Business of Supply   the Conservatives are holding up their end of the bargain by introducing and supporting the bill, we see the NDP and the Liberals seeking to gut provisions of that bill that would bring in tough sentences for people who use firearms. Cities, towns, villages, police, victims groups and everyday

Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act   that will protect the jobs and livelihoods of everyday Canadians. Thank goodness that Canadians chose wisely on January 23, 2006. Let us not go back.

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, when it comes to the environment, everyday Canadians are way ahead of this country's business and political elites. The rest of us are ready to move from a polluting economy to a sustainable one. Daily I hear from constituents who truly worry that our children

Homelessness   the Conservatives were doing to ensure that people in my community had a decent place to live. Not surprisingly, the answer is that the Conservatives are not doing enough. The NDP has always fought to make life more affordable for everyday Canadians and we will keep fighting until decent

Finance committee  , and have consistently, taken a position that the income trusts were wrong from the point of view of tax leakage and being hurtful in terms of ordinary Canadians. I continue to stand up for everyday Canadians and to fight for measures that will serve the interests of Canadians generally

Human Resources committee   be severe repercussions on consumers and business customers. We are really talking about the everyday Canadian here. We're not talking about the banking industry as such. It touches every one of you. Banking services have been revolutionized by advances in telecommunications technology

Federal Accountability Act   by the other place, we have to then suggest this. The next project, after the bill has passed, is to take a look at how we can reform, modify and change the other place to make it a lot more accountable and democratic so it will not meddle in the voice of everyday Canadians who elected us

Criminal Code  , and we are taking many important steps in this regard. Whether it is through strengthening the Criminal Code to ensure that our streets and communities are safer or lowering taxes to help everyday Canadians, we have committed to make a difference. We will continue to take measures

Canada Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, in terms of the previous process, I could not agree with him more that it was flawed. We had the government of the day taking advantage of the public purse and putting the interests of a political party ahead of those of everyday Canadians. We certainly saw

Criminal Code   for offences punishable by a maximum of 10 years or more and prosecuted by indictment. When I speak to my constituents in Fundy Royal, in the Saint John area and in Moncton, New Brunswick, and across the country, and when I speak to everyday Canadians, I listen to their stories and I hear

Business of Supply   to a lot of parents about this issue. They say that if we can reduce the amount they have to pay for their children's education just a little bit, it would make life a lot easier for them. They are average, everyday Canadians. We have also introduced an exemption of scholarship

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, the threat of climate change is the number one challenge facing everyday Canadians and we as parliamentarians have a responsibility to act on the matter and to act immediately. Will the Prime Minister confirm today, for this House and all Canadians

Budget Implementation Act, 2006, No. 2   that will help all Canadians, average Canadians, everyday Canadians. The $650 million that the government will save next year and every year after in paying down the national debt will also go to helping Canadians. This is what the Conservative government is all about and it will be all

Criminal Code   that everyday Canadians who use the services of the payday lending industry have enhanced protection against questionable business practices. As I said moments ago, the payday lending industry is a relatively new one in Canada. Despite this, payday lending has, nevertheless, become

Government Programs  Mr. Speaker, despite having a $13 billion surplus, the government cut hundreds of millions of dollars from programs that help everyday Canadians. At the same time, it paid A.T. Kearney, an American consulting firm, a whopping $24 million for nine months of work and no value