Ethics  Mr. Speaker, after five weeks, why can the Prime Minister not give a straight answer about the tape on which he confirms a financial offer was made to Chuck Cadman? His chief of staff, Ian Brodie, was the party executive director at the time. John Reynolds was campaign co-chair.

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, Canadians are appalled that a Prime Minister would hide behind lawsuits and a libel chill to avoid being accountable for his own role in this sordid affair. My constituents want to know why Conservatives are unable to categorically deny outside the House that financi

Human Rights  Mr. Speaker, when Reform whip Bob Ringma said that he believed employers should be able to fire gays and visible minorities, he was kicked out. When Reform MP David Chatters said that gays should not be allowed to teach in schools, he was shown the door. When Alliance MP Larry

Human Rights  Mr. Speaker, the comments by the member for Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre are not more acceptable because they were made years ago. When the Prime Minister wanted to get rid of Alan Riddell, he brought out a photo of Mr. Riddell dressed up as a Nazi officer. The photo had been taken

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, on March 17 of this year, the residents of Vancouver Quadra exercised their democratic right in a byelection. I am humbled to have won that byelection and carry on in the tradition of Stephen Owen as a Liberal member of Parliament representing Vancouver, British Col

Budget Implementation Act, 2008  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill C-50, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 26, 2008 and to enact provisions to preserve the fiscal plan set out in that budget. As a new member of Parliament representing the constituency

Budget Implementation Act, 2008  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the member's welcoming comments. It is a great privilege to be here. Unlike NDP members of the legislature in my province of British Columbia, the member and his party will never form government, so it is easy and predictable to vote against and oppose

Budget Implementation Act, 2008  Mr. Speaker, when the member opposite was talking about perpetrating dastardly deeds, I was awaiting the rest of the sentence, which would have been about the government's blatant broken promise to investors in income trusts. I heard that on doorsteps again and again in Vancouver

Budget Implementation Act, 2008  Mr. Speaker, people who attended my round table in the Chinese community had a lot to say and have a lot of concerns about this amendment, but other Canadians who are ringing alarm bells include: the Canadian Bar Association, Toronto mayor David Miller, the Canadian Arab Federati

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, Chuck Cadman's wife, his daughter and his son-in-law have each confirmed that Mr. Cadman was offered a bribe by Conservative Party officials. The Prime Minister was caught on tape saying: “the offer to Chuck was that it was only to replace financial considerations he

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, another one of the Prime Minister's puppets who usually has his pants on fire and perhaps that is why we had fire trucks here today. On the tape, when the Prime Minister was asked about the offer made to Mr. Cadman, he said, “I don't know the details. I know that th

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, earlier, the Minister of International Cooperation boasted about the Conservatives' meaningful commitments. Here is one we know about. Financial--

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, financial considerations were offered to Chuck Cadman to influence a critical vote. The Prime Minister's own words are published in a book for sale right across the country. The Prime Minister has shamefully evaded answering questions on this issue time and again.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to stand and speak in support of the Bloc opposition motion: That the House express its full and complete confidence in Elections Canada and the Commissioner of Canada Elections. Noting that six of the British Columbia Conservative MPs participated i

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the member points out the absolute difference between the Conservative Party approach and the Liberals' approach to problems when they were in government. The government's approach is to obfuscate and attack and, in doing so, to try to fend off legitimate concerns a