Timiskaming District Secondary School  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Timiskaming District Secondary School in New Liskeard on being selected by the British Council in Canada to take part in a significant international Arctic expedition next September. This journey will focus on the impact of climate change

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, what I liked most about the hon. member's speech is that when he spoke it came from the heart and it came from some experience he had already. When I listened to him, it could come to light because I come from a rural area much the same as the hon. member and I see w

Temiskaming Hospital CAT Scan Foundation  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Temiskaming Hospital CAT Scan Foundation for reaching its fundraising goal of $2.3 million. Collecting this amount of money in small rural northern Ontario towns is no easy task. This remarkable achievement

Road to Excellence Program  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to voice my concern over the Conservative government's apparent lack of commitment toward our elite Canadian athletes. With the Beijing Olympics fast approaching, as well as the Vancouver Winter Games in 2010, I believe that the government owes it to our

Canada Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I listened closely to our hon. colleague's speech and the thoughts he shared with us. The thing that worries me the most is accessibility for candidates. I wonder whether this legislation encourages—and he mentioned this—women, minorities or people who belong to a p

Prebudget Consultations  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity today to rise on behalf of the people of Nipissing-Timiskaming and participate in the ongoing debate on what should be included in the upcoming federal budget. I have been listening very carefully to the comments that my colleagu

Manufacturing and Forestry Industries  Mr. Speaker, after much pressure from the Liberal opposition and the provinces, the government has reversed itself. However, it still does not have the trust established, negotiations with the provinces are still not complete, and there is still no clarity about the distribution.

Manufacturing and Forestry Industries  Mr. Speaker, fearing that his guests would get indigestion, the Prime Minister offered the community development trust as an appetizer to his provincial counterparts when they dined together at 24 Sussex. The government tried to pass off a few appetizers as a main course, but thi

Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Region of Northern Ontario Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-499, An Act to establish the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Region of Northern Ontario. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present my private member's bill which looks to establish the economic development agency of Canada for the reg

Canada Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I listened intently to the hon. member's very interesting speech. One of the things that I find very disturbing is the fact that any smaller party or anyone who does not have the cash cannot run for office, and this will make it a lot more difficult for individuals t

Landmines  Mr. Speaker, we are celebrating the anniversary of a major accomplishment to which Canada contributed: the convention banning the use of anti-personnel mines. Canada brought nations together to make our world less violent and to make peace possible. This is the role traditionall

Budget and Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2007  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member previously mentioned something about infrastructure. I come from a municipal background as a city councillor. I know what shape the infrastructure of this country is in. It is crumbling. Its averages about 85 to 100 years old. What we do is look at so

Federal-Provincial Relations  Mr. Speaker, the government has abandoned Canada's largest province. The finance minister has told the mayors to “stop whining”. While they try in vain to get a fair deal from the federal government, the government House leader calls the Premier of Ontario the small man of Conf

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, if you would like, you could answer in my place. I would not be held to it, just based on the question. However, when we look at the seriousness of that question of climate change, we have seen a long history of denial when it comes to the Conservatives. There has b

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I am glad the member brought that up. When looking at the incentive to buy cars, the reviews and the actual impact that it has had, they have been very minimal. When we look at the number of cars that actually qualify and make a difference, it really is minimal. It d