Citizenship Act  Madam Speaker, I appreciate many of the member's comments on this bill. I think he will find a great deal of support and sympathy, not only for him but also for many individuals who are trying to be reunited with families. He made reference to parents. One of the biggest frustrations that I and many of my colleagues have is the family reunification program to sponsor a spouse.

Citizenship Act  Mr. Speaker, the question from the member is a good one. I want to thank the New Democratic Party for supporting this. We all see it as moving forward in an appropriate manner. The question of doing things in secret is something that this government has had enough of for 10 years.

Citizenship Act  Unfortunately, the nature of those circumstances remains secret. Given that the minister has this exceptional discretionary power, if the Liberal government really wants to be transparent, it could at least inform us of how many cases are processed, the number of people who are granted citizenship under these rules, and why. We would like this information to be made public, not kept secret.

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  If we are going to into details of our refocused mission, I would like to read the preamble, which says: That the House support the government’s decision to broaden, improve, and redefine our contribution to the effort to combat ISIL by better leveraging Canadian expertise while complementing the work of our coalition partners to ensure maximum effect...

Citizenship Act  In February 2014, the Conservatives raised the processing fees for citizenship applications from $100 to $530 per person, which means that the costs could well go over $2,000 for one family. We in the NDP believe that those fees are too high. Will the Liberal government commit to bringing down the cost to a reasonable price, which used to be $100?

Information & Ethics committee  I would appreciate that. On my last question, the chair delved into this a bit. At one point you suggested that all shared information should be governed by written agreements with specified elements as between government institutions. Obviously, with PIPEDA there is a consent to a particular use.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you. Thank you for being here to help us understand the situation with IT services. My background is in British Columbia. When the British Columbia government tackled shared services back in 2003-04, it was broken into chunks. I'm trying to understand the methodology Shared Services has used to deliver on this very ambitious seven-year program.

Information & Ethics committee  In your opening remarks dealing with technological change, in your first two paragraphs you talk about how the technological change has allowed government information...and we know that, as the information age is continuing to evolve, there are massive amounts of information out there. You have a recommendation here “to require that all information sharing be governed by written agreements and that these agreements include specified elements”.

Public Safety committee  Again, I don't expect most people in the public to understand the importance of the former office of inspector general of CSIS. At the time it was eliminated in 2012, the government said it was to save money and prevent duplication. That actually misunderstood the function of the inspector general of CSIS.

Physician-Assisted Dying  Speaker, the Canadian Cancer Society recently issued a report that shed some very discouraging light on the state of palliative care in Canada. However, instead of dealing with this sad fact first as its number one priority, the Liberal government seems to be focusing all its efforts on physician-assisted suicide. Why is the Liberal government working so hard on a plan to allow living people to die, rather than helping dying people to live?

Natural Resources  In fact, it is hoping that this will force competitors like Canada right out of the business. With thousands of jobs being lost in Alberta and Saskatchewan, the current Liberal government is content to continue to have foreign oil flow into eastern refineries. When will the current Liberal government stand up and show the courage to approve and allow critical infrastructure like pipelines, and create jobs?

Finance  My question is simple. Why did the Liberals hide the truth about their agenda to massively expand the cost of government, and to run huge and growing deficits?

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, today I speak with conviction and satisfaction as I present the humanitarian aid and development and resilience programming elements of our government's plan to address the crisis in the Middle East. My remarks will focus on the human dimension of the ongoing crisis in Iraq and Syria and its impact on the men, women, and children who have been forced to flee their homes and who now live in fear.

Income Tax Act  Therefore, we have to look at these things in a holistic manner, and we have in our program. However, we cannot start building housing in the first week of the new government. There are agreements to be struck and negotiated with the provinces and housing providers. Programs need to be rekindled. Unfortunately the previous government put all of the eggs in one basket.

Business of Supply  Apparently, saying one thing then means doing another thing today. The Prime Minister responded to a question during question period, saying that the Liberal government will be opposing the opposition day motion today. He did not reference the fact that he would allow his members to vote freely. He arbitrarily said that his government will oppose.