Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the Liberals are very familiar with their own party operatives being in jail for criminal charges. We were never so. Sadly, in the sponsorship scandal, criminal charges were laid and in fact people were prosecuted and put in jail. The member brings forward an inte

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I can see my Manitoba colleague from Winnipeg Centre has had a little chamomile tea since yesterday, when I debated with him. He personally attacked and attacked me. It was shameful and disappointing. However, let me proceed to what the issue is and what has the o

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 11th and 12th reports of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities in relation to Bill C-304, An Act to ensure secure, adequate, a

The Budget  Madam Speaker, it appears to me that the opposition have quite an aversion to trying to raise funds on their own to support their election campaigns. I am wondering if my hon. colleague could just talk a little bit more about what it is like to travel around his riding, talk to

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate my hon. colleague on being elected and on her comments today. One of the reasons that Canadians gave the Conservative government a strong mandate in the election on May 2 was the fact that we are keeping taxes low. This morning one of my colle

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate my colleague for being re-elected and for being able to avoid the NDP wave, obviously. I was actually quite shocked when I listened to my colleague speak about what has been done for families under the Conservative government. Under the Liber

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I want to begin by very sincerely congratulating my colleague on his re-election. It is good to see him in the House. One of the parts of the budget that has been very popular and very well supported in my riding is our ending of political subsidies. My hon. collea

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate my colleague on a very thought-provoking and encouraging presentation of budget 2011. I am wondering if he could expand for us the effect that our economic action plan has had in terms of creating jobs in his riding. We know now that 580,000 j

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I will begin by congratulating you on your election as the Speaker of this House. I also want to congratulate all members of Parliament, those who are newly elected, as well as those who have been re-elected to Parliament. I also give a huge thanks to the people of

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I would be very happy to explain. The hon. member is actually incorrect. The funding that goes to political parties comes out of general revenue, and that is from all the taxpayers in Canada. It does not just come out of some pot that is generated after an election.

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, living in a rural area, rural doctors are a challenge. I am hearing overwhelming support for our initiative and for our commitment to encouraging doctors and nurses to go into underserviced areas, which are certainly rural areas. We are encouraging them to do that by

Disaster Assistance  Mr. Speaker, we do share concerns with the provinces that are experiencing flooding. Our government is committed to helping the provinces, whether it be Manitoba, Saskatchewan, or Quebec, to help mitigate the disaster and afterward. We are committed to supporting all provinces wi

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Mr. Speaker, we know that close to 70% of Canadians support this legislation. They support seeing Canada Post back at work. They support getting their mail delivered. I have a question for the member opposite. It was only a few short months ago that we saw the Liberal Party of C

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Mr. Speaker, like so many of us, I have been receiving literally hundreds of emails over the last 48 hours. The emails are from Canadians across the board. Some are from small business owners who are very upset that their mail is not delivered, and some are from seniors who want

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Why not release that information? Circulate it. Make it public.