Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, my question is for my hon. colleague from Toronto—Danforth, who I am thrilled is with us in the House. I had the opportunity to visit his constituency along with him and to meet a lot of young people who are very concerned about their future. I was wondering if the

Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, I admire the vigour of the member across the aisle when it comes to making his political points. I wish he would use a closer lens to look at exactly what his party is doing when it comes to gutting the rural Manitoban economy especially and the economy in his own pa

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, this week, we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of northern Manitoba. Despite the progress of the last 100 years, there are still communities in northern Manitoba without all-weather roads and with third world conditions. First nations lack basic safe drinking

Status of Women  Mr. Speaker, it is clear that the Conservative majority is rolling the clock back on women's rights. A year ago the Conservatives promised not to reopen the abortion debate, yet last week we debated a Conservative motion that did just that. The Conservatives even chose an anti-ab

Status of Women  Mr. Speaker, repetition of the Conservatives' official talking points is no substitute for reality. In addition to reopening the abortion debate, the Conservatives are also regressing when it comes to pay equity. Government contracts will no longer be subject to employment equit

Safer Railways Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring my colleague's attention back to what we are discussing here today. The member mentioned my riding in his question, and I appreciate that. The more attention to Churchill, the better. Unfortunately Churchill is going through some very difficult

Safer Railways Act  Mr. Speaker, I wish the member across would show the same kind of passion when it came to actually standing up and investing in rail service in our country in a meaningful way. There was a $200 million cut to VIA Rail, and yet the member across claims to be a champion for rail s

Safer Railways Act  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Timmins—James Bay. I am pleased to rise in the House to share my support, along with so many of my colleagues in the NDP, for Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Railway Safety Act and to make consequential amendments to the C

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I rise in the House today to echo the message of my colleagues in the NDP that we support this piece of legislation, Bill C-310, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons). I would like to note the work of the MP for Kildonan—St. Paul, a fellow Ma

Status of Women  Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives' regressive priorities do not end with their budgetary choices. While 1.4 million Canadians are unemployed, yesterday, because of the Conservatives, the House was forced to debate women's right to choose. Canadian women will not sit back and allow t

Status of Women  Mr. Speaker, Canadians will not be fooled because the Conservatives did the exact opposite and reopened the debate last night in fact. The Conservative manoeuvre to reopen the debate is not unfortunate, as the Prime Minister called it; it is hypocritical. During an election the

Special Committee on Subsection 223(1) of the Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, today I would like to begin by expressing how honoured I am to be newly appointed critic for the Status of Women for the NDP. It is an honour to follow in the footsteps of my colleagues, such as the member for Gatineau, the member for Nanaimo—Cowichan, the member

Justice  Mr. Speaker, the facts are simple. Today in this House in the year 2012, because of a Conservative motion, we will be debating a woman's right to choose, years after this issue was dealt with. The Prime Minister has told Canadians for years that he will not be reopening the deb

Status of Women  Mr. Speaker, nothing at all is clear. The Conservatives are in the process of reopening the abortion debate, which is part of their overall attack on women's rights. Their latest victim is the Women's Health Contribution Program. This assault on women's equality sends a clear me

Status of Women  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister promised Canadians that he would not reopen the debate on abortion. Nevertheless, that is exactly what one of his Conservative members is going to do tomorrow in the House. Canadian women have been fighting for decades for this right. Why is the P