Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee   of popular media and social networking resources to ensure that strong and clear messaging is available to all First Nations in British Columbia regardless of location; Explore bringing a legal challenge to the process that Canada followed in bringing Bill C-3 forward without

Finance committee  Okay. In the conversation, that hadn't been clear to me. Your third point had to do with a national insurance. You didn't really expand on this and you seemed to think it was a really lousy idea, so I wasn't quite sure why you thought it was such a lousy idea.

Finance committee   is that it's not clear that you can insure this risk. Because the main problem with this insurance is that if you try to charge the ones with the biggest risks, you find they're the ones who can least afford to pay, and this is a real problem when you have an insurance system where the big

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Sorry, Mr. Chair, perhaps I wasn't being clear. There have been a number of issues that have arisen, which may or may not result in amendments, that are perhaps just a matter of clarification.

Business of Supply   appointed the first sitting senator who was elected by the people of my province, the province of Alberta. The Prime Minister has made it clear that he will continue to respond and reflect on the will of different provinces as they elect those senators. The province of Alberta

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the member for Lévis—Bellechasse is always animated when he speaks in this House. He is obviously a federalist, and obviously a Quebecker, but above all, he is a Conservative. That is clear in the way he is trying to steal all the credit for the nation building

Business of Supply   by the hon. member for Joliette, who incorrectly accused our government of diminishing Quebec's political weight in the House of Commons by introducing a bill on demographic representation. It is very clear that demographic representation in the House is based on the underlying principle

Business of Supply   nothing, even though it has a quarter of a million more citizens? Why would Quebec see its representation go from 24.3% to 22.7% of all seats when it has 23.2% of the population? In our view, the Conservative strategy is clear. Not only will these new seats allow the election

Business of Supply  . As a nation, Quebec has different needs, and it wants to articulate those needs clearly. By electing a majority of Bloc Québécois members to the House of Commons, Quebec is making it very clear exactly how much importance the House needs to give the Quebec nation. Obviously, if I had

Finance committee   Canadians saved for retirement? It's a difficult question to answer because the data available on private retirement saving in Canada do not provide a clear picture of how much Canadians have saved for retirement. Nevertheless, there is substantial reason to believe that Canadians

Canadian Heritage committee  Look, I frankly would disagree with you. We have a very strong working relationship with the CBC, with Hubert Lacroix. We made a very specific campaign commitment, as I've said, with regard to funding for the CBC. We've kept our commitment. We've been crystal-clear on every

Business of Supply   represented on the basis of their weight and their distinctiveness, for they form a nation. The motion unanimously passed by the Quebec National Assembly is very clear. It is the same as the motion we are debating today. It is important for those listening to us to understand

Business of Supply   to 24.35% today when they turned down a guarantee of 25%. I should also make it clear that, ultimately, it is Quebec's right to fight. But the very reason for that party's existence is to do away with all of Quebec's representation in the House. Let us move to the government's bill

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, let us be clear. Bill C-288 would grant a temporary special tax subsidy for new graduates taking employment in so-called depressed regions. How are they defined in the bill? They are so poorly defined in the bill that Fort McMurray would qualify as a depressed

Automotive Industry  Mr. Speaker, let me very clear. The Government of Canada will work to ensure that all legal measures and the full force of Canadian law are used and that all measures are taken to ensure that Canadians are safe. The issue that the member discusses is under investigation by my