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Veterans Affairs committee and support. Frankly, there isn't. The one witness we heard through Mr. Hawnsaid something that resonates with me. He said that, in all honesty, this pension plan is not stacked but blended. The CF and RCMP pension plans are fair and generous in comparison with other pensions. The PSSA
November 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Phil McColemanConservative
Immigration Mr. Speaker, without reference to any particular cases, we already have what the UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls one of the most fair and generous refugee determination systems in the world. It is a system with an acceptance rate for asylum claims that is twice as high
October 20th, 2009House debate
Jason KenneyConservative
Business of Supply colonial practices as fair and generous. The policy of the federal government at the time was to assimilate and to have Canada rid itself of its Indian problem. In 1914, a department official who was later put in charge of Canadian Indian policy, a man named Duncan Campbell Scott
May 1st, 2007House debate
Gary MerastyLiberal
Employment Insurance Mr. Speaker, what we are lucky enough as Canadians to have is an EI system that is both fair and generous. It responds to changing local market conditions. Let us be clear about what the Liberals are asking for. They are asking for an increase in payroll taxes so that Canadians
May 13th, 2009House debate
Diane FinleyConservative
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee that in fact IOGC or the federal government will exercise its responsibility, fiduciary duty, in a much more respectful manner going forward. Is that a fair statement generally? Is that what I'm hearing you say?
March 12th, 2009Committee meeting
Todd RussellLiberal
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act . Canadians are a fair and generous people. We have never been as harsh as our American neighbours. We recognize that many social forces push people toward crime: poverty, poor education, unstable childhoods, social isolation and many more. We believe that people are fundamentally good
April 15th, 2008House debate
Sukh DhaliwalLiberal
Public Safety committee -Qaeda. So just for the record, I know you challenge that information. I know you want the opportunity to challenge it in a process that you think is more fair. We generally agree with that; it's just a question of the how. Security certificates. Outlawing them completely? I'm
December 6th, 2007Committee meeting
Roy CullenLiberal
Veterans Affairs Mr. Speaker, as everyone well knows, we are treating our veterans fairly and that man, that individual, that member came from a government that had 13 years to do it and did not. What we have done is fair and generous and the veterans know that and the people in those
November 1st, 2007House debate
Greg ThompsonConservative
Income Tax Amendments Act, 2006 in the House. I will say one thing to the hon. member. He should stand up for the taxpayers in his jurisdiction and support tax fairness in general as a principle because the people on this side of the House certainly do. We will make the difficult decisions when we need to. I think
May 14th, 2007House debate
Dean Del MastroConservative
Business of Supply , then the agreement is voidable at the option of the government. Therefore, the legal process is not yet completed and is moving forward. The agreement, as everyone knows, is a very fair and generous agreement, one which I take immense personal satisfaction in as a Canadian in seeing come
May 1st, 2007House debate
Jim PrenticeConservative
Citizenship and Immigration committee not been the case. For instance, for the entire year we cared for a refugee claimant in sanctuary, the bureaucracy avoided talking to us. In the meantime, the government states, on the CIC website and elsewhere, that the current system is fair and generous. Our experience indicates
November 2nd, 2006Committee meeting
Pierre Gauthier
Official Languages Act Mr. Speaker, church sanctuary is a tradition. We all know that. However, it is not a law. Canada's refugee determination system is a fair and generous one that follows clearly defined processes. The government is committed to ensuring that our refugee determination system
February 17th, 2005House debate
Hedy FryLiberal
Citizenship and Immigration Mr. Speaker, I think the hon. member is well aware of the fact that we continue to have a very fair and generous system. It is quite effective, and there are lots of avenues of recourse for anyone who disapproves of the decisions that a refugee board makes.
November 2nd, 2004House debate
Judy SgroLiberal
Citizenship and Immigration Mr. Speaker, how is this for fair and generous? Some recent American refugee claimants include drug traffickers, people fleeing from multiple crimes, army deserters, and even a wanted Hell's Angel. While waiting for a hearing these so-called refugees stay in Canada and receive
November 2nd, 2004House debate
Randy WhiteConservative
Immigration Mr. Speaker, as I think the hon. member is aware, we cannot talk about particular cases. However, I can assure the House that Canada's refugee determination system is a very fair and generous system and that anyone who applies has full access. Upon completion we expect
November 1st, 2004House debate
Judy SgroLiberal