Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I was talking about the threat to the Greenland halibut in the St. Lawrence.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, the minister has announced a fishery plan for Greenland halibut in the St. Lawrence. At present, access is restricted to fixed gear fishers. Can the minister assure this committee that trawlers will be permanently prohibited and that the 450 tonnes of halibut reserved

Business of Supply  Does that mean it will be reserved exclusively for our fixed fisheries?

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I understand it was already announced. Although the shrimp fishery is going through a crisis, the minister thought it wise to take the rights of Quebec fishers and give them to people in Prince Edward Island, only for them to turn around and sell those rights back to

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, what is the department doing at this time to help the viability and sustainability of jobs in the fishing industry?

Business of Supply  The problem, Mr. Chair, is that the people who have left the fishery industry take away with them a large amount of knowledge and know-how. Does your department have an action plan to guarantee that the these highly qualified individuals will return? Do they have a future in th

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, the idea is to retain their knowledge and wisdom regarding the fishing industry. What kind of programs is the department offering to help communities that depend on a single industry like the fishery deal with times of crisis?

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, the small craft harbour program is a key initiative of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to help foster economic sustainability to small rural communities throughout Canada. Yet your own department does not believe that the program is viable in the long term. Thu

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, I would like to talk about Skylink again, a company that has come up with an innovative project to link Montreal's Old Port with the South Shore by gondola. On the face of it, this project appears very promising, both in terms of attracting tourists and transporting

National Nursing Week  Mr. Speaker, throughout this week, I encourage my colleagues to have a special thought about some of the hardest-working Canadians: our nurses. Let us all honour those who care for us in our time of greatest need during National Nursing Week because. The slogan for this year's nu

Employment Insurance  Mr. Speaker, employment numbers released today highlight the importance of self-employed workers in our economy. In many cases, self-employed workers depend on a very small number of contracts to make ends meet. In the current economic situation, there is no guarantee that these

Employment Insurance  Mr. Speaker, the government still has its head in the sand when it comes to problems with employment insurance. We are in the middle of a full-blown crisis, and more and more people are becoming self-employed because there is a shortage of regular paying jobs. On page 13 of the

Service Canada  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleagues from Toronto Centre, Sudbury and Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher for having supported and improved my motion to offer full passport services at all Service Canada offices. We know that this issue affects every riding in every corne

Employment Insurance  Mr. Speaker, the number of people unemployed is rising, eligibility criteria remain the same and more and more families find themselves in a very precarious financial situation. Does the minister realize that her refusal to adopt a single eligibility criterion for all of Canada

Employment Insurance  Mr. Speaker, the minister just does not want to understand. A person who is ineligible for employment insurance is very likely to need financial assistance until a new job becomes available. Applications for social assistance are on the rise and the provinces will have to shoulde