Energy East Pipeline  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals voted against our motion on Monday to support the energy east pipeline. My riding of Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, in southern Alberta, has been greatly impacted by the recent downturn in the oil industry. Over 100,000 Albertans have lost their jobs. H

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, I hope I heard wrongly, but while the member for Calgary Centre was asking her question, I overheard the member for Wascana say that she was a pathetic creature. I hope I am mistaken, but if that is correct, I ask him to apologize.

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I am not surprised that the NDP is opposed to this reform. This does not address the release of prisoners through parole. It addresses a clear shortcoming in our Criminal Code where someone can violate parole and that violation is not a criminal offence. It is a cri

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, the bill certainly would not force every parolee to go back to jail. It actually has a maximum sentence of two years. It does not mean that every single violation would send someone back to jail for two years. It also is important because it requires that all parol

Criminal Code  moved that Bill C-644, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (failure to comply with a condition), be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, nine years ago, our Conservative government made a pledge to overhaul

Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, income splitting is long overdue. It addresses an injustice that has been around for a long time. Undoing an injustice does not solve every injustice in the world, but that does not mean we should not address that injustice. Income splitting acknowledges the real be

Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, it is funny to hear the NDP say that our tax deduction is not high enough. The member from the NDP is saying the tax deduction is not high enough. It is a little bit of a disingenuous criticism to say we should not be giving this benefit at all, but now that we are,

Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, in April we introduced economic action plan 2015, this year's federal budget. As we promised in the 2011 election, we have balanced the budget. In fact, we have a $1.4 billion surplus. We have also kept our commitment to balance the budget without raising taxes and w

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, last week we fulfilled our commitment to balance the budget and to introduce income splitting for families with kids. I have polled my constituents and the vast majority support income splitting because it is fair and pro family, and it acknowledges the real value s

Mental Health  Mr. Speaker, many people who are living with a mental illness report that the negative stereotypes about mental illness cause them more suffering than the illness itself. As a result, two-thirds of those suffering from mental illness are too afraid to seek the help they need. M

Criminal Code  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-616, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (failure to comply with a condition). Mr. Speaker, the bill would address an oversight in the Criminal Code. It would probably astonish a lot of people to

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, I do not think the government is taxing people who are dead. It is not only unconstitutional; it is impossible. It is nothing new for estates to be taxed, so I do not think the budget makes a mistake in distinguishing between estates and people who have passed away.

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, before question period I got into some of the benefits that are being provided to seniors through this budget. We have also reviewed some of the benefits that they have received over the past several years since the Conservatives formed government. Therefore, I will

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, with economic action 2014, our government continues to demonstrate the importance of a strong public financial system for creating jobs, growth, and opportunities for all Canadians. We are on track to balance the budget without raising taxes. In fact, we have reduced

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have signed petitions calling upon Parliament to consider the purchase of sex a criminal offence and for pimps and madams not to be able to profit from the sex trade.