Speech from the Throne  Mr. Speaker, I would like to once again congratulate you on your well-deserved election. I am sure that our good friend and my mentor Andy Scott is watching us today with pride. I would also like to congratulate my friend and dear colleague on his excellent speech. He spoke ver

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I thank the minister for his comments. I would also like to thank him for recognizing the tremendous mobilization effort afoot in New Brunswick. There are tremendous community organizations in my community, the Multicultural Association of Fredericton, the military c

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, the member spoke about the unmuzzling of scientists at the government level. She also talked about innovating within government. She also spoke about her university celebrating a special anniversary. In the riding that I have the pleasure of representing, in Frederic

Fredericton  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour for me to rise in the House today as the representative for the good people of Fredericton, Oromocto, New Maryland and the Grand Lake area. I will work hard to earn the trust of my constituents every day. The opportunity to be in such a privileged po

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for his speech. I do take issue with a lot of what he had to say in his speech, but that is okay. It is important that we all sit here in the chamber and listen intently as members across the aisle speak their minds and repres

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech. I heard my colleague opposite mention low-income families. He talked about lower income families and the struggling situation in which some might find themselves. I wonder if the member opposite might share his vi

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I was glad to hear my hon. colleague across the way end with Canada's reputation in the world. Frankly, it is a matter of great pride and privilege that I and my colleagues throughout the House have had the opportunity to be on hand to help welcome the tens of thousa

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, thank you for the honour to rise again in this new year, in this new Parliament, this time in the true fashion of a maiden speech. It is truly an honour to represent the good people of Fredericton, New Maryland, Oromocto, the Grand Lake region and all the parts in be

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, it is clear that after 10 years of having all of our eggs in one basket this government is prepared to diversify its approach to economic growth. That means looking at all different sectors of the economy to ensure that families, professionals, and people who go to w

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I want to assure the leader of the Green Party that I have a great working relationship with the leader of the provincial Green Party, who holds a riding right in the middle of Fredericton. I look forward to working with him as well as the candidate for the Green Par

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague from Saint John—Rothesay for his early success in developing a voice about the need to look to Saint John as a place where we can demonstrate a reduction in poverty, especially of young people. It is certainly an issue that is close to my

Income Tax Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his excellent speech this Monday afternoon. I was disappointed to hear that the member does not agree with the idea of delivering upwards of hundreds of dollars, on average, to nine million Canadians, but I was pleased to hear that he agre

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, who has had a long and distinguished career in the House. I have a great deal of respect and admiration for him. He spoke about the middle-class tax cut as one plank in an ambitious agenda that would provide economic and social support to Canad

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, it will come as no surprise when I say that Canada is going through tough economic times. However, along with this real challenge, we also have a real opportunity for establishing the conditions needed for long-term growth, which in turn will create good jobs and co

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, my colleague across the way must have missed the part in my speech where I mentioned how we are going to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty with the new Canada child benefit that will support nine out of ten Canadian families, giving them more each