and leaders are very thankful for the tax dollars the government has put back into their community, because, all i

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I do not think this will be new news to anyone, but many of my communities have been quite devastated. Opasatika, Smooth Rock Falls and White River were one industry towns. Most of those communities are one industry towns. As soon as that closed down, the wood all

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am glad to be able to join in this debate. It is a debate that says a lot about where we are going as a country, and frankly, this is not the direction that I believe most our constituents would want to be going in or supporting. I know my colleague

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I am not sure if the Liberal member actually remembers that the steelworkers were here talking to them last spring, and they made a commitment then that they would support an independent, impartial and comprehensive human rights impact assessment before Canada cons

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I am a little flabbergasted with regard to why the Liberals and the Conservatives would want to support such an agreement given the fact that there have been 2,690 trade unionists murdered in Colombia since 1986, 27 of them this year alone. Do you think we should

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to interest on advance deposits from corporate taxpayers: (a) what is the total amount of outstanding deposits; (b) what are the 30 largest amounts of outstanding deposits by company; (c) what has been the amount of interest paid over the last five years; and (d) over

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, tens of thousands of petitions have been received with respect to the controversial Canada-Colombia trade deal. I am pleased to rise today in order to present some petitions that call upon the government to reject the Canada-Colombia trade deal until an independent

Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Region of Northern Ontario Act  Although he may be from the north, he does not support the issues that entices the north to come to fruition. I appreciate that I was able to speak to the bill. I hope there will be a successful vote on it in the near future.

Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Region of Northern Ontario Act  The member for Kenora can provide all the rhetoric he wants, but we know he does not support these issues. We need to ensure our people are well taken of in the north.