Human Resources committee  We believe this will prove to be a strong business case for social finance. The Saskatchewan government appointed current MLA and former cabinet minister June Draude as social finance legislative secretary to the premier to focus on what and where we might have the best opportunities for success.

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Madam Speaker, regardless of what is happening in the world, the Liberals are going to stay focused on what they said during the election, but the world has changed since then. For the government to say that it will remove our planes because that is what the Liberals said during the rhetoric of an election, that it will put more Canadians at risk, that it will rely on somebody else to protect Canadian soldiers, it makes no sense.

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I am sure the Liberal Party does believe it is best, but I think it is wrong. I think the Liberals are wrong because our CF-18s have been delivering results. As I mentioned, there were 399 targets acquired and destroyed.

The Ministry  Mr. Speaker, this week the new Alberta government introduced a lean, new cabinet of only 12 ministers, less than half the size of former premier Redford's grossly oversized version. When the federal government assumed office in 2006, its original cabinet was 26 members, in the Prime Minister's own words, “designed for work—not for show”, “more focus and purpose; less process and cost”.

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, it was under this government that the Chief of Defence Staff appointed a former Supreme Court justice to produce a fully independent and in-depth report on the issue of sexual assault within the Canadian Armed Forces.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise today to speak on the issue of pay equity. I want to thank my NDP colleagues for bringing this issue forward to the House. I also want to remind the House that this is not a partisan issue. There is a lot of common ground within all political parties in the House on the issue of equality for women.

Aerospace Industry  Mr. Speaker, the spending decisions of the current government and the resulting deficits are dragging down the economy and killing jobs. So are Liberal policy decisions. The Liberals have shut down the Billy Bishop runway expansion, and with it $2 billion in plane orders to Bombardier are gone.

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I accept his invitation to work together because collaborating with our colleagues of all stripes is central to our government's mandate. With respect to the Translation Bureau, it is important to work with all departments to ensure quality translation and also to ensure that the service makes sense financially.

Public Safety  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to respond to the comments made by my colleague, the hon. member for the riding of Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, concerning the review of foreign investments that could be injurious to national security. First of all, I would like to point out that direct foreign investment plays a positive and significant role in the Canadian economy.

Official Languages  In addition, the Translation Bureau is contracting out more and more work, a practice that is questionable in terms of efficiency and, ultimately, the quality of the translated texts. Unfortunately, the Liberal government did not mention its intention to change the 2015-16 plans and priorities for the Translation Bureau. That is one of my questions for my hon. colleague, the parliamentary secretary.

Finance committee  Thank you very much, Chair. I really appreciate it. Cindy, thank you very much for coming here today. I was really moved, actually to tears, and I think it's absolutely disgusting to believe that I live in a country that saw our children and first nations people as throwaway people.

Public Safety committee  I am a former minister of consular affairs. As part of what the government provides, if a Canadian citizen finds himself in distress while travelling abroad, the Government of Canada provides assistance and some services to a travelling Canadian.

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  They are painting targets for fighter jets to destroy key ISIS facilities to ensure that ISIS cannot spread, that it does not have a safe haven, that it cannot raise funds. Yet I hear the member now suggest that perhaps his Prime Minister and his government should pull all the troops out, as Prime Minister Chrétien suggested Iraq was a failure. When asking questions or making comments in the House, we have to be consistent. If the Liberals want to triple the number of troops on the ground in Syria, then at least have our fighter jets protect them.

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, regrettably my colleague was explaining as a great military general in the region. We do have our commanders in the region and they know their job and they know exactly what they are doing. Let me remind my colleague that in 2002, when the Americans went to Iraq, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien refused to participate in the war, while the opposition members were applauding and pushing for Canada to be involved in the war.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. With your permission I'm going to ask two separate groups two questions and then have people respond. First, I want to say thanks to all the panellists. You did an absolutely wonderful job. I've learned a lot, and thank you so much for making the time to come here today.