Privilege   across British Columbia and Canada who feel an important principle of democracy has been trodden upon. It is not about politics, but the principle of this matter. I will not be quoting any politicians today, but rather everyday Canadians who have written on this issue. Specifically

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply   their country to play on the world stage. Canada has been a consistent voice for peace, reconstruction and aid. We speak on behalf of millions of everyday Canadians who want the government to change direction in Afghanistan and bring about real peace and security and a peace that is lasting

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply   in Afghanistan is not the right mission for Canada. It is not the role that Canadians want to see their country play on the world stage. The NDP has been a consistent voice for peace, reconstruction and aid. We speak on behalf of millions of everyday Canadians who want the government

Aeronautics Act   the question as to whose side the government is on. Is it on the side of everyday Canadians or is it on the side of citizens who every day put their trust in government, in fact in all of us, to ensure air safety? Yesterday we saw this whole idea of a no-fly list which has been given

Budget Implementation Act, 2007   in the forestry sector. These Conservative priorities are doing little to address the needs of everyday Canadians, however, they are in the best interests of the corporate sector. Today I want to talk about the significance of rising inequality in Canada, but I also want to address another

Budget Implementation Act, 2007   is that, in case the member opposite is unaware of it, no government generates income. The only income we have is the taxation that we take from everyday Canadians who work very hard for that money and expect us to do the right thing with it. We are doing the right thing

Sales Tax Amendments Act, 2006   charge. Let me begin with the first part that deals with the goods and services tax. A good portion of the bill deals with how health-related services are treated by the GST. We on this side of the House know how important our public health care system is to the lives of everyday

Darfur   this opportunity to protect the millions of war affected civilians in Darfur and show the leadership that everyday Canadians expect of their government. Canada can demonstrate our commitment to the people of Darfur and take action now by contributing to the UN mission and by exploring

Senate Appointment Consultations Act  . They phoned Democracy Watch and asked if it could provide participants for their consultation. Duff Conacher was none too pleased when he found out that Democracy Watch was being asked to provide participants for everyday Canadians to speak on democratic reform. So Democracy Watch

Budget Implementation Act, 2007   life more fair and affordable for everyday Canadians, things like child care, pharmacare, transit, housing and student debt. Of course, the Conservatives, like the Liberals, have not put forward a plan to deal with the loss of manufacturing jobs. New Democrats, on the other hand

Railway Continuation Act, 2007  , but those that lose the most are the people who are on strike. For all those who talk about the power of the unions and say that they have too much power, let me tell them this. We are not talking about some gang of union goons. We are talking about ordinary everyday Canadians who do

The Budget   of the House as this budget will have a very strong impact on the lives of everyday Canadians.

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, the governor of Montana has requested this of the minister. Now the people of British Columbia are demanding this and the minister is away on the file. When will the Conservatives learn that everyday Canadians expect leadership when it comes to the environment

Bank Act   or the previous Liberal one, to actually ensure a level playing field to ensure that consumer groups and everyday Canadians could have a say in this Bank Act review process and be equal to the part being played by big banks, big insurance companies and moneyed interests in this country

Official Languages committee   use this money to fight the government. I've already said in the House of Commons that the government shouldn't use taxpayers' money to appeal any ruling in favour of an everyday Canadian. Why would you use taxpayers' money to appeal decisions in favour of Canadians? Over