Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I am not sure of the procedure here either, but do members not have to be in their own seats in order to cast their vote, even on a voice vote?

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, CETA negotiations have been the least transparent negotiations that our country has ever seen. The New Democrats support a trade deal with Europe that advances Canada's interests, but no trade deal should be signed in desperation just to cover up for Conservative sca

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, today, the Hupacasath First Nation is in court, challenging the legality of the Canada-China FIPA. Despite a constitutional obligation to consult first nations, the Conservative government rammed through this agreement with no talks whatsoever. The Prime Minister s

Fighting Foreign Corruption Act  Mr. Speaker, what I see diminishing in the House is the integrity and credibility of the Conservative government over the last two months. All Canadians just have to open up a newspaper to see that. I do not know what the member is talking about. We have members on this side of

Fighting Foreign Corruption Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this moment to thank my hon. colleague from LaSalle—Émard for the fine work that she does in the House and for her contributions to the debate, which are always of very high quality and perceptive. What the question really raises is the fact tha

Fighting Foreign Corruption Act  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with my hon. colleague from LaSalle—Émard. I am pleased to speak to Bill S-14, An Act to amend the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act. In looking at this bill, and given the record of the government, I find myself yearning to have

Fairchild TV  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the founding of Fairchild TV in Canada. Since 1993, Fairchild Television has been offering high-quality, Canadian-produced, Chinese-language programming across our nation. Canada is a vibrant nation with people fro

Safer Witnesses Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to stand to speak on Bill C-51 and to speak in support of the bill at third reading on behalf of the official opposition, the New Democratic Party. The NDP has long called for the government to expand the eligibility of witnesses to enter protection pro

Technical Tax Amendments Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, people on different sides of the House can have philosophical differences on what the best policies are to stimulate the economy, but I want to look at some numbers. The Conservatives' philosophy starting in 2006 was to cut taxes, particularly on corporations. Their

Technical Tax Amendments Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, I want to inject some numbers into this debate. The hon. member said that reducing debt keeps interest rates low, yet when the Conservative government took office, the debt was $480 billion and it is now $605 billion. The Conservatives have added $125 billion of deb

Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act  Mr. Speaker, not only has the Conservative government failed to add resources to make a meaningful improvement to treating mental health in our prisons, it has cut resources. We had the prison farm system at a number of institutions in this country that was a resounding success

Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act  Mr. Speaker, that is an excellent question and one that the committee looked at extensively in 2010, because there is a problem attracting and retaining health care professionals into the prison system. We looked into that very issue. In fact, recommendation 16 of our report says

Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise to speak to this profoundly important bill before the House. Bill C-54 is one that calls for all parliamentarians to reach deeply into their experience and their commitment to making good sound public policy in the country and it calls upon us to

Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague for a very thoughtful speech on a very difficult subject. When we are dealing with issues of justice in this country, dealing with crimes that involve some of the most serious emotions and serious impacts on people that we can imagine, it

Vietnamese Canadian Community  Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to bring to Parliament's attention three occasions of great importance to the Vietnamese Canadian community. The ancestor ceremonies are held by Vietnamese the world over. This is a moving custom in which families honour and respect their