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Canada's Commitment in Afghanistan Mr. Chair, as I rise for the first time in the House I want to begin by thanking my constituents for voting for me and having confidence in me as their representative. I also want to thank my supporters and the volunteers who helped me in the campaign. It is a great privilege to
April 10th, 2006House debate
Omar AlghabraLiberal
Child Care Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Conservative member for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke said that the Quebec model of child care, adopted by the former government, was a Soviet style child care. Is that the position of the government or will the Prime Minister apologize for those remarks?
April 11th, 2006House debate
Omar AlghabraLiberal
Child Care Mr. Speaker, clearly there is something in common between myself and the minister. We both have not come to grips with the fact that her party is in government. The government now proposes to download the responsibility of creating quality child care spaces to businesses. The he
April 11th, 2006House debate
Omar AlghabraLiberal
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I stand before you today to express my disappointment with the recent budget announcement. As a newly elected MP, who has been entrusted by the voters of Mississauga—Erindale, I came to the House with a sense of great responsibility and a determination to protect the
May 4th, 2006House debate
Omar AlghabraLiberal
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I am puzzled by the member's question. First, I am curious to know how many doors he knocked on in his riding, especially since the council of the city of Edmonton passed a resolution supporting the establishment of national child care program, a federal and provin
May 4th, 2006House debate
Omar AlghabraLiberal
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I remind the member that the Liberal government was the one that signed 10 agreements with 10 provinces, which would have built a child care program. If it were not for the party opposite, this plan would have been implemented and built. Unfortunately, the funding fo
May 4th, 2006House debate
Omar AlghabraLiberal
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, the reality is, some people are trying to position this as a zero sum game. This is not a zero sum game. There are parents who stay at home and there are parents who want to send their kids to child care. I take his word that people supported his plan. I support th
May 4th, 2006House debate
Omar AlghabraLiberal
Asian Heritage Month Mr. Speaker, every year since 1993 Canadians have been celebrating the month of May as Asian Heritage Month. In 2001 the Senate passed a motion that confirmed its official recognition. This acknowledges the long and rich history of Asian Canadians and their contributions to Canad
May 5th, 2006House debate
Omar AlghabraLiberal
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I have a question for the minister but first, I would like to make a comment on what I see in the environmental plan of the government. It gives me great concern to see the government take the initiative of downloading its responsibility for the environment on to bu
May 11th, 2006House debate
Omar AlghabraLiberal
Public Safety Mr. Speaker, community groups, such as the Canadian Arab Federation and CAIR Canada, have been calling on the government to work collaboratively with them for the benefit of all Canadians. Specifically, they are asking the government to have a serious discussion with them to iden
June 5th, 2006House debate
Omar AlghabraLiberal
Public Safety Mr. Speaker, I will try another question. We have seen some unfortunate incidents over the weekend where irrational and hateful actions have been directed at Muslim Canadians and their institutions. Aside from meeting with the cross-cultural round table, what concrete measures
June 5th, 2006House debate
Omar AlghabraLiberal
Committees of the House Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak to this motion today. Canadians expect their government and parliamentarians to manage the matters of our great nation with a high sense of responsibility and diligence. The executive branch, the government, is expected to manage the day-to-day
June 14th, 2006House debate
Omar AlghabraLiberal
Committees of the House Mr. Speaker, I am very amused by the hon. member's remarks. We are suggesting exactly the opposite. We are asking to confirm that any transactions, especially large transactions, conducted by the government, and regardless of who is in government, are done through an open and tr
June 14th, 2006House debate
Omar AlghabraLiberal
Committees of the House Mr. Speaker, this is the way we need to react as parliamentarians. This motion calls on the government to ensure that any time it acquires any significant real estate properties, that it go through a competitive bid to ensure that we get the best value for Canadian taxpayers' mon
June 14th, 2006House debate
Omar AlghabraLiberal
Committees of the House Mr. Speaker, I want to reiterate that this is precisely why the motion is necessary. I cannot comment on the specific involvement of any individual. I do not have any specific facts. We are trying to protect any government, including, believe it or not, the Conservative governm
June 14th, 2006House debate
Omar AlghabraLiberal