Competition Act  The member is a federal member and he is doing what has to be done in this situation. The government said that it brought in new changes in its omnibus budget bill last year, and I applaud it for the changes, but the member who just spoke for the government said that we should stop there because we do not want to give the Competition Bureau unlimited powers.

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, the leader of the NDP denounces the Liberal Party, which I suppose is a noble cause, but at the same time as he is denouncing the Liberal Party, he is secretly having negotiations to form the coalition with him. I wish he would make up his mind.

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Liberal-Conservative coalition rammed through its 100th confidence motion. Normally we would ask that it at least get a marriage certificate after that, but the Prime Minister got his misguided budget through, thanks to the coalition of the unwilling.

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, I really do not need to take lessons in secrecy from the specialists. Billions are being spent on fake lakes and bloated security, while Canada's first nations deal with the crisis of housing, education and health care. Aboriginal communities in Canada have a tuberculosis rate 35 times higher than non-aboriginal Canadians, suicide 11 times higher than the national average and 19% of our inmates are aboriginal.

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Once again, Mr. Speaker, the government has taken strong action on this. One of the things we will discuss at the G8 is the child and maternal health initiative, which I note has been strongly supported by many international parties this week. At the same time, I go back, and this is just really the blindness of the NDP.

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  The hon. member for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine.

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Liberal-Conservative coalition were working together against the public interest. They authorized the sale of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. They initiated the privatization of Canada Post. They cleaned out the surplus in the employment insurance fund, authorizing the theft of $57 billion from the pockets of workers.

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Mr. Speaker, I have only one question: if the leader of the NDP thinks such terrible things about the Liberals and is accusing them of working with us, why does he want to form a coalition with them?

Canadian Human Rights Act  I make note of this incident to highlight the need for us to be proactive in protecting human rights for transgender and transsexual Canadians. Following the imprisonment of this man, Bill C-167, an omnibus bill, was introduced in 1967 by the then justice minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, which decriminalized homosexuality and was the foundation upon which great strides were made for gays and lesbians in this country.

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  I declare the motion carried. (Bill read the third time and passed)

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  (The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:) Vote #63

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Yea.

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  All those opposed will please say nay.

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Nay.

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  Agreed. No.