Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, it being Thursday, of course I rise to ask the government House leader if he could inform the House as to what business we will be deliberating on for the rest of this week and, with next week being a constituency workweek, what we can hope to expect after we come ba

Jewish Canadians  Mr. Speaker, as we all know, in the House there are many different kinds of governments. There are majority governments, minority governments, coalition governments and governments that rely on the support of another party. What Conservatives and other members have objected to is

House of Commons  Mr. Speaker, it is very important for you, Mr. Speaker, to understand how we got here. It is important to know that the witness was offered accommodations that have been granted; should there be further accommodations requested, in terms of breaks or any type of need to consult w

Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act  I would like a recorded division, Mr. Speaker.

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, I am not sure there is any point in asking the Thursday question, because the calendar seems to change at a moment's notice, but if the government House leader would like to give us something we can hope for next week, I will let him do so now.

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is just not worth the cost. Now his carbon tax scheme is completely falling apart. First, his own budget watchdog proved conclusively that most Canadians are worse off, even with the rebate. Then he was humiliated into granting a partial carve-out

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, none of that is true. What is true is that yesterday, in a historic vote, a majority of MPs demanded that the Prime Minister sit down and just listen to the premiers. It baffles understanding that he is so afraid of meeting with them. It is not as though they are go

Government Response to Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I understand that the government has just moved a motion, but the Chair had given notice that a ruling on a question of privilege would be forthcoming. Because it is a question of privilege, that always supersedes everything else that goes throughout the day. I was w

Government Response to Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I would request a recorded division.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I believe we should have a recorded division on this.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I do.

Privilege  Madam Speaker, if you were to seek it, I believe you would find unanimous consent for the following motion. I move: That, notwithstanding any Standing Order, Special Order or usual practice of the House, (a) at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment later this day or when

Interim Supply  Madam Speaker, I want to join my voice and those of the official opposition to what the government House leader just said. As everyone has an opportunity to go home and spend the last few days of Lent in contemplation, everyone on this side of the House wishes all the staff, the

Privilege  Mr. Speaker, I wanted to make a very brief intervention in response to the government House leader's parliamentary secretary's response to my question of privilege on Bill C-63 and the leak that occurred. The parliamentary secretary's 25-minute submission extensively quoted the

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, it being Thursday, we are in the middle of the carbon tax election debate, the Conservative motion for today, where we are urging the government to take this to the Canadian people. It believes that Canadians would prefer its plan to quadruple the tax. We believe Can