Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I do.

Privilege  Madam Speaker, if you were to seek it, I believe you would find unanimous consent for the following motion. I move: That, notwithstanding any Standing Order, Special Order or usual practice of the House, (a) at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment later this day or when

Interim Supply  Madam Speaker, I want to join my voice and those of the official opposition to what the government House leader just said. As everyone has an opportunity to go home and spend the last few days of Lent in contemplation, everyone on this side of the House wishes all the staff, the

Privilege  Mr. Speaker, I wanted to make a very brief intervention in response to the government House leader's parliamentary secretary's response to my question of privilege on Bill C-63 and the leak that occurred. The parliamentary secretary's 25-minute submission extensively quoted the

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, it being Thursday, we are in the middle of the carbon tax election debate, the Conservative motion for today, where we are urging the government to take this to the Canadian people. It believes that Canadians would prefer its plan to quadruple the tax. We believe Can

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, the action they have taken is forcing Canadians to food banks for the first time in their lives. It is forcing Canadians to turn down thermostats and put food back on the shelf because they cannot afford it. Meanwhile, their environment plan has been revealed to be j

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, that is just false. Their own budget watchdog, the Parliamentary Budget Officer, whom they appointed, testified at committee, saying that “once you factor in the rebate and also the economic impacts...the majority of households will see a negative impact as a result

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, after eight years, it is clear that the NDP-Liberal Prime Minister is not worth the cost. It is not just grocery prices that have skyrocketed in the last year; it is Jamaican vacations too. The tab for the Prime Minister's trip this year came in at over $230,000, an

Carbon Pricing  He has refused to cancel the hike. Will he at least let Canadians decide for themselves and call a carbon tax election?

Right Hon. Brian Mulroney  Mr. Speaker, it is truly an honour to pay tribute to a great Canadian, a great statesman, a great Conservative and a great man. He was someone who truly lived out his life in service to his fellow Canadians. When I think of Brian Mulroney, I think of a man who led Canada out of

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, my comrade over there from the politburo actually wants to make my speech illegal. If that member's bill passed and I gave the speech I just gave outside of this chamber, I could go to jail, because that is the mentality of the NDP. Its members want to control speech

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, it is funny that the hon. member is the one who has to twist, turn and pretzel. We have to hold up the rebate in just the right light, maybe on the second full moon of the month, and if we have it at the right angle, we might find where someone is better off. This

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, that is not the case at all. We heard the pleas from Canadians who are suffering because of this punitive tax. We know Canadians are opposed to the carbon tax, especially the hike in the carbon tax, and it is not just public polling that shows that. Seventy per cent

Business of Supply  moved: That, given that 70% of provinces and 70% of Canadians oppose the Prime Minister's 23% carbon tax hike on April 1, the House call on the NDP-Liberal coalition to immediately cancel this hike. Mr. Speaker, after eight years, the NDP-Liberal Prime Minister is not worth t

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, given what you have just said, and after having some discussion among members of various parties, I am sure there will be agreement to allow members to do their due diligence. If we are going to take this seriously, if we are going to show Canadians and the world th