D-Day  Mr. Speaker, we also wish to acknowledge the 67th anniversary of D-Day, the first day of the major allied invasion of occupied France that led to the end of the second world war. On June 6, 1944, more than 450 Canadians parachuted inland before 15,000 Canadian troops stormed Jun

Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada's Immigration System Act  Madam Speaker, in the spirit of reciprocity, I want to point out that at the beginning of her speech, the member said that this bill was designed to be cruel and she then went on to say that meant an intent to inflict pain upon innocent people. Is she saying that the minister i

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I feel that any talk from a socialist party about supporting business is just not believable. Saying that we love small businesses but hate large corporations is a little bit like saying that we love eggs but we do not like chickens. Where will we get all this fundi

Lethbridge  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the people of Lethbridge and Southern Alberta for electing me as their new member of Parliament. They put their trust in me because they have grown to trust the Conservative Party. They know that we are the party of the hard-working working clas

Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation  Mr. Speaker, if we want to make comparisons between countries and what they have tried, the roads to prosperity and bondage have both been proven through 5,000 or 6,000 years of human history. We may look to the south sometimes for examples of free markets, but we do not have to

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Mr. Speaker, last weekend I met with a local postal union representative. He was very respectful in his communications with me. He was very open and kind. He invited union leaders from three or four other unions in the area. They were all very reasonable and respectful. One of t

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Mr. Speaker, we do not blame the unions. We do not blame the postal workers. There is one sole organization that has the ability to let the postal workers go back to work and that is the NDP. I have a letter from Roy Wood, a small businessman. He says: As of right now I have 4

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Madam Speaker, I will just read this email. It says: Members of Parliament: I am following the debate on ParlVu, and it seems frustrating to me that in trying to follow some of the things that some of the Hon. members are discussing, it seems like the majority of them have n

Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada's Immigration System Act  Mr. Speaker, the opposition does not have a monopoly on friends and family who came to Canada under extremely difficult circumstances. My mother also came to Canada by boat after her family had escaped Germany, dodging dogs and bullets all the way. The opposition knows that we C

Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada's Immigration System Act  Mr. Speaker, I agree with the member that the world is not black and white. Most refugees are innocent, but not all. Would the member agree that we need to know who is who before we let them out on the streets? We all want to give relief to those who endure the atrocious situati

Former Member of Parliament for Lethbridge  Mr. Speaker, tomorrow southern Albertans and many members and former members of the House will come to my riding in Lethbridge to celebrate the selfless career of over 30 years of public service of my predecessor and mentor, the Hon. Rick Casson. He came to Parliament in 1997 and

Clay Card, Renzo Dainard, Jorden Miller and Danae Gough  Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I rise today to offer my sincere condolences to the friends and families of four southern Alberta teenagers who lost their lives in a car accident on Saturday night. Clay Card was on my son's hockey team, and after the game on Saturday

Bridge Awards  Mr. Speaker, last Saturday, October 22, youth from the Blood Indian reserve, the town of Cardston and communities in the surrounding area presented the Bridge Awards, acknowledging the support of dozens of organizations and individuals who have contributed to building a more soci

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Mr. Speaker, the opposition parties pretend that they oppose marketing freedom because they are defending democracy or something. However, when the Liberal government passed legislation allowing same-sex marriage without a referendum, they said it was on the correct principle of

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Mr. Speaker, the member insists that MPs who are prairie grain farmers refrain from voting and debating. It is not surprising since it is a fundamental doctrine of his ideology that big brother knows best and that those people who are actually impacted by these decisions, who hav