Petitions  Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to rise in the House to table a petition signed by 32 residents from across British Columbia. The petitioners call on Parliament to recognize the traditional definition of marriage as that of one woman and one man to the exclusion of all others.

Anti-terrorism Act  Mr. Speaker, Canadians were shocked to learn that the Liberal opposition leader has changed his mind and now opposes extending critical anti-terrorist measures. B.C.'s solicitor general criticized the flip-flop. Even Bob Rae, recent leadership candidate and co-chair of the Liberal platform committee, has raised concerns that this will jeopardize the investigation into the Air-India inquiry.

Chinese Canadians  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the member for Richmond shocked all Canadians again. He admitted to The Vancouver Sun that he still opposes our government's apology for the Chinese head tax. When he was minister for multiculturalism, the member for Richmond stubbornly opposed any apology or symbolic payments, deeply dividing the Chinese community.

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, it is really rich for the member to suggest after six years, five of which were under the watch of his party's government, that government policy somehow should change. He made one remark in which he suggested to the Minister of Public Safety that he should be making changes to the system to make it better.

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I share in the minister's frustration. When we hear Liberal members of the House talking about chocolate bars, when in fact Canada and free nations around the world are facing this critical threat from terrorism, that is not encouraging. I have two questions for the minister.

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I listened carefully to the member's comments. What I think he has reaffirmed for the Canadian people is that the Liberal Party does not take terrorism seriously. He has suggested that security certificates violate the rights of those who are incarcerated for suspected terrorism.

Brain Tumour Surveillance  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to speak to Motion No. 235, which is sponsored by my colleague, the member for Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley. I applaud his efforts on this motion, which I think will help tackle a particularly brutal form of cancer, that being cancer affecting the brain.

Canada Transportation Act  Mr. Speaker, first of all, this government is not going to force anyone to move to Ottawa. I think the member is being somewhat crafty in making that suggestion. In fact, I would respond by saying that if we look at clause 5 of the bill, we see that it specifically provides for the governor in council to actually make arrangements that perhaps would expand that residency requirement.

Canada Transportation Act  Mr. Speaker, at committee we had a very fulsome discussion about railway noise. It probably took up most of our time. There were suggestions made by Canadians from across the country. We had people from across the country giving input. We even set up special teleconferencing to enable people from the west coast to participate in this process.

Canada Transportation Act  Mr. Speaker, I am not going to comment on the hon. member's riposte. I will simply continue to focus in on the things that the bill does, the things that we as a committee agreed to do. The big beneficiaries of Bill C-11 are of course not only those in the transportation industry but Canadians across our great country.

Canada Transportation Act  Mr. Speaker, the comments of the member for Burnaby—New Westminster could be helpful if it were not for the fact that this is simply a rehash of what has already gone on at committee. As members know, the process that the House follows is that a bill moves through first and second reading and is then referred to committee for a thorough discussion.

Conservative Party of Canada  Mr. Speaker, today marks a day all Canadians should celebrate. A year ago today, our new Conservative government was sworn into power. Canadians voted for change. They voted for accountability and that is exactly what we delivered. We passed the most sweeping anti-corruption law in Canadian history.

Broadcasting Act  Mr. Speaker, thank you for the opportunity to address this very significant concern in Canada. The bill before us today is a further attempt to address the issue of TV violence in Canada. The bill would amend the Broadcasting Act by imposing a new, regulatory framework on the broadcast industry.

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I, too, share my friend's concerns about the current state of the law when it relates to impaired driving. My question has to do with the frustrations that police across this country experience as they try to apply our drunk driving laws. I am wondering if the member has had an opportunity to discuss these frustrations with his local police or perhaps other police across Canada and whether they are encouraged by the steps our government is taking to keep up with the changes in technology and ensure our streets are safe from those who abuse their rights as drivers.

Canada Pension Plan  Mr. Speaker, this bill is of special interest to residents in my riding, especially the disability eligibility provisions. This past month a constituent of mine came to my office and told me a very sad story. He contributed for some 25 years to the Canada pension plan. He was hurt on the job and went on worker's compensation for two years.