Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, the member for Saint-Jean used unparliamentary language toward me personally. I want to know if he wished to apologize now for doing that.

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, I did not use that kind of language. I never would. Some members are stating complete unfactual statements in the House, to which I gave my opinion. I did not use that kind of language, since I never would. That is what I am asking him to apologize for today.

Citizenship and Immigration  Mr. Speaker, Canadians are generous and welcoming, but they have no tolerance for those who abuse their generosity. Last year, Canada received more asylum claims from the liberal democracy of the European Union than Africa or Asia. It became clear that Canada's asylum system wa

Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia  Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to the attention of the House that yesterday was the 100th anniversary of the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia, which has proudly represented the mineral exploration and development business community. British Columbia is a

Recognition of Service  Mr. Speaker, as a member of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, I am honoured to rise today to recognize two citizens for their service. First is Ellen Irene Montgomery, whose nephew Alvin Johnson is a long-time resident of my riding. Ellen was born in 1925 and at the a

Member for Cariboo—Prince George  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to recognize the service of the member for Cariboo—Prince George. This past week he began his 20th year as the federal representative for central interior B.C. First elected to the House of Commons in 1993, the member has held numerous pos

New Democratic Party of Canada  Mr. Speaker, the member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley made a surprising declaration about our government's statements yesterday. It sounds like the member needs to have his memory refreshed. I would like to refer him to page 4 of his party's costing document, which shows plans to ge

Jobs and Growth, 2012  Mr. Speaker, as I said before in my speech, responsible resource development is about jobs, especially in my riding. The member asked the question about jobs and I would say 100% of our jobs are either directly or indirectly related to natural resource development in Prince Geo

Jobs and Growth, 2012  Mr. Speaker, just to confirm what the member said, in the reviews prior to this, the environmental assessments have been done on even the most minor projects. We have seen the replacement of a culvert have an EA or the construction of a boat launch have an EA, or a similar projec

Jobs and Growth, 2012  Mr. Speaker, I had the experience of working on pipelines as a young guy, and one of the jobs we worked on was actually a replacement of a pipeline that was 50 years old. We saw that on the side wall there was hardly any erosion with a 50-year-old pipeline. It was basically intac

Jobs and Growth, 2012  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to participate in the debate on Bill C-45, the jobs and growth act, 2012. This act would implement key initiatives that would bolster Canada's economy and help improve communities across Canada with measures that create jobs, support famil

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, while our government is focused on a low tax plan to create jobs, the NDP is pushing a high tax scheme to kill jobs like the NDP's massive carbon tax that will take over $21 billion out of the pockets of regular Canadians and kill jobs. Our Conservative government w

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present a petition stating that Canada's 400-year-old definition of a human being says that a child does not become a human being until the moment of complete birth, which is contrary to 21st century medical evidence, and that Parliament has the

Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to build on what the member for Crowfoot talked about. I did not hear one mention of victims. This legislation talks about having a mechanism in place so when people come to Canada, they respect our laws and if they do not do that then, simply put, they get se

Food Safety  Mr. Speaker, absolutely, the thing that seems most disingenuous to me is that members who serve with me on the agriculture committee stand in the House and purport to support the cattle and beef industry. I have good friends on that side. They are hard-working people who raise ca