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Bank of Canada  Mr. Speaker, because this is the first time for me to rise in the House, I would like to take a moment to thank the voters of Prince George—Peace River for allowing me the honour to represent them. I understand today the Minister of Finance took part in the unveiling of a new ba

June 20th, 2011House debate

Bob ZimmerConservative

Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada's Immigration System Act  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member continues to misrepresent the purpose of detention. We have heard time and again that detention is for one purpose, and that is to identify who these individuals are if they turn up without documents, as is almost always the case on these vessels. The

September 23rd, 2011House debate

Bob ZimmerConservative

Energy Resources  Mr. Speaker, it is with a great sense of gratitude that I rise today to thank the people of Prince George—Peace River, including my wife, kids and parents who are with us today, for entrusting me with the responsibility of representing their interests here in Ottawa. To that end

October 5th, 2011House debate

Bob ZimmerConservative

Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act  Mr. Speaker, I heard the NDP talking about shipping raw bitumen to our southern neighbours. Does the NDP support increasing our refining capacity in Canada? I would like to ask the hon. member just how many jobs we have actually created through the economic action plan.

October 5th, 2011House debate

Bob ZimmerConservative

Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act  Mr. Speaker, I would ask the hon. member to clarify the NDP position on refining capacity in Canada. Is the NDP policy to increase refining capacity in Canada? If that is the case, I would like to know.

October 5th, 2011House debate

Bob ZimmerConservative

Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act  Mr. Speaker, I too congratulate the member for Sault Ste. Marie on his maiden speech. It was a good job. He referred to some major employers who plan to expand in the future. To expand on what he said, how would a corporate tax rate increase affect these plans?

October 7th, 2011House debate

Bob ZimmerConservative

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Madam Speaker, just for our clarification, we have seen this happen, but we just do not seem to have your formula of how you figure out who is able to speak and who is not. Could you give us the actual numbers so we will time our standing up appropriately?

October 20th, 2011House debate

Bob ZimmerConservative

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Madam Speaker, the member mentioned that today is October 20. It happens to be my birthday today, and I could not ask for anything better than to give our western Canadian farmers marketing freedom. I would like to ask the hon. member across the way if she supports jailing Canad

October 20th, 2011House debate

Bob ZimmerConservative

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Mr. Speaker, my colleague has mentioned a few things. He is from British Columbia, as am I. I met with the BC Grain Producers Association, which represents British Columbia grain growers. It is absolutely in support of our position. Is the member okay with voting against our

October 20th, 2011House debate

Bob ZimmerConservative

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member and I are both on the agriculture committee. I will use Chicken Little as an agriculture metaphor. We see other crops like canola, pulses, et cetera, on the open competitive market in the world. Why has the sky not fallen for them?

October 20th, 2011House debate

Bob ZimmerConservative

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Mr. Speaker, I would just like to let you know I will be sharing my time with the member for Red Deer. Our government has introduced legislation that aims to give western Canadian grain growers the freedom to choose to market their wheat, durum and barley independently or by vol

October 20th, 2011House debate

Bob ZimmerConservative

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Mr. Speaker, I beg to differ. We did have a plebiscite on May 2, and it was called the national election. By the way, we have a majority. Opposition members often quote a plebiscite that was supposedly an accurate collection of the farmers' thoughts. My uncle and cousin farm in

October 20th, 2011House debate

Bob ZimmerConservative

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Mr. Speaker, I mentioned the inaccuracies of the plebiscites held in the past by the Canadian Wheat Board. They do not support the numbers of 62%. They just are not accurate. Again I will mention my uncle and cousin, who farm in Manitoba and were not allowed to vote because they

October 20th, 2011House debate

Bob ZimmerConservative

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Mr. Speake, that is an easy one. We talked about it. I asked the hon. member of the opposition sits on the agriculture committee. We have not seen the same issues with canola and other crops that are on the open market. They simply are making money. In my neck of the woods in nor

October 20th, 2011House debate

Bob ZimmerConservative

Canadian Wheat Board  Mr. Speaker, local grain farmers in my riding, such as the BC Grain Producers Association, have made it clear that they want the same marketing freedom and opportunities as other Canadian farmers. Our nation's grain farmers feed the world, and they deserve the opportunity to deci

October 20th, 2011House debate

Bob ZimmerConservative