Ethics  Mr. Speaker, the truth is that this party is leading the way with openness and transparency in fundraising. We are a shining example for what all parties in the House could do. It is very curious, in fact, that the party from which this question proceeds is itself still keeping

Burger Week  Mr. Speaker, it's the sloppiest, sauciest, greasiest time of the year in Halifax. It is Burger Week again, presented by The Coast newspaper, with a portion of profits going to Feed Nova Scotia. Now in its sixth year, with a record-breaking 125 burgers to choose from, there is

Canada Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill C-364, introduced by the member for Terrebonne. This private member's bill, Bill C-364, would amend Canada's Elections Act and Income Tax Act in the following ways. First, it would substantially lower the contribution limits to politi

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am so confounded by the mendacious invective from the Conservative benches, and from the leadership, that I hardly know where to start. I come from a long career in public service and I have seen my share of sophistry and oratorical parlour tricks, where elected m

Impact Assessment Act  Madam Speaker, there are some who have expressed concern over the role of the offshore petroleum boards and the process of environmental assessments. I wonder what the minister might tell them to help them feel better about the bill.

Canada Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague across the way for his work not only on this today but in the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, where we often get to work very productively. The member opined on whether the government had engaged or consulted wit

An Act to Change the Name of the Electoral District of Châteauguay-Lacolle  Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I commend the member for passing the test of paying attention this evening. Of course, where I was going with all that is that in the same way that technology evolves, we have to adapt to it, so too we have to evolve and adapt to the names of our ridi

An Act to Change the Name of the Electoral District of Châteauguay-Lacolle  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak to Bill C-377, introduced by my colleague, the member for Châteauguay—Lacolle. The bill proposes to change the name of her riding to “Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville”. As members of the House know, the municipality of La

Dalhousie University  Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a proud alumnus to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Dalhousie University. Dalhousie educates more Nova Scotians than any other Nova Scotian university, yet over half of its students come from elsewhere, with its student body representing over 110 co

Canada Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, the official opposition members have paradoxically exercised themselves with great vigour to decry the elements of transparency and openness proposed in Bill C-50, while they themselves are practising a closed style and opacity. I wonder if the parliamentary secretar

Canada Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, picking up where we left off before question period, as I listened to the member's high moral judging, I was reminded of another great work of fiction. What we have here is really a tale of two leaders, in which what is the best of times for the leader on this side

Canada Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I have never owned a mule, and I have never had the opportunity to ride on a mule, but I imagine that if I had a favourite old mule, I would want to ride it as far and as long as I possibly could. Looking at things that way, I can understand why members of the offici

Canada Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, the member, along with his colleagues across the way, have a new-found esteem for the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner and have been very interested lately in what she had to say about a number of topics. I wonder if the member would tell me how he feels

Canada Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member opposite for his comments and his dedication to this file. At its heart, Bill C-50 is about ensuring that prime ministers, leadership candidates, ministers, and opposition leaders are accountable to Canadians when they attend fundraisers that cost

Canada Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I wonder if the member for Perth—Wellington could share with the House why he feels that his party's leader should be entitled to such secretive fundraisers.