Auditor General's Report  Mr. Speaker, the President of the Treasury Board is attempting to spend $50 million without justification; however, this is so suspicious that it has sparked an RCMP investigation. We are now realizing that this government’s actions look a lot like what the Liberals did during

Government Accountability  Mr. Speaker, with regard to the member for Parry Sound—Muskoka's $50 million in unjustified expenses, his spokesperson stated that the RCMP investigation was, and I quote, a “public relations stunt”. That is interesting. During the days of the infamous sponsorship scandal, the me

Government Accountability  Mr. Speaker, when the member for Calgary Southwest was in the opposition, he himself said that the Liberal government, with its history—

Government Accountability  Mr. Speaker, when the member for Calgary Southwest was in opposition, he himself said that the Liberal government, with its history of scandals and refusal to accept responsibility, had not earned the right to be given the benefit of the doubt. The Conservatives were found in co

G8 Summit  Mr. Speaker, the member for Parry Sound—Muskoka approved $50 million worth of projects that benefited his friends. This is so suspicious that the RCMP is investigating. Today, members representing ridings that did not benefit from this preferential treatment are asking legitimate

G8 Summit  Mr. Speaker, I have a figure that is of interest to all of us. Had the President of the Treasury Board approved $50 million worth of projects in all of the country's other ridings, it would have cost the public treasury $15 billion. This gives some idea of the extent of the dubio

Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation  Mr. Speaker, since this morning, our Conservative Party colleagues have been shedding crocodile tears over the fate of small and medium-sized businesses, while forgetting the fundamental fact that the current dispute at Canada Post is a lockout. That makes all the difference in t

Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation  Mr. Speaker, I would like first to say I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Vancouver East. Today is a dark day for Canada. The tabling of Bill C-6 is a blot on respect for democratic rights and workers’ right of association. This day will not go down in history as

Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for her question. I appreciate the message she just read. I understand how difficult the situation is for that person's business. Indeed, it is not funny. I just want to make a correction: I take issue with a word that was used in tha

Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the excellent question. This is a very troubling start for this new Conservative majority government, which seems to be very proud of the strong mandate it was given, as it likes to repeat when answering every other question. They are off to

Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation  Mr. Speaker, I greatly appreciate this very pertinent question which allows me to set some things right. Perhaps my colleague is not very familiar with labour relations. For the past nine years, I served as a union representative with the Canadian Union of Public Employees. I c

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Mr. Speaker, I find it quite astounding that the Conservative government is claiming to stand behind Canadians and ordinary people who want to receive their mail, their letters, as well as behind SMEs that do not have access to all their mail. I would like to remind the Conservat

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Mr. Speaker, with your kind permission, I would like to use these few moments to paraphrase a famous poem by Boris Vian. It goes like this: Men whose names are great I am writing you a letter That you will read perhaps If the Tories remove the locks. I found it appropri

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. I see that he has taken over for the member from Bourassa, who is no longer here to ask the same question he has been asking all night about this. What is important to the NDP is that we will sit in committee of the whole and

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his very relevant and very pertinent comments. Indeed, in this particular situation, mail delivery could be restored very quickly. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has already demonstrated its willingness to get back to work as soon