Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to know what my hon. colleague thinks of the lack of action we tend to see on the part of the government when it comes to the forestry industry, which is struggling to survive in different regions. For instance, in northern Manitoba, where I am from, par

Science and Technology  Mr. Speaker, using smoke and mirrors, the government claims to support Canada's students and researchers but it is paying $90 million in new graduate scholarships by cutting $148 million in research grants. It is not an increase. It is a cut. Thanks to the Liberal support for th

Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the member's personal connection with the non-profit sector and the wealth of experience he brings to the House as a member of Parliament representing his region. I am just wondering what his thoughts are in terms of the role that charities play and pe

Budget Implementation Act, 2009  Mr. Speaker, the NDP has worked hard to push for child care and to look at the well-being of all our communities. However, it is unfortunate that it has been forgotten in the budget. Many of us will continue to fight hard for it. We work closely as colleagues. We would like to

Budget Implementation Act, 2009  Mr. Speaker, all members come with the sentiment of hope that all our constituents bring to us. This has been a guiding force in the work that I take on before Parliament and after Parliament. As far as being insular, for a moment it seemed that Canada was being portrayed as ins

Budget Implementation Act, 2009  Mr. Speaker, on the mining exploration tax credit, we think it is a great idea to support some of the initial steps in mining exploration, and I pointed that out. I want to be clear. People in mining communities are losing their jobs in the thousands. Many of these companies pro

Budget Implementation Act, 2009  Mr. Speaker, we find ourselves in an interesting time, certainly in the global context, dealing with the unprecedented downturn in the global economy. One word that has become much more common in our vocabulary, certainly in the political realm, is the word “hope”. This word wa

Budget Implementation Act, 2009  Mr. Speaker, I have a question for my hon. colleague further to something he said regarding what women are going through during this economic crisis. He talked about the fact that many women work in part time jobs. This is their reality, and we see that the government is not resp

Budget Implementation Act, 2009  Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the member a very specific question about what is happening in the Canadian economy. What does he see in his region? I know that people in my riding of Churchill, in northern Manitoba, are losing their jobs. They see nothing in this budget that m

CANADA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS ACT  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for truly painting a 3-D portrayal of some of the really exciting work that non-profit organizations do in her constituency of Halifax. I look forward to going there and seeing it up close. My question stems from my experience in working with

Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, certainly in our region there are some very exciting initiatives in terms of food security and local food production. Fortunately, we have a provincial government that has taken a leading role in supporting these initiatives. However, the question in our riding i

Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, we definitely foresee serious problems in terms of the future of this industry. The people I spoke with mentioned the leadership of both Quebec and Canada in cheese production. Why not say the same thing about yogourt, a product that we are all familiar with and t

Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, in our discussions today on Bill C-2 and the discussion around the trade agreement in question, the question we really need to be asking is: What is our vision of Canada? Growing up as a proud Canadian, I know that words like fairness, equality and justice are wo

Science and Technology  Mr. Speaker, the fact that Genome Canada's funding is even in question shows 19th century thinking for a 21st century problem. South of the border, President Obama is doubling funding to research. He knows that research will create the jobs in the new economy. What does our gov

Science and Technology  Mr. Speaker, the government does not understand anything. Why is there still uncertainty? Universities are more than just concrete. They need students, professors and researchers. What is the government doing to help students reduce their debt load, and what is the government's