Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act   paramilitaries to start with. This amendment is like putting lipstick and a dress on a pig so the Liberals can feel better about taking Bill C-2 to the prom. There is nothing in the amendment about the rules of trade, which will be the underlying cause of environmental problems, and no clear

Information & Ethics committee  , or in countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Finland and the United States, where Mr. Obama really launched that whole process as soon as he took office. It is clear that all of 2009 was a year of openness and transparency. It's a global trend. Everywhere information

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. Of course, we cannot give the whole picture in ten minutes. I focused on investments, but if we take agriculture, for example, the situation is clear and there is no need to travel to Colombia to see it. We can see

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act   Tintos and the Algomas of this world are already in Colombia or will set up operations there. Colombia does not treat its people very well. In my riding, which is a mining area, we know that people in Colombia are not only displaced, but threatened and even murdered to clear the way

Information & Ethics committee  , it's clear where the bottlenecks are. Some of these consulted institutions actually do very well and respond very quickly, and some, as you will see, do very badly.

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act   compensation. I read the agreement, and this issue is not clear. The possibility of using NAFTA's chapter 11 would allow businesses to be compensated by the Canadian government for losses incurred in Colombia. If this is indeed the case, this agreement not only does not make sense

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I understand and find it clear. Does the committee agree that we can add Madam O'Brien and Monsieur Bosc to the witness list?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  As a clarification on intent, I wasn't saying to hold them until we had heard all these other witnesses. I'm saying to keep it aside just so we can clear up the difference between these two lists of witnesses, and then we can tackle it.

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act   Parties. Concerns have been raised by other human rights organizations. I would like to just cite one report, from MiningWatch Canada and CENSAT/Agua Viva, which said: Testimony gathered in the course of this study suggests consistent and clear patterns in key areas where companies

Information & Ethics committee   with an inventory of about 500 cases at the end of each year, which could then be carried over to the next year. It is clear that we will always have cases that are pending, and that is perfectly normal; however, an inventory of about 500 would be far more manageable. That is what we are aiming for.

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act   by people whom we believed were as liberal as they claimed to be. Unfortunately, the opposite has turned out to be true. Today, it is clear that the Liberal Party will do whatever it takes to maintain the status quo and avoid an election, just as the Conservative Party is prepared to do

Veterans Affairs committee   these responsibilities, because they are heavy responsibilities. I want to thank your members for the work they've done, especially in clearing up that large backlog, and for taking the time to do what they've done, which was go across the country and make sure that veterans were taken care of. I

Veterans Affairs committee  % on appeal, so that is almost 2,500 cases. I know that Mr. Oliphant asked you specifically whether that was a volume issue or related to dissatisfaction with the lump sum payment. I wasn't clear as to your response.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  This is a court case, as opposed to a question of privilege, just to be clear.

Foreign Affairs committee  We all do. I just wanted to be clear.