Housing  Mr. Speaker, I really appreciate that question, because it gives me the opportunity to talk about what our government has been doing to help the housing crunch and to work with our partners. I have been travelling across the country over the summer, signing investment in afforda

Employment Insurance  Mr. Speaker, the EI system is designed to help Canadians who are out of work through no fault of their own. In this system, though, people who are working and pay into the system then qualify for that EI program. Eight-two per cent of those who are unemployed have qualified for i

Employment Insurance  Mr. Speaker, the member has the facts absolutely wrong. The facts are that those who are unemployed and have paid into the EI system are collecting. Eighty-two per cent of those are collecting EI and are eligible. I do not know if the opposition is suggesting that individuals wh

Social Development  Mr. Speaker, one of the greatest concerns facing families that have children with disabilities is what will happen to those children when they are gone. That is why our government created the registered disability savings plan. It is a great savings vehicle, as well as a very gen

Employment  Mr. Speaker, the fact is that we have made substantive changes to the temporary foreign worker program because we believe Canadians should always have first crack at those jobs. That member could ask the business community how these changes have affected it and the fact that it

Employment  Mr. Speaker, if the member has any information regarding specific employers that have laid off Canadians to replace them with temporary foreign workers, we would like that to be reported. Here are some of the changes we have made. On top of a major fee increase from $250 to $1,0

Employment  Mr. Speaker, the fact is that the majority of temporary foreign workers did require an LMO. That has been replaced by the more rigorous LMIA. I am not sure if the New Democrats are suggesting that we make major changes to the agricultural stream, which is working very well. Inst

Employment  Mr. Speaker, the fact is that investigations are ongoing and we will ensure that anyone who has abused the temporary foreign worker program is held to the fullest extent of the law and accountability. The irony is the majority of letters and contacts we get from the opposition o

Housing  Mr. Speaker, there are two issues that I would like to clarify for the member. First of all, the pyrrhotite issue falls directly under provincial jurisdiction. Building codes fall under provincial jurisdiction. Secondly, the recent court ruling did rule that industry was entirely

Social Development  Mr. Speaker, the member needs to check her facts because, in fact, there is no wait time for EI appeals. If she had done some research, she would have seen, in fact, that the Social Security Tribunal is right up to date with EI claims. There is a backlog on CPP claims. They are

Social Development  Mr. Speaker, just like the NDP like to free-wheel with taxpayers' dollars, they like to free-wheel with the facts. Here are the facts on EI claims: In April of this year, 282 incoming cases were brought to the Social Security Tribunal. It got through 426 cases. If the NDP mem

Housing  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for the question and the great work he has done on behalf of the homeless throughout his career. Housing First works. The evidence is in. The Mental Health Commission of Canada just released its results from the At Home/Chez Soi project which occ

Housing  Mr. Speaker, in fact, the ruling that was made recently, in Quebec, actually said the opposite of what that member asserts. What it did rule is that industry is responsible. It is not a federal issue. We hope that the ruling will bring some resolution for these homeowners.

Employment Insurance  Once again, Mr. Speaker, the member is completely distorting the facts and it is disappointing. Although the Social Security Tribunal is dealing with a large number of cases, it has a plan in place. It is an independent tribunal. I would suggest the member, instead of trying to

Employment Insurance  Mr. Speaker, the Social Security Tribunal did receive a large number of cases from the legacy tribunal. Having said that, it has a plan in place to get these cases through in a faster manner, and we are going to support it in that. However, the member is misleading the public in